{"id":2612,"date":"2025-04-01T19:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/?p=2612"},"modified":"2025-04-01T19:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:13:10","slug":"youtube-members-only-videos-is-doomed-to-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/?p=2612","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Members Only Videos is doomed to fail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019m seeing more and more \u201cmembers-only\u201d videos popping up, but these monthly subscription models are simply not sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re too expensive. No one can afford to pay $ 5USD a month for every channel they enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Platforms like YouTube, Twitch, and Rumble are failing to innovate. In fact, they\u2019re restricting content creators&#8217; ability to make money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The future lies in systems like the Zap-Nostr tipping network, powered by Bitcoin, where creators can receive direct tips from their audience. No paywalls required. This model will enable content creators to earn far more than they ever could with traditional subscription models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Websites can still take a small cut from these tips if they want to generate revenue, ensuring that both the website and content creators benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most importantly, the Zap Bitcoin tipping system doesn\u2019t require verification for either the tipper or the content creator. You can start tipping immediately, and creators can begin earning money right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/media.letsfo.com\/image\/youtube-members-only-channels.qoIP\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.letsfo.com\/images\/2025\/04\/01\/youtube-members-only-channels.webp\" alt=\"youtube members only channels\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>\n    Note ID:\n    <br>\n    <code id=\"nostrNote\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; white-space: normal;\">note1wh6tf48574fjpzcase60gacn4lm3htacf2f60uscas6dmhun9swqg9rg7r\n    <\/code>\n    <br>\n    <button onclick=\"copyToClipboard('nostrNote')\">Copy<\/button>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/btcpay.letsfo.com\/apps\/cyXxp1RKxQnN8bpQJjvwSEHjXbP\/pos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/images\/zapmar.png\"><\/a>Post#329\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m seeing more and more \u201cmembers-only\u201d videos popping up, but these monthly subscription models are simply not sustainable. They\u2019re too expensive. No one can afford<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/uploader\/images\/2025\/04\/01\/youtube-members-only-channels.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[132],"tags":[13,237],"class_list":["post-2612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-media","tag-bitcoin","tag-youtube"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2613,"href":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612\/revisions\/2613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mar101xy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}