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Re:WSJ Ends Google Users' Free Ride, Then Fades in Search Re... by PietdeVries on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @10:16AM (#14497345)
Now how would google find the relevant info (and index it) yet at the same time a 'regular' user would be restricted by the paywall? That might be a solution you can implement technically, but will it also work for your users?

If users don't have access to info because it is restricted to paying users, google won't have access either.

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Re:WSJ Ends Google Users' Free Ride, Then Fades in Search Re... by WhiteOwlLion on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @10:40AM (#14497556)
It is technically possible via web cloaking. It is the same technology that tricked GoogleBot think you are a legitimate content site and get served pharma ads for big blue pills.
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