Actually, I am asking a slightly different question: how can we build an alternate monetization model for online content (outside of ads and subscriptions).
I like your example. I will look up Jeph.
I like your example. I will look up Jeph.
http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/search?q=tip+jar
I don't get a lot of tips, but I don't have a lot of traffic either. From what I gather, my track record of getting cash directly from my audience is vastly superior to that of most people doing stuff online. I mean, until Patreon. But I used to have donate buttons. I have always made more from my audience just giving me money than from ads. I can't figure out merchandising.
Even so, I can't figure out how on earth you turn this into a middle class income or something like that. Still, I think it is a model that holds promise given what is happening with ads.