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1/ Seems like there's an obvious "right answer" to how to structure digital content for sale online, but nobody has a service with this UX:
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2/ Initial membership fee based on size of archives, valued with a discount factor (so old content has lower weight than new)
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3/ Recurring monthly/weekly fee that is variable up to a ceiling (from $0 to $9.99 say) based on the amount of content posted that period
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4/ It avoids the "old member tax" effect of a $0-at-signup fixed fee (since you can join late and get old content for free)
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5/ It avoids the problem of "content stuffing" where you post crap just to justify monthly fee. If you publish nothing one month, no charge.
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what if charge is coupled with rating system. Readers rate articles 1-5. Charge subscribers $0.10/average star ratingr/article.
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