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I had no idea you were in financial straits and was just using Exercism yesterday to teach myself a new language. I’ve really appreciated the platform and it’s

• ihid 2y ago
  Thank you so much for commenting. Always awesome to hear about from the people exercism has helped.
  • JeremyNT 2y ago
    I agree with the parent, I love exercism and although not a daily user I am surprised by this announcement. I hope you would consider a "hard sell" banner ad for donations in the vein of Wikipedia before giving up on the model. I wonder if there are a lot of potential donors out there who would respond if they understood the stakes.
    • voidee 2y ago
      Yes. Like others here, I did not know there was a paid Insiders tier. Just nudging free users with a “consider becoming an insider” hard sell splash screen upon each login with a 10 second countdown would go a long way towards encouraging users to join Insiders and might be enough to avoid going the ad route. Then you are still offering a free option but I think lots will sign up. Redesign the donate/payment page for clarity. Enable Apple Pay to reduce friction.
      • nnurmanov 2y ago
        They definitely should consult with monetization gurus. Building useful product does not lead to paid users