Paid articles on the site?

Question

Monetization

Hello. I have a site java-help.ru. There I write articles about Android development. Advertising does not bring much money, so I decided to make a paid zone where I will post articles about the development of real applications. In this regard, three questions arose:
1. How best to implement the payment model:
1) Subscription - the user pays a certain amount per month.
2) Buying a course - paying for a course to create one application
2) What is the best price for both options?
3) Are there plugins to implement similar functionality in WordPress?

Answer 1

what the price should depend on:
- quality and quantity of content
- level of teaching
- format (text / audio / video)
- target audience (or a product for beginners - most of whom are without money) or courses for pros - advanced training (there is money, the question is to give them what they don’t know how, there are fewer of them and it’s more difficult to find them)
what will really depend on:
1) marketing (to attract buyers, you need to fuss normally , this is a waste of time and / or money)
2) the quality of the course in general and more reviews (including the value of your name as a brand)
as they wrote above, few people will lead to articles. people need to see everything step by step (especially beginners), live training, at least a video recording, or better a webinar - so that you can ask questions right away.
1) a free channel on YouTube (experience in issuing materials in video format + make a name + income from advertising)
2) a closed support form (paid subscription for a year) where people can not only communicate with you, but also helping each other

Answer 2

Hello.
I have 2016 on my calendar, I think you have too. And judging by the trends that are in the Internet and RuNet, people no longer want to read. They want to watch and repeat.
See how it is implemented on such a monster as - tutsplus.com A
similar project for Drupal - buildamomodule.com
You can read about pricing for information products on the Internet.
As for the plugin, it’s easier for you to write your own technical specifications and hire a freelancer who will make a custom solution specifically for you.