Andrew: I've been a Mixergy fan for awhile. I watch what I can, when I can. The interviews are long, but definitely substantial. In other words, they should be

Andrew: I've been a Mixergy fan for awhile. I watch what I can, when I can. The interviews are long, but definitely substantial. In other words, they should be long. Your preparation, the quality of the content, and the selection of your subjects, are all excellent. Pay for it? I haven't decided yet, but probably. I think a lot of other people will as well. The key is to make the subscription help bridge the gap stated above. Busy people are making money and will spend some of it to save time and get straight to the content they need. Bored people are not making money and won't pay for Mixergy content because they have all the time in the world to look on torrents or elsewhere. Your free vs. pay formula: I believe this current version of it sounds very savvy. You are giving a lot away, and at exactly the right place, while the premium charge is also mostly for the right things. By making new content always free, you make it easy for people to post and discuss in places such as here on HN. By allowing free embedding on blogs and other sites, you encourage conversation elsewhere. This is important and you've obviously thought about it. Bottom line, let busy people pay to save time and attention. Understand that bored people can't/won't pay, but they may still be loyal fans. Cheers, and good luck with the changes.