How to Monetize Your Creative Work Without Advertising
Earning an income as an online creator can be difficult. Advertising has long been the go-to method for monetizing online content, but it can detract from the focus and integrity of your work. At Prototypr we think (and hope!) it’s time to consider different ways to earn money from online content and we want to be a part of finding a different model.
What Is the Open Web?
Over 30 years ago, before the iPhone and Netflix, the Web was introduced as a democratizing force to enable the sharing of information between anyone in the world. Built on free and open technologies, it was like a '
Democratising Design Education with a Web Monetized Publishing Platform — Grant Report #1
Overall, we found our project to be very ambitious, but thanks to the extension on our project timeline, it's looking in an excellent position. Some big wins were:
The Freemium Web: You’ve Read All Your Free Articles This Month
The Source is a fortnightly letter from Prototypr for its community of ~600k viewers. Written by Sophie Clifton-Tucker, The Source tackles taboo topics, exposes unseen truths, and gets the scoop on the latest in the tech and design sphere. What do we want? Openly accessible, quality design content! When do we want it? Well, permanently, […]
Announcing Prototypr + Grant for the Web: Flagship Project 🎉
Democratising Design Education with a Web Monetised Publishing Platform In support of our work building an open and accessible platform for designers, we’re proud to announce a flagship grant of $99,370.00 from Grant for the Web. ✨ This flagship project will develop Prototypr as an inclusive Web Monetized publishing platform for designers, that rewards contributors […]
Goodbye Paywalls: Introducing Web Monetization
Readers shouldn’t have to stumble through paywalls and ads to read Prototypr. We’re building towards a return to the online days of yore, when design content and dev tutorials were untainted by intrusive ads, sneaky subscriptions, and pestiferous paywalls.
