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=== What's The Solution?  ===
=== What's The Solution?  ===
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*Make your most popular and non-exclusive content free ([http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/04/five-tips-on-charging-for-content-from-alan-murray-of-wsjcom/ source]) to attract readers and demonstrate quality.<br>
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*Make your most popular and non-exclusive content free&nbsp;to attract readers and demonstrate quality.<br>  
*Choose a relevant access model. Examples include:  
*Choose a relevant access model. Examples include:  
**Premium content is completely hidden for unregistered users (e.g. access to a content archive).  
**Premium content is completely hidden for unregistered users (e.g. access to a content archive).  
**Premium content is partially visible to unregistered users (e.g. the first paragraph).  
**Premium content is partially visible to unregistered users (e.g. the first paragraph).  
**Premium content can be viewed X times a day/week/month by unregistered users.  
**Premium content can be viewed X times a day/week/month by unregistered users.  
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**Premium content is delivered to registered users (e.g. an "Insiders" email newsletter).
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**Premium content is delivered to registered users (e.g. an "Insiders" email newsletter).  
**Premium content is made available early to registered users (useful for time-dependent information, e.g. financial analysis, new event tickets).
**Premium content is made available early to registered users (useful for time-dependent information, e.g. financial analysis, new event tickets).
=== Why Use This Pattern  ===
=== Why Use This Pattern  ===
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To do<br>  
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Niche content may not attract a large-enough audience to generate substantial revenue from advertising, but may offer quantifiable value to the audience; this is especially true for niche industry-focused content (e.g. oil, wine, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, internet marketing).<br>  
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=== References  ===
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*[http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/04/five-tips-on-charging-for-content-from-alan-murray-of-wsjcom/ Five tips on charging for content from Alan Murray of WSJ.com]
=== Examples Gallery  ===
=== Examples Gallery  ===

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