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We’ve been thinking about the best sustainable subscription model for filter.nostr.wine (and our other upcoming features + additional relays) while still keeping nostr.wine accessible with only a one-time payment.

Haven’t built anything yet, but here’s what we came up with:

- Same one-time admission fee for nostr.wine (18888) sats gets you write access to nostr.wine and 1 month of access to filter.nostr.wine (+ others)
- After the first month included, filter.nostr.wine will require an ongoing monthly fee (amount tbd). You will receive a DM with a link to add time to your account in advance of its expiration.
- On the website you will be able to choose the amount you want to pay (minimum 1 month fee). We will automatically convert this amount in to days of access.
- Purchases over 6 months will automatically have their time doubled (1 year+ is 50% off). Perhaps a lesser discount for 3+ months?

We are looking for feedback from the 🍷 squad. What do you think of this concept and what would you change?
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Lurking Cat · 155w
I like this idea, especially subscription model only for filter.nostr.wine extra service. I think this is mainly due to high server activity to aggregate from public relay for every unique public key member, right?
Roir Raw · 155w
Sounds reasonable and simple
Cainã Costa · 155w
I really like the one time payment model, but if I had to choose a recurring one, would prefer to pay yearly. Recurring transactions in crypto are shit right now.
nostrich · 155w
Wine will always be my first relay crush, I’d subscribe 💪
oobiyou · 155w
Sounds good. Get it done and take my sats.
chowcollection · 155w
I was wondering if it might work to have an option for someone who wants to spend a lot to lower the price for others. I.e. what could happen if someone wanted to support this with 1, 5, 10 million sats? Could that scale? Or maybe that would allow a limited number to receive heavily discounted fees.
Mazin · 155w
Meant to include this #[1]
ティル父さん · 155w
新規入会もそろそろ伸び悩む頃だろうし致し方ないのかも。価格次第かなあ…… #[0]
Smith · 155w
As an existing customer I’d be happy to subscribe. Would need to know the price first but also happy to subscribe for year. Now, what new features and additional relays are you teasing us with?
Jason Schwarz · 155w
Seems like a reasonable plan depending on the price
𝖋𝖎𝖆𝖙𝖉𝖊𝖓𝖎𝖊𝖗 (¯`◕‿◕´¯) · 155w
Why r you charging extra for a filter? Does it cost more to run a server with filter? 18k is already pretty expensive without the monthly fees.
BoomTown · 155w
Ultimately, there will be deflationary pressure on the monthly price so I guess you can strike while the iron is hot. Question: what’s the process for signing up for a paid relay? Explain to a newb tech guy … I came to find bitcoin through energy and finance. Still learning the digital/tech si...
Mazin · 154w
Different timezones, new feedback? #[0]
iefan 🕊️ · 154w
I believe that this is the most sensible approach and the best way to ensure sustainability. Sustainability should be our top priority, and we should establish at least some premium relays that we can rely on.
stevebrown · 154w
How about transparent usage vs cost + your markup. I would prefer pay for what I owe, while seeing you also get what you need. Bitcoin will seek and destroy monthly subscription models
pukka · 154w
Sounds good 🤙🏼
btcdrone · 154w
This might have meed mentioned but a yearly (founder's or other) option would be preferable to a lot of people including myself. The pricing, be it discounted/time or something else, should be at the very least comparable to other high end relays. Maybe an option to have a basic plan and unlock cer...