Why micropayments will never be a thing in journalism

Re:Why micropayments will never be a thing in journalism by DoreenMichele on Thursday June 18, 2020 @09:10PM (#23569994)

How about this... make the content free and put a tip jar.

That's basically my model (plus Patreon). I think if I had enough traffic, it could actually support me. I don't know how to get there from here and it's crazy making to keep struggling so much every month, but I'm slowly seeing more traffic and more money.

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Re:Why micropayments will never be a thing in journalism by sushshshsh on Thursday June 18, 2020 @09:26PM (#23570084)

Congratulations to you!! I hope that your efforts continue to bring you everything you hope for.

For me, I think it is hard for me to monetize the content that I really enjoy producing. There's tangentially related things that would probably make a bit more money (native youtube ads, teaching, t shirts), but since I am fortunate enough to have a good day job, I am able to make the content available entirely for free, uninfluenced by profit motives.

Life is just a big navigation of trade-offs, it seems.

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Re:Why micropayments will never be a thing in journalism by lowdose on Friday June 19, 2020 @01:54AM (#23571418)

For a big part it is the social media game. Sites like phantom buster help you automate these activities so you can focus on your core business.

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