Updates to Society's Backend
New benefits for paid subscribers, support Society's Backend for just $1/mo, a referral program, and more
Hi everyone! I’m skipping my usual writing this week to send an update about Society’s Backend. I’ve improved the format for free articles, figured out paid benefits, set up a referral program, and added a new subscriber deal I want to make available to all of you.
I want to thank you all for reading my articles. A huge thanks to all paid supporters. When I first started writing Society’s Backend, I didn’t think anyone would be interested in reading it. We’re now over 500 subscribers strong and growing quickly. My goal is 1000 by the end of the year.
Free Articles
The bulk of content within Society’s Backend will continue to be free and it always will be. I’m going to narrow the scope of each free article so I can fit the detail you need to know about an important machine learning engineering topic into a 5-minute read.
I understand the value of time and appreciate you giving me 5 minutes of yours each week. I’ll make sure each article is clear, concise, and valuable.
Supporter Benefits
Paid Benefits
I’ve introduced paid benefits for supporters of Society’s Backend. In addition to free articles, supporters will get:
A biweekly summary of the most important updates in the world of ML and what they mean for you. This summary will also include my favorite machine learning educational resources.
Occasional longer-form posts and essays that go deeper into important ML topics.
If this interests you, become a paid subscriber for just $1/mo for the first year:
I’ve also added a referral program to get free paid benefits. I’ve detailed this program at the bottom of this post.
Founder Benefits
I’ve created a ‘Founding Member’ tier as well. There is no deal for this tier but if you subscribe with it you’ll get all paid benefits and we can set up a chat to see how I can help you achieve your goals.
You can learn more about paid benefits on the welcome page. Thank you everyone for your support!
Referral Program
The referral program allows you to get free months of a paid subscription when you refer friends who are interested in machine learning and machine learning engineering. The referral rewards can be seen above.
I’ve also included a leaderboard on the Society’s Backend website to showcase who has the most referrals. More details on referrals can be found on the leaderboard.
Thank you all again for your support! It means a lot to me that you enjoy reading Society’s Backend. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions. See you next week!