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Daniel Nest's avatar

Well played, good sir! I ended up making the same call a few weeks ago after test-driving the "Paid archive" option for a few months. I now removed all paywalls from archived posts and am focusing exclusively on bonus "paid perks" for paid subscribers.

I saw Alejandro in the comments is suggesting to try code/proofs/etc. for subscribers. As you may know, I'm currently trying out the "Sunday Showdown" segment attached to the weekly Sunday news column - the column itself is free as it's always been, and this new bottom section is paid. It's still early days so I can't say if it's working, but I feel it's a nice way to give something extra to the paid subscribers without taking much away from the rest. Maybe that's an option for you as well?

Don't hesitate to write me if you want to exchange thoughts and learnings. Good luck on this new era.

Now I'm off to free up a dozen hours in my schedule to revisit some of your no-longer-paid stuff!

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Alejandro Lopez-Lira's avatar

I have a suggestion. Make the writing free, and the code, proofs, etc, for subscribers only.

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