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7 Business Models for Monetizing Digital Content

GetElastic

Publishers can experiment with " soft paywall " alternatives like Google Consumer Surveys and Double Recall - interactive surveys and ad-units that provide inexpensive market research for brands and greater recall than banner ads. I covered Pearson's API on the Elastic Path blog, along with 7 other wicked applications of commerce APIs.

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Stripe Review: Payment Processor With Advanced Development and Clear Pricing

Ecommerce Platforms

Offering coupons and free trials – Some of the best marketing tools you'll need are already in the Stripe payment processor. Stripe has also recently added support for micropayments, where you pay a higher percentage transaction fee and the flat per-transaction fee is dropped. for an item you're selling for $0.99.