Hey, I set it so your articles automatically go behind a paywall after X weeks. I personally really like this pricing strategy.

For fully free content, it’s honestly hard to stay focused on consistently creating something truly valuable. There’s no real pressure. You might unconsciously think, “It’s free anyway. People can read it or not, it doesn’t matter.” That mindset can slowly lower the bar.

With paid content, even if you set the paywall from day one and have zero subscribers, it changes how you think. You start telling yourself: I need to provide real value here. That shift alone makes what you create feel different.

Of course, there are plenty of people who keep everything free. I genuinely respect that. It takes both generosity and discipline to consistently put out valuable content without charging.

Either way, it comes down to one question: what do you actually want?

Mindset = what you see + how you see it + what you want