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I had an idea just like this several years ago and seriously considered doing it as a startup but somehow never heard of Flattr. I'm curious what kind of marketing to website creators did they try.

Did anyone try Google Contributor, which was a similar idea?

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I've had a similar idea simmering in my head for over 10 years, I even purchased a fitting domain name for it. It's always been a "one of these days" kind of project. My idea is different enough that it might have a shot where Flattr fell flat, but it's exceptionally hard to gather users, even if you build a superb product.

Same here. Similar, but different. It's been one that I've started building out a couple times over 10ish or so years.

I'm pretty sure I'd have a way to combat the issues that Flattr faced, but also, I may be wrong, so is it worth my risk?

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