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We Launched a Paywall. It Worked! Mostly.

We Launched a Paywall. It Worked! Mostly.

We Launched a Paywall. It Worked! Mostly.

Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer

May 6, 20198m 30s

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A little over a year ago, we introduced a paywall at WIRED. The idea, as I wrote back then, was largely about us. To start, we wanted to give ourselves stronger structural incentives to do great reporting. When your business depends on subscriptions, your economic success depends on publishing stuff your readers love—not just stuff they click.

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