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I thought I had a thread on #paywalls but I can't find it so I guess I'll just start another.

#paywall

#paywalls

Insert image of Monopoly guy with empty pockets. #paywall

The @nytimes also uses a two-state/collapsible #paywall membership teaser.

By the time I get passed the fourth level of header branding/UI chrome, I'm not even sure which service I've exhausted my free previews from (yes, it's @Medium). #paywall

The @NewYorker has a 1-2 punch of #paywall to daily newsletter signup!

The end is nighish, eh @NewYorker?

#paywalls

And once you're inside the paywall, you're recruited to become salesperson

#paywalls

Everyone loves a deal. #paywalls

This is one of the more flamboyant #paywalls I've seen... nice one @washingtonpost!

Ok, well this is interesting.

So maybe #paywalls won’t mean non-paying or poor people won’t have access to vetted information?

https://www.adweek.com/digital/major-publishers-take-down-paywalls-for-coronavirus-coverage/

#coronavirus

Well, this spring @VanityFair spring sale is enticing in'it?

Especially that free tote hot damn!

Will go well w/ my 17 totes from NPR.

#paywalls

This is a pretty compelling #paywall. Does a good job providing a list of benefits and uses checkmarks in its list, which for some reason makes it seem more valuable.

If I cancel after one month, can I restart at $1? #paywalls

Hmm, guess I shoulda sprung for @VanityFair's $8/yr deal back in April. #paywalls

Shit, well those free articles went fast, eh, @VanityFair? Can't just go tappity-tappity around your site anymore...! #paywalls

@business is super stingy... ONE free article? I didn't even know there was a limit! I can't click links anymore for fear I'll waste my free read!

#paywalls

Even the ad on @techreview articles are about the #paywall.

#paywalls

Turns out you can reduce the aggressiveness of your metered #paywalls AND still meet your business goals!

Thanks @medium! https://link.medium.com/0jlyID4lq6

How Medium is Improving its Writer and Reader Experience

We’ve cleaned up our in-product messaging prompts.

https://link.medium.com/0jlyID4lq6

$1 for 4 weeks or $98 for 1 year. Wow, that math breaks my brain, @latimes.

Solution: $98/year == 27¢/day == $1.88/week == $7.52/mo

So if you sign up for a week, you save $6.52.

But this is just for digital access.

#paywalls

I don't think this infographic is going to convert me, sorry @business #paywalls

Whoops, refreshed the page and missed my chance to claim my guest pass... @businessinsider #paywalls

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