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This reminds me of "1000 True Fans" https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ Many creators have super-fans but fai
by teachingassist 5y ago
This reminds me of "1000 True Fans" https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/
Many creators have super-fans but fail to monetize them. The expected model (the only model?) for doing so is that you sell out to advertising.
You have fans who are willing to pay for what they are getting, but your fans don't have any way or any nudge to pay for it.
This business reduces the friction by directly inviting super-fans to pay for what they're consuming.
I don't like it for myself, but I expect it's a good and potentially transformative business model.
- ORioN63 5y agozyper.com which was adquired by Discord, tried the same approach, but I think there was always the issue of the advertising platform. The biggest public forums now-a-days are org-owned online platforms. Even if you have amazing content creators, you still have to find a way to co-exist with the platform, controlled by giants. I too, see value a potentially transformative business model, but it still seems a hard place to start in until you've achieved a good enough network effect. Disclaimer: Worked for Zyper.