Hacker News with Generative AI: Monetization

Reddit Will Introduce Paywalls in 2025 (pcmag.com)
Reddit plans to introduce paywalls at some point in 2025, according to CEO Steve Huffman.
Reddit CEO confirms plans to introduce paywalls for exclusive content (techspot.com)
A hot potato: Reddit will be introducing something that few users are likely to want later this year: paywalls. CEO Steve Huffman has confirmed that the platform will be introducing the ability for some Redditors to create content that only paid members can see, though it won't apply to any subreddits currently available.
Reddit CEO says paywalls are coming soon (gizmodo.com)
Reddit, a platform founded in part on the premise of openly and widely sharing information, is ready to put up some paywalls.
My First Month Selling Commercial Use Software Licenses (lgug2z.com)
I made $901.49 in my first month selling commercial use software licenses.
Ask HN: Are there any CLI only tools that are monetised (ycombinator.com)
I'm curious if anyone is aware of pure CLI tools that that are monetised, either by premium support or by offering a free and paid version. Majority I've seen are extensions of some sort of SaaS or desktop product (IDEs, testing, etc.)
FAANG Employees: Are You Bullish on Jobs That Monetize User Data? (ycombinator.com)
Not FAANG but pitting in the same arena.<p>I'm very bullish on jobs that track users but only moderately bullish on jobs that monetize that piece of data.<p>BTW would love to switch to a low level programming job ASAP. I'm having enough.
Ask HN: Is anyone making money selling traditional downloadable software? (ycombinator.com)
Curious if any HNers are running successful businesses selling desktop/downloadable software with a one-time payment model - not SaaS, not subscriptions. Something like the old days. How's the market for that? What's your experience with support and updates?
How to build $1k/mo mobile app (twitter.com)
Creator economy platform costs (buttondown.com)
The creator economy is all the rage, isn't it? There are so many platforms that allow creators to monetize their work, but it's hard to know which one is the best for you.
How do I pay the publisher of a web page? (sethmlarson.dev)
X will pay its Premium users to engage with each other (theverge.com)
X is making a big change to how creators can earn money from the platform.
Twitter will pay its Premium users to engage with each other (theverge.com)
X is making a big change to how creators can earn money from the platform.
How to Monetize a Blog (Satire) (modem.io)
Maintaining a blog can be a lot of work. A single article can take weeks of research, drafting and editing, collecting and producing included materials, etc. It’s not unusual to seek some form of compensation for it, and those rewards require initiative. With a good monetization strategy, it can become a fairly lucrative venture.
Ask HN: How can I monetise an open source app of mine that has become popular? (ycombinator.com)
One of my open source projects is starting to get a lot of traction (tens of thousands of users per month) without me realising. I built it a few years ago as a weekend project and promptly forgot about it.
Polar – An open source monetization platform for developers (polar.sh)
Polar hits 1.0 – An open source monetization platform for developers (polar.sh)
Reddit CEO hints that subreddit paywalls are on the way (mashable.com)
So You're Thinking About Monetizing Your Blog – Loren's Blog (lorenblog.me)
Monetization and Monopolies: How the Internet You Loved Died (radicalcontributions.substack.com)
Ask HN: Can a CLI tool be monetized? (ycombinator.com)
How Mihoyo's monetization works (moonbearmusings.com)
Ask HN: If not ads, then how are websites supposed to monetize? (ycombinator.com)
How to create mobile apps that make $3k a day (reddit.com)
Tesla wants to monetize its cars to process AI workloads (theregister.com)
Ask HN: Anyone else depressed by the relentless monetization and spying? (ycombinator.com)