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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 5260447" data-attributes="member: 50895">Subscriptions aren't a good business modelAfter doing some research, watching EnWorld's version, I had been considering offering a subscription based publication platform for my creations - I've come to the conclusion that while a subscription based publication platform has some merits, many other reasons make it not so good. As mentioned, when every month you can opt out of a subscription, each considers the perceived value over the past months and asks oneself is it worth it to continue? Subscriptions that require quarterly, semi-annual or annual subscriptions, while not as enticing as monthly ones to get involved, keeping subscriptions are too easily lost when I get the choice each month to continue or opt out. If you forget to opt out when you wanted to, you feel kind of screwed by the subscription system - that other marketing platforms don't have. Too easily gained, too easily lost, that I think is the main problem with a monthly subscription system. I'm looking to pursue a different business model, definitely not subscription based. More like a free site with publications for sale, along with free bonus material for purchasers - but basically the free site model is best, I think. GP</blockquote>