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Joined May 2020
It's been a while, but time for a big update: StreemPay has officially launched for early access users on TheStreet Smarts! Exciting times. More to come!
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StreemPay: Read articles. No subscription. retweeted
I would easily double or triple my $ spend on news if I could sign up for something that gets rid of all paywalls. Massive bundling opportunity. Why doesn't this exist?
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StreemPay: Read articles. No subscription. retweeted
One of my favourite parts of StreemPay is finding gripping long-reads, old and new, for our beta readers to enjoy. So many page-turners this week! Here's a short list of a few of them 馃憞 (If you want to try the beta and not hit the paywalls, DM me for details)
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Today is 10 years since the @nytimes put up it's paywall. It's easily the most successful news publication to have done so with 6+ million digital subscribers. But most other publications that followed have struggled. Why? 馃憞
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One payment each month. Covers every publication you've read. Handy dashboard to track everything you're reading.
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Great for news sites who can generate more revenue and leads. Great for readers who get more access and flexibility. And if you decide to get a subscription, it isn't a commitment to spend money, but a commitment that SAVES money. It's the future of paying for online content.
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It costs $189 pm just to subscribe to: @latimes - $8 @TheAthletic - $8 @washingtonpost - $15 (premium) @nytimes - $17 (from March) @BostonGlobe - $28 @TheEconomist -$36 ($109 per quarter) @WSJ - $37 @FT - $40 And still so many other sites to read. We need another way to pay...
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Do you know how much you spend on subscriptions every month - news, phone, music, gaming, video, beauty....? Most people who guess underestimate the cost by ~200%...(!) Check to see if you spend more or less than an average US consumer? 馃憞
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From the long list of 21 categories: 1 - Mobile phone 79% 2 - Wifi at home 78% 3 - TV/movies 76% 4 - Amazon Prime 53% 5 - Music 30% 6 - Gaming 17% ... 13 - Digital news/mags 7% 馃憟 problem! ... 21 - Wellness apps 3% Why do you think digitals news/mags are way down the list...?
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We have some ideas: -> We don't want to commit to a site we read only sometimes -> We can only afford 1-2 but want to read from way more, so we decide not to subscribe to any -> We hate hitting paywalls and get turned off immediately What did we miss? Let us know below!
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Thanks everyone who followed us this week! We're up 15%! 馃コ For all you newbies -> Get your pre-launch $20 credit by joining our waitlist (click below) For everyone -> Tweet the sites you want using StreemPay. They listen to their readers! That's you! streempay.com
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Tired of your favorite news and magazines being behind a paywall? Give us a try. -> Read as much as you like WITHOUT a subscription. -> Read for FREE when you hit a site's payment cap. -> Pay at the end of the month ONLY for what you read. Waitlist 馃憞 streempay.com
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Huge industry shift for news publishers. For the first time subscriptions are considered to be more important for revenue than ads. And yet most readers can only sustain 1-2 subscriptions! There is a major piece missing in the news publishing revenue puzzle...
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