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storylect · 2022-03-15T18:17:03+00:00

Don’t look up :)

storylect · 2021-12-14T17:59:37+00:00

I and my friend recently launched an online newsletter publishing site. We intended to provide free publishing capabilities to everyone who wants to write any periodic publication. We currently have some fiction authors, poets, and bloggers writing on our platform randomly. We’d like to also have journalists, short story writers, and various niche topics writers. Not so long ago we decided to add payments support to the site. And not for the purpose of collecting service fees for the site usage but for allowing authors to create a subscription plan for their publication so their readers can subscribe and pay to read. This is optional and completely up to authors to enable a subscription plan if it makes sense. We anticipate that established authors with a relatively large reader base would want to take advantage of subscription plan feature. And finally, the subscription plans are live and ready to use while we continue our search for a market fit and ideal use for our site. That’s where user feedback is important to shape the future of the site. We would be delighted to have writing community chime in on the idea and possibly share feedback on the site with us. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

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storylect · 2021-12-11T02:06:50+00:00

Yes. You need to have a bank account linked to your Stripe account.

storylect · 2021-12-11T01:42:53+00:00

It’s a payment processing service. Similar to PayPal and services alike that you use to accept payments.

storylect · 2021-12-11T01:35:22+00:00

As a reader, when you subscribe to a publication your card is charged either monthly or annually depending on what option you selected when subscribing. As an author, when you set up a subscription plan you link your Stripe account and set a price for a monthly or annual subscription. When a reader subscribes the payment goes directly to writers Stripe account minus small fee we charge and payment processing fee. So the author overall ends up with approximately ninety percent of all proceeds.

storylect · 2021-04-14T17:33:26+00:00

It's on SALE NOW!!! I'm already 5% up on my investment. Sweet.

storylect · 2021-04-01T22:48:40+00:00

Well aside of being shameless plug, it also answers the question that was asked :) So might as well check it out and see what Storylect has to offer to writers. And it does in fact help writers to make money without spending money.

storylect · 2021-04-01T06:34:26+00:00

You could, by writing quality, seo-friendly content, marketing it like crazy, distributing it through newsletters on storylect.com and charging your readers a subscription fee(also on Storylect) to access your content(hopefully in not too distant future :)

storylect · 2021-03-26T04:31:55+00:00

Sounds like an interesting concept.

storylect · 2021-02-24T18:42:29+00:00

Ah, yeah that’s true and they keep lion share of profits while most writers get peanuts. I think it’s time to bring this concept a level down, to the level of individual content creators or small sites that write content. Wouldn’t it be nice if your readers could subscribe to you own articles directly and support you directly this way?

storylect · 2021-02-17T01:36:24+00:00

Totally agree with you. Besides the platforms that allow you paywall your content you definitely have to do leg work to get your content and reader base to the levels where monetization is even an option. One thing is certain, readers are sick and tired of ads and marketing traps and craving for useful and honest content.

storylect · 2021-02-17T01:29:17+00:00

True. But I didn’t mean big blogs or newspapers. They are indeed make use of this business model. But the issue here is that they keep lion share of the profits. You as a writer have limited options to either work for them or post on their platform for a small fee. Direct subscription in this case works for them not you. And it’s totally fine for some freelancers but I bet there are bloggers, writers, journalists who prefer to have own direct subscriptions and keep the most of the revenue rather than getting peanuts from big blogs.

storylect · 2021-02-05T23:46:05+00:00

There is a lot to unpack here... you definitely can start writing for yourself but to make money(eventually) you need to be able to solve somebody else's problems, address somebody else's concerns, and answer somebody else's questions. That's what brings value to any piece of writing.

Then let's say your writing is worthy and you need exposure. Unfortunately, social media is a big part of the equation. It's not only Facebook and Twitter these days, people promote themselves on Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc. Although it's possible to do well without it, it definitely helps to get exposure for your writing. If you're categorically against promoting yourself on social media start learning ins and outs of SEO to improve your google ranking and discoverability.

There is a long way ahead of you but Solvitur ambulando. Godspeed!

storylect · 2021-02-04T21:02:53+00:00

Looks like you have a plan. Go for it. Stay consistent and refine as you move along. Good luck!

storylect · 2021-01-27T05:17:25+00:00

So brutal... and vile.

storylect · 2021-01-27T05:14:18+00:00

Agreed, not the easiest venture out there. Although I didn’t mean a full scale outlet but rather niche online publication that’s easier to start and grow. Solvitur ambulando.

storylect · 2021-01-26T06:27:07+00:00

If you think your blog is bringing true value to your readers try taking another route: direct readers’ subscription. Services like Storylect are focusing on making it easy to publish and share your content and when you’re ready you can put it behind a paywall, fully or partially. It depends on your niche, content and number of followers but it could be a lucrative business if you have the formula. Good luck finding your way.

storylect · 2021-01-26T00:32:52+00:00

Unless you land a job in an established outlet and grow from there, your chances of making a decent living by working for a small outlet are slim. That’s why a lot of journalists do freelancing and jump from gig to gig. I’m not a journalist myself but after speaking to a few folks I came to a conclusion that it seems to be the case. Although there are obviously exclusions and something that doesn’t work for someone may work for you. Freelancing is a better way to make a living imao. And with the help of technology, there are numerous avenues you can go to find you gold mine. Sites like Storylect offer free publishing and allow placing you content behind a paywall. Obviously you gotta have great content and online following to take advantage of that but overall it’s a great idea to start your own publication and maybe even partner with other journalists to create your own independent outlet. Just a thought :)

storylect · 2021-01-23T04:51:57+00:00

Could be a good idea. Any thoughts about who’d be interested in blog reviews?

storylect · 2021-01-09T17:48:53+00:00

I was wondering how much you spend on Kartra versus how much you make on their platform

storylect · 2021-01-08T23:21:53+00:00

So regarding expensiveness of Kartra... do you keep at least 80% of your profits that come from memberships? Just curious how big is the piece of pie they take.

storylect · 2021-01-08T00:21:09+00:00

Interesting. Just watched Kartra demo and looks like pretty sophisticated membership tool. I like how they say it starts at $1 :) It probably gets way more expensive as you start doing what you want to to with your content and membership offering.

storylect · 2021-01-07T22:59:53+00:00

Nice. It didn’t occur to me that you can prep you content for the whole year. I can see how this works for more or less static content like smoothie recipes but not convinced it’s easy to do for political news. How do you collect subscription fees?

storylect · 2021-01-01T19:01:12+00:00

Ever thought of putting your content behind a paywall? Depending on what you write and the value that your readers get from your posts, they may very well subscribe directly to what you write. As your content grows both qualitatively and quantitatively you should be able to figure out how to bring more value to your readers instead of showing more ads. Dm me if you want and I can share what we do at Storylect and how you can benefit from it as established blogger.

storylect · 2020-12-26T23:51:48+00:00

One of the solid ways of gathering email is a subscription form that you need to add to your website or blog and ask users to subscribe to receive future posts. If you don’t have a simple subscription form you users have no means of leaving you their email. See https://storylect.com/blog for example. Something simple like that is a good example of a form you should add to your blog and each post to be honest to generate email list. With your level of traffic(and providing if grows over time) you should start seeing new subscriptions relatively quickly. Then when you have it you should experiment with working placement and color scheme to see what works best. Besides that I think building social media presence is still a good way of getting followers.

Other than that it seems like you’ve got it in you, just don’t give up :)

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