| Hey all, I've been building https://imprint.to, a social blogging platform meant to address issues with Medium. The goals are to... 1. Make content accessible to readers. No paywall, and your content will be discovered by the right audiences.
2. Keep content online, permanently, at the same hyperlink.
3. Let writers own their content. Allow custom domains, provide analytics, and let writers monetize freely. We'll also never tamper with blogs or posts. I've been thinking about two ways to sustainably monetize the platform. Option 1: Ads or sponsored posts.
Pros: Low barrier for writers to start a blog, meaning more content on the platform.
Cons: Ads worsen the quality of news feeds and compromise users' data. Option 2: charge $5/mo to bloggers for blog hosting.
Pros: Recurring revenue helps fulfill the promise that their content will be online forever (like Svbtle/Posthaven). May select for higher quality posts, as paid users might be putting more effort into their blogs.
Cons: Less content on the platform, which indirectly hurts the community aspect. What do you think? Would you pay $5/mo for these features? Or do the network effects created by a free/ad model work better? |