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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

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

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

The People Want To Pay For Journalism, Just Not To Subscribe...A few days ago, @Bibliogato AKA Katherine Locke, published this Tweet and started quite a thread. Her asking for access to journalism in a Pay As You Go model got a very large number of users agreeing on the

Maintaining a free, liberal democracy requires consumers to have access to diverse, reputable, and trustworthy sources of information. A new “closed” internet is being built, hiding trustworthy information behind paywalls. These closed networks have made Publishers more profitable at the expense of consumers' access to information. If everything is a

Last revised: March 16, 2021 Paygo Media, Inc. (“Paygo”, “our”, “we” or “us”) offers users (“User”, “you” or “your”) an online content publishing services as well as pay-as-you-go content purchasing services and other associated services (the “Services”), including via our website at paygo.media and through integrations with third party

Last revised: March 16, 2021 Paygo Media, Inc. (“Paygo”, “our”, “we” or “us”) offers users (“User”, “you” or “your”) an online content publishing services as well as pay-as-you-go content purchasing services and other associated services (the “Services”), including via our website at paygo.media and through integrations with third party

Last revised: March 16, 2021 Paygo Media, Inc. (“Paygo”, “our”, “we” or “us”) offers users (“User”, “you” or “your”) an online content publishing services as well as pay-as-you-go content purchasing services and other associated services (“Services”), including via our website at paygo.media and through integrations with third party social