With news traffic down in the post-Trump era by anywhere from 20-50%, isn't it time for publishers to think more creatively about their monetization strategies vs. continuing to blindly follow the NYT, even though they are not the same publication? The battle for the subscriber continues to intensify as more

Create a Paygo account at www.paygo.media. If you already created an account by trying the service out, just login with the same email associated with your stripe account, via magic link Create a new item Add a photo, title and web address (make sure to add http:// or

Create a Paygo account at www.paygo.media. If you already created an account by trying the service out, just login with the same email associated with your stripe account, via magic link Create a new item Add a photo, title and web address (make sure to add http:// or

I can be dumb as dirt about a lot of things, but I’m at least smart enough to know this: What you have here, folks, is a reporter who got lucky, very lucky and has been more-than-above-average blessed. Part of my good fortune is that I’ve covered a

There is no doubt that we need to understand what happened on January 6.One of the reasons why airplanes are so safe is because whenever ANYTHING goes wrong we do whatever it takes to investigate what happened. That is the way to make sure it never happens again. That

Will you join me in an experiment that could save quality journalism around the world? It’s a big statement, I grant you, but it’s an urgent one. Without a vibrant, free, and independent press, democracy is in serious trouble. There is no cause that is dearer to me,

Today we, Paygo and Dan Rather, are launching a public test of a new type of monetization model for Journalism - a Micropayments based Paywall for high quality content. The goal is to give consumers access to trustworthy content while helping Publishers and Creators better monetize the great content they

"Crisis and opportunity" could well be the headline for this event. It is clear President Biden sees overlapping challenges can be conquered by big government action.I don’t know how many presidential addresses to Congress I have covered over the years. I do know most of them felt important

The cycle repeats. A news cycle. A mourning cycle. An outrage cycle. A vowing for action cycle. A cynical cycle. A hopelessness cycle. Gun violence. By now, we have a deep and sickening knowledge of how it plays out. The nauseating gut punch of another news alert of a mass

The Biden press conference felt a bit like a Super Bowl, without the ads and without the ratings. There was a ton of build up among those who count these things and then the main event was, well, it was what it was. There are plenty of takeaways that those

What can you say that hasn’t been said a hundred times, a thousand times, in recent weeks, and stretching back years? As a reporter, how do you try to convey what is new, new victims, now locations, new motives, when the real story isn’t new at all. It’

News organizations that have struggled financially may find that less money could actually equal more. As content moved online and companies adopted a digital advertising model that’s free to consumers, these companies have been subject to falling prices, shrinking budgets, and lowering quality. A business model that relies on

I recorded a 30 minute, off the cuff, discussion on why I think  Paygo is important, why I started it, my views on the current news market and its challenges. I included some feedback from Publishers and what I learned from talking to them as well as how we are

What is Paygo? Paygo is a Micropayments service that enables you to read Paywalled content, for several cents or a small donation, without having to subscribe or view nasty ads. You deposit a small balance to your  Paygo account and every time you encounter a Paygo enabled Paywall, you can

The Internet transformed the way people consume and share news, but that move online also put pressure on journalism and the Publishing industry. And the financial uncertainty faced by individual news organizations ultimately threatens a free and independent press. Nearly three decades since the major newspapers established their now-famous websites,

Publishers are keen to get consumers to become subscribers. The problem? Consumers are reluctant. Most news organizations have focused their revenue efforts on launching subscription services in order to acquire users. These companies use paywalls and a free, ad-supported business model as a funnel for subscribers. And because publishers have

Do Americans really hit Paywalls? Just released survey by Paygo Media digs deeper into Americans' interactions with Paywalls. The survey was conducted in August 2020 on a representative sample of Americans over the age of 24 (n=324). 43% of Americans surveyed hit a Paywall The proliferation of Paywalls has

If you’ve ever driven in Florida, Illinois, and Texas, you know the joys of open-road toll systems. You pay the toll without the need to brake, or even stop. One company is hoping to bring a similar idea to online journalism. Paygo Media will allow publishers to attract a

It’s been an exciting 3 weeks since launch, battling bugs, obvious features (e-mail sign up, duh…), user feedback. Here are our observations (yes, lots of methodological caveats, small sample size, small content pool etc) Our main challenge is finding the equilibrium: Product Market Fit - the technical definition is