Pricing Poll Says $2.50 is Optimal - But Minimum Monthly Subscription Allowed by Substack is $5
For just sixteen cents a day, you can support Popular Rationalism and make a huge difference with others.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the poll!
My analysis tells me that most people find $3-$7 dollars per month suitable, with most inclusive and useful pricing at about $2.50.
However, Substack, this excellent free-speech platform, has my default minimum price for paid subscriptions at $5.
So, if you’re in the crowd of people who would like to help support Popular Rationalism, we’ve reset the price to $5 for the rest of 2023 as a trial period. Won’t you join your fellow Popular Rationalists and help drive us forward?
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Another option would be $5/month, or $30 to $40 /year, with a second higher yearly level of $50 to $70.
Just to give people options. Some authors put out a high price, thinking, "oh, it's only xxx Dollars per day. The problem is that if readers want to support several authors and not just one, those high costs add up to a significant amount sometimes. Thus leading people to say, "oh, I'll just do the free option".
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