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cofounder of Beacon here - would love to get grilled by the HN denizens and get feedback about what we're doing!
by SandersAK 13y ago
cofounder of Beacon here - would love to get grilled by the HN denizens and get feedback about what we're doing!
- ScottBurson 13y agoDon't have time right at this moment to take a close look, but I love the idea!
- SandersAK 13y agono worries - hit me up if you have thoughts you want to share later - adrian@beaconreader.com
- frankdenbow 13y agoDo you plan on helping journalists distribute their content outside of the main Beacon site? I imagine some have their own following but others want to use the site to help gain readership on/off your platform.
- SandersAK 13y agoMaybe in the future but the reality is that the last 10 years have been focused on distribution of content as the primary goal. We're focused on monetization, and helping creators make more money and delivering more value for readers who support them.
- thecosas 13y agoI see you mention bonuses on the writer section of the site. How does the distribution work?
- SandersAK 13y agoIt's something we're still playing around with but one of the early issues we had was that some writers would come onto Beacon with a smaller subscriber base, but would add a really valuable article into the system that everyone read, and not feel fairly compensated. If you generate value on Beacon, we want to make sure that's reflected in money. So we came up with the idea of the bonus pool as a way to reward writers when their articles were widely recommended. Currently we have a "Worth It" button which is basically like an upvote or a like - except it equates into real dollars. Again, it's pretty new, but we're very excited about it. Last month, we had a relatively new journalist who's top article paid her out $1200!
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