You post, and nobody reads it.
Readers who follow you get every post and note in their feed. You see who read, and for how long.
Writeby 266Labs
Founding members wanted
Your words deserve readers. Readers deserve better pages.
A home for African writers and the people who read them. Publish in minutes, get read by people who follow you, and share in what members pay. Read without the clutter, in nine looks, or just listen.
Save your seat
3 months of membership free from launch day, plus a few hidden gifts.
For writers
Writing is hard enough. Being read should not be.
The big platforms pay in dollars, through payment services that leave most African writers out.
Write shares what members pay with the writers they read. Founding writers share in the first payout.
Starting a blog turns into a tech project.
No domain, hosting or plugins. Write, press publish, and it is live with a proper link preview.
The blank page wins most days.
A fresh prompt every day, a streak to keep, and points for showing up.
A quick thought does not feel worth a whole post.
Post a note instead: no minimum, up to 50 words, or 100 for members.
You worry about who owns your work once it is up.
You keep your copyright. We only get the right to show it.
Reading mode
The same story, nine ways to sit with it.
Members read in the look that suits the moment: crisp newsprint on the bus, a typewriter for the essay, fireside at night. Writers can pick the look their piece opens in.
Essay · 5 min read
Letters I never sent to Ibadan
My grandmother kept every letter in a Bournvita tin under her bed. When she died we found mine, unopened, still smelling of camphor. I have been writing back ever since.
by a founding writer
For readers
Reading should feel like a quiet room, not a market.
Pop-ups, ads and clickbait before the first paragraph.
Clean pages, no ads for members, and reading mode in nine looks.
Good writing behind a paywall priced in dollars.
Reading is free. Membership is priced for where you live.
Very little of it sounds like home.
Writers from Nigeria and across Africa, in a feed built from who and what you follow.
No time to sit down and read.
Listen to any post, or catch up on notes you can read in a minute.
That one good read, gone for good.
Save it, put it on a list, highlight a line, or stick it to your dashboard.
Join before launch
3 monthsof membership free, counted from launch day
First payoutfounding writers share in it, from the very first reads
Hidden giftsa few surprises for the people who came early
Questions
Is Write free?
Yes. Reading, writing, notes, following and saving are free. Membership adds reading mode, more voices for listening, deeper stats for writers and no ads, and it is what pays writers.
What do founding members get?
Everyone on board before memberships go live gets three months of membership free, counted from launch day, not from the day you joined. There are a few surprises on top that we are keeping quiet for now.
How do writers get paid?
A fixed share of what members pay each month is split between writers by how much their work is read. A member's read counts most. It is never more than members actually paid, so it lasts.
Why do you want my number?
For one hello on WhatsApp and launch-day news. No spam, and one reply takes you off.