I think there was a link-shortener back in the day (when people used link-shorteners) that did this. The exact same way. I can't remember what happened to them.

I think there was a link-shortener back in the day (when people used link-shorteners) that did this. The exact same way. I can't remember what happened to them... if they went out of business in a month because nobody used the service, or if it took two months. So many problems here. Once I have the link, I can just re-share it and bypass the paywall. For starters. But also, smaller stuff... the UX on the paywall is bad. It needs a preview... UX on the whole of the site is very bad. If you're going to charge, make sure it's a good experience. Not just something that looks like someone slapped it together in a basement in an hour. Get a real designer, a logo, a brand theme... It'll add trust. The costs seem to not be great in terms of what the content creator gets to keep.