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They have been doing that for some time. Not sure how effective this is.

by johncoltrane 9y ago

hartator 9y ago
Kind of shady, I don't think I will write on this platform anymore.
- twblalock 9y ago
  What's shady about asking people to pay for content? It seems like it's pretty much out in the open so you can take it or leave it, not secret or covert or shady in any way.
  - relyks 9y ago
    It's shady if they're not giving out royalties to the writers. Not sure if they do
    - looperhacks 9y ago
      They do. See [1], heading "REWARD YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS" [1]: https://medium.com/membership https://medium.com/membership
    - symmetricsaurus 9y ago
      They are. But, I’m having a hard time figuring out what percentage of the revenue.
  - hartator 9y ago
    I haven't heard about it until now. I don't want people to have to pay to read me.
  - Veen 9y ago
    Nothing is wrong with paying writers. But I do have a problem with the Medium bait-and-switch. They offered a great interface for writing and publishing content that is free, and then years later start charging for access to that content after millions of people have published articles.
    - SmellyGeekBoy 9y ago
      Did you think that it would remain completely free (and ad-free, which was its major selling point) forever? I actually quite like what they're trying to do with their new business model.
chrismorgan 9y ago
Is “members-only” something writers can opt in to? That’s the impression I’m getting on this, but it’s difficult to find definite confirmation, though I finally find what I think is confirmation in the “Become a member to unlock a new layer of Medium:” section of https://medium.com/membership https://medium.com/membership. Alas, this evasive approach to disclosing precise information seems so often to be the case once money is involved; just yesterday I had to delve deep (as far as the T&Cs) to confirm that Zoos Victoria’s advertised “$9/month” membership actually means “$108/year, but you can pay in monthly instalments if you like”.

They have been doing that for some time. Not sure how effective this is.

hartator 9y ago

Kind of shady, I don't think I will write on this platform anymore.

twblalock 9y ago
What's shady about asking people to pay for content? It seems like it's pretty much out in the open so you can take it or leave it, not secret or covert or shady in any way.
- relyks 9y ago
  It's shady if they're not giving out royalties to the writers. Not sure if they do
  - looperhacks 9y ago
    They do. See [1], heading "REWARD YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS" [1]: https://medium.com/membership https://medium.com/membership
  - symmetricsaurus 9y ago
    They are. But, I’m having a hard time figuring out what percentage of the revenue.
- hartator 9y ago
  I haven't heard about it until now. I don't want people to have to pay to read me.
- Veen 9y ago
  Nothing is wrong with paying writers. But I do have a problem with the Medium bait-and-switch. They offered a great interface for writing and publishing content that is free, and then years later start charging for access to that content after millions of people have published articles.
  - SmellyGeekBoy 9y ago
    Did you think that it would remain completely free (and ad-free, which was its major selling point) forever? I actually quite like what they're trying to do with their new business model.

chrismorgan 9y ago

Is “members-only” something writers can opt in to? That’s the impression I’m getting on this, but it’s difficult to find definite confirmation, though I finally find what I think is confirmation in the “Become a member to unlock a new layer of Medium:” section of https://medium.com/membership https://medium.com/membership. Alas, this evasive approach to disclosing precise information seems so often to be the case once money is involved; just yesterday I had to delve deep (as far as the T&Cs) to confirm that Zoos Victoria’s advertised “$9/month” membership actually means “$108/year, but you can pay in monthly instalments if you like”.