Monetizing your content, particularly from reader revenue, is an inevitable reality for most publishers today. The diminishing revenue from advertising forces publishers to supplement monetization by selling content to their readers. But for most, it’s not as simple as just putting up a hard paywall. It’s much more complicated than that and there are many ever-changing factors to consider. So how ...

Pricing is a big part of deciding what offers suit your audience and bringing in the most revenue for your business. Testing different price points and offers is always a good idea, because everyone’s business is different. Getting started, however, can also be overwhelming because of all of the variables that can impact your success and all the different ways you can structure your offers: ...

There are various ways of engaging audiences through your content, from getting them to visit and browse your website, to actually making a purchase, and so much in between. There are also multiple reasons why engagement is important not only in the beginning of your relationship with the reader but also after they complete a transaction.

To those who work in the media world, more specifically the local media world, it’s no secret that the industry is struggling to make the shift to digital and away from ads. Financially, many local media organizations have seen a downturn in recent years. However, the audience’s perception of the industry’s well-being is quite different. In fact, according to a recent report from the Pew Research ...

Why has the way we consume content flipped, moving from a ‘push’ model to what can now be considered as ‘pull’? Why must publishers focus on a business model that is user-centric - one where they accept that they are no longer in control of the consumer? And what does it mean to say that there is a world of opportunity between ad-supported content and subscriptions - a world that micropayments ...

In addition to providing an overview of key trends and takeaways from the INMA Media Subscription Summit, the LaterPay team also had the opportunity to attend multiple keynote addresses and industry discussions, pulling together a highlight reel of the top moments below:

The LaterPay team was in Stockholm in March to attend the INMA Media Subscription Summit. Over the course of two days, we heard from a diverse range of international speakers discussing three core industry questions:

To kick of 2019, we're re-posting an article first published by one of our team members last September because of it's spot-on forecast for the New Year—as publishing industry trends continue to develop, we think it's more relevant than ever. September 10, 2018 Remember how paywalls were going to save journalism? Sure, they’ve been massively successful at a national or global scale, but for most ...

Are you looking to start monetizing your site by offering article purchases, time passes, subscriptions or contributions? The LaterPay WordPress plugin is the only full-featured plug-in that’s free to download and gives content creators greater control over their website’s pricing, look and messaging.