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Actually, I am asking a slightly different question: how can we build an alternate monetization model for online content (outside of ads and subscriptions). I

Actually, I am asking a slightly different question: how can we build an alternate monetization model for online content (outside of ads and subscriptions). I like your example. I will look up Jeph.

Mz 9y ago
As noted above, in addition to Patreon, you can do a tip jar. Here are some of my posts on tip jars, including instruction on how to create one: http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/search?q=tip+jar http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/search?q=tip+jar I don't get a lot of tips, but I don't have a lot of traffic either. From what I gather, my track record of getting cash directly from my audience is vastly superior to that of most people doing stuff online. I mean, until Patreon. But I used to have donate buttons. I have always made more from my audience just giving me money than from ads. I can't figure out merchandising. Even so, I can't figure out how on earth you turn this into a middle class income or something like that. Still, I think it is a model that holds promise given what is happening with ads.