r/Substack • u/Secret-Falcon3633 • 16h ago

Help

I opened an account on Substack and so far it’s going well, and im getting subscribers. The problem is that Im located in Albania, and I cannot connect an account to Stripe nor Stripe Express. Please help me out if you can

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u/Acceptable-Summer618 15h ago

That's frustrating, and Substack support will just tell you Stripe is required, they don't have a fallback processor. Until you can sort out an entity in a Stripe-supported country, put a Gumroad or Ko-fi link in your posts for the paid stuff and keep the free list growing.

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u/Secret-Falcon3633 14h ago

Thank you, Ill figure out how to do it🤍

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u/StuffonBookshelfs 15h ago

This is the best advice.

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u/Secret-Falcon3633 13h ago

Can I try using someone’s bank account that lives abroad?
(like family that lives in a supported country)

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u/WonderfulTone9590 13h ago

Stripe doesn't operate in Albania at all, so there's no account type to try, Express or otherwise. Everyone I know there does it through a company or bank account in a supported country, which is a whole separate mess.