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Yeah, we need a new way of monetizing content on the Internet.


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I wonder how much I'd pay for a full content rss feed from a good blog... Maybe 20cents/mo.? I know, cheap, but there is lots of content...

Daring Fireball has experimented with this over the years.

Currently it uses a sponsor system.


I actually don't want to pay anyone monthly.

But I really like the Blendle model and would be happy to pay more through them if more relevant content (including blogs in my case) becomes available and easy to access:

It is pay-per-view but reasonably priced and with reasonable (last I checked) refunds if you happen to click on some clickbait.

I also like Spotify but I think Blendle has a better business model, at least for text.

What I like: Authors get paid for the stuff I read. The more I read the more I pay. It doesn't drain my account when I don't use it.


I like the pay-per-GB model, but not sure if it would work with feeds that contain video or audio, or just large trivial filler images.

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