The Best Zephr Alternatives for Publishers in 2026
Zephr is in maintenance mode at Zuora. Founders gone, no new investment. Here’s what publishers on the platform need to know about switching paywalls now.
Tag: paywall
Leaky Paywall 5.0 Is Here: What’s New and Why It Matters
Leaky Paywall 5.0 covers every stage of the Publisher Flywheel — from email capture to subscriber management — inside a single WordPress-native platform.
How The Moss Report Uses a Free Content Bundle and Email Drip to Convert More Subscribers
Ben Moss of The Moss Report lifted free registrations 20-30% with a curated content bundle and uses an 18-email drip campaign to convert free subscribers to paid. Here’s how the system works.
Are subscriptions actually worth the customer service hassle?
Terrified that launching a paywall will turn your newsroom into a call center? We explain why the “customer service hassle” is optional and how modern tech like Stripe and passwordless logins can automate the friction away.
What Is a Paywall? The 4 Main Types Explained
A paywall gates online content behind a payment requirement. Here’s how hard, metered, freemium, and hybrid paywalls actually work.
Protecting Content from AI Circumvention with Smart Paywalls
Bots are grabbing your best work. What if the fix also grows your list and subs? Learn the simple paywall plan inside.
How to Monetize Your Newspaper E-Edition: A Registration-First Strategy
From “flip book only” to whole‑site funnel: free registration, steady newsletters, and on‑site checkout with automatic renewals turned this local site into a reliable engine for traffic and subscriber revenue.
The Truth About Paywall Evasion, AI, Google, and Passwords
Worried about AI scrapers, “remove-paywall” hacks, or shared logins? Learn which threats really hurt—and the simple tweaks that protect revenue without killing reach.
From Donations to Subscribers: How a Non-profit News Publisher Turned a Paywall Into a Growth Engine
When donations weren’t enough, the Key Biscayne Independent found a smarter path. By layering free registration with email capture and a light paywall, they turned casual readers into loyal subscribers and unlocked steady revenue in the process.
How to get to 5000 paying subscribers in 1 year
This question came in last week from a publisher looking to start up. Let’s jump in… in order to get to 5000 subscribers you need to do 2 things very well: produce exclusive “can’t get anywhere else” content produce content your audience “can’t live without“ What subscribers will pay for Let’s take a look at a […]