A lot of people are happy to pay $10/month for https://www.stratechery.com. Interested to see who else out there has loyal readerships willing to pay them!
Ask HN: Which blogs/newsletters would you be willing to pay $5/month for?
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#2I'm willing to pay $5/month for one blog: my own. That is what a basic VPS with plenty of bandwidth costs.
edit: Interesting, this is fast approaching my most downvoted comment ever. Wonder why that is. I didn't even bother to link my own blog in case that came off as overly self-promotional.
If you think that content should be free, what is wrong with putting your money where your mouth is and giving your own away?
Re: Ask HN: Which blogs/newsletters would you be willing to pay $5/month for?
#3I'd happily pay for these:
List of real life ideas/pain points that can be solved and sold with software, with some decent research into it (not like "my uncle says he will pay $3.50 to automate his antique shop")
Same as the previous one, but in the non-profit space and not for making money. Specific problems that I can write code for, without having to worry about whether it is actually useful or not
Stories/commentary/interviews about companies working on solving very hard problems with tech, regardless of whether they succeed or not (not photo sharing apps, but problems like genetics, pharma, privacy etc)
Actionable insights/ideas on improving my abilities - creativity, problem solving, health etc (no pseudo science, no "motivational" stuff)
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#4I discovered it primarily as a YouTube channel but the guy who makes http://iliketomakestuff.com has some great projects out there, including a number of arduino based projects. I’m trying to expand my horizon beyond web development and it appeals to my inner maker.
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#6I would pay $5/month for Hacker News, Drudge Report, and reddit.com/r/all.
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#7Is it bad if I'd say absolutely none? If any I read started charging I'd find similar content somewhere else.
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#8I just began paying $5/mo to be a "member" at Medium. It's meant to enhance the discovery feature and the ability to access curated archives. Really it was a spur of the moment decision after I found myself reading and greatly appreciating an article from 2015[1], but I haven't really used the membership or understood it well enough to say that I'll continue yet. I think there's great need for a specific type of personal journalism Medium is known for, and I do want to support it especially if it means better research and discovery. Also given how much I've read off of Medium (good and not so good), a payment of some sort felt due. Let's see.
[1] https://medium.com/matter/living-and-dying-on-airbnb-6bff8d6...
Re: Ask HN: Which blogs/newsletters would you be willing to pay $5/month for?
#9very good entertainment that hits my niche and isn't widely available for free.
Investigative journalism ("sponsoring" good work being done)
Content that helps me make more money that I can't get for free elsewhere online.
Content that helps me save costs that I can't get for free elsewhere online.
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#10I'd happily pay for these: List of real life ideas/pain points that can be solved and sold with software, with some decent research into it (not like "my uncle says he will pay $3.50 to automate his antique shop") Same as the previous one, but in the non-profit space and not for making money. Specific problems that I can write code for, without having to worry about whether it is actually useful or not Stories/commen…
Amen to all of these, especially to the "not photo sharing apps" point. I love working in tech and am in awe of its transformative power, but I am very sick of so much talent/money going to useless attention zappers.
I'd happily pay for the first three mentioned in the above post