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7 Business Models for Monetizing Digital Content

GetElastic

Subscriptions. The subscription model is common for all types of digital content - software, gaming, e-newspapers, e-magazines, telco services and streaming content (Netflix, Hulu, Spotify). Newer examples include Google's freshly launched micropayments option for Wallet users (a paywall alternative for publishers).

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Square vs PayPal (Dec 2019): Clash of the Payment Processing Titans

Ecommerce Platforms

Additionally, neither service will charge you regular subscription fees beyond the ones that you incur for a transaction. 5% plus 5 cents for a micropayment. Micropayments: 5% plus $0.05. Marketing $15 per month. There’s nothing on the market from PayPal that’s anywhere near this comprehensive. Square Fees.

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Stripe vs PayPal: Which Payment Gateway is Right for You?

Ecommerce Platforms

You’ve got the most amazing selection of products, competitive prices, and some pretty successful marketing on your online store. Stripe and PayPal are two of the best-known and most reliable payment processors in the ecommerce market. Stripe is one of the market-leading software platforms for internet businesses and online merchants.

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Stripe Review: Payment Processor With Advanced Development and Clear Pricing

Ecommerce Platforms

If you're running a subscription-based model, Stripe has you covered. The Upsides: The subscription features are easy and powerful. Subscription tools – PayPal charges for its subscription service, but Stripe does not. The whole point of Stripe is to make it easy for anyone to do business online.