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Paywalls & SEO in the AI era

Choosing your paywall type should still be a strategic decision, not a technical one!
byMarion Wyss
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What’s free, what’s paid, and why it’s really an engagement trade-off: episode 2

Let's look into one of the most consequential product decisions in the media industry: "What's free and what's paid?"
byMaxime Moné
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The power of puzzles: How The New Yorker approached a games paywall

On the heels of The New Yorker's new word game, the team revamped their paywall strategy.
byLindsay Ederheimer
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What your paywall says about your product (and why it matters)

Most paywall strategies focus on optimisation. But the real question is: what system are you asking users to join? Heiko Scherer dives in.
byHeiko Scherer
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160+ paywall examples to inspire your subscription strategy

Paywall benchmark examples from around the world
byMadeleine White
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Contextual paywalls on ELLE.fr increase conversion rates by 20%

How adapting the paywall to a reader's context with Poool has enabled the women's magazine ELLE to boost conversion rates.
byMarion Wyss
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Inspiration on how to make your hard paywall dynamic

The days of one-size-fits-all paywalls are over! Dynamic models are essential for digital subscription success.
byMadeleine White
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Testing, hard paywalls and editorial buy-in: Foreign Policy’s take on the free vs premium question

We chat to Corinne Osnos, VP Subscriptions at FP on the decision-making behind their paywall model and how editorial plays a role in this.
byMadeleine White
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Double conversion rate: how Jeune Afrique’s dynamic model better acquires subscribers

Jeune Afrique's dynamic paywall and subscription offers page adapts to user engagement & location, significantly increasing conversion rates.
byMadeleine White
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How do you decide which article is free or premium?

In partnership with Atlas, the recurring revenues growth consultancy, The Audiencers recently ran a survey to find out…
byMadeleine White

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