Why You Should Be Around the Fire: Q&A

Redefine creative value

Matters has always been a platform that wants to help all creators realize valuable creations. For those who want to publish their creations on the Internet, Matters should be a writing platform with the least threshold : no need to set up their own website, easy to operate, And the threshold for publishing articles is very low; there are any type of articles here, and the length is not limited, and everyone can publish whatever they want to write. And you don’t need to bring your own traffic . Matt City has a group of enthusiastic readers who are looking for good articles everywhere. There is also a very friendly newcomer check-in area, and there is a guide dedicated to taking social hardships to heaven . Although newcomers still need time and effort to be seen. (Sometimes it takes a bit of luck too), but overall Matt City is a very creator-friendly writing environment.

Matt City has also always been a platform that encourages all types of creation. There was a time when the discussion of "what kind of articles deserve to be liked" seems to mean that life writing and mood sharing are not worthy of being liked, but readers in Matt City confirmed: As long as the article someone wants to read is valuable .

Few people on this platform are completely immune to social likes (and social likes are hard to define, and sometimes creators I like write articles on topics I'm not that interested in, and I may not read them word for word) , but may still clap). There is no cost to clapping (or as long as you appreciate the citizen's $5 monthly fee), many people are happy to clapp a few more times, and it is a win-win for everyone to earn likecoins together . However, when the social like or mutual pat mode overrides the liking of the article itself, it is indeed difficult for people to distinguish whether an article has a high number of clappings because the article is attractive, or it reflects social capital and efforts . I'm not denying the results of hard work, but when it becomes the only way to define it, or runs on the articles of other authors who are not social at all (the number of clapping and likecoins obtained is lower), we may need to reflect on the current gameplay, yes What impact will the community have. I have always believed that the more diverse the content and types of articles, the more a thriving community ecology can be established. If there are only one type of articles left in Matt City , it will not be healthy for the long-term development of the community .

The perimeter is a valuable way to redefine creativity.

Now to support the article, it is indeed necessary to take out the Matt City wallet, but if there are people who are writing articles, there should also be a certain amount of likecoin accumulated in the wallet, and most people should still support likecoin. And most people's income from support should still be much lower than the (no cost) benefits of clapping.

But around the fireplace, you need to actually take out your credit card to debit. In other words, a relabeling of what we feel is valuable and how much we are willing to pay for what we feel is valuable .

(I have written about why to support the author before, welcome to click to extend reading )

Surrounding Fireplace Q&A

The following are some questions that Matt citizens may have about the fireplace. These are my own questions and answers, and do not represent the official position.

I'm already a subscriber of Appreciation Citizens, why do I need to subscribe to the fireplace additionally?

Please refer to the above paragraph, appreciating the applause of citizens, the feedback that can be given to creators is decreasing day by day.

Many people may have noticed: now likecoin is getting harder and harder to earn, and the same number of clapping hands now brings much less reward than before. Part of it may come from admiring the effect of Citizen 2.0 becoming a support for a single creator, but it may also mean that the speed at which likecoins are minted (inflation rate is too low?) cannot keep up with the increase in the average clapping (including off-site).

I have a lot of favorite authors, and subscribing to more than one Iiroku burns money, what should I do?

The minimum list price of the perimeter is $20 HKD per month (the fee for Stripe to deduct the credit card is paid by Matt City for the user, if it is lower than this price, Matt City will lose money), which is currently equal to $2.5-$2.7 US dollars, in other words, appreciate citizens For the monthly fee, you can probably subscribe to two peripheries of $20HKD per month.

Although the monthly fee is not high, if you order ten sets of $20HKD fireplaces, it will be $2,400 HKD in one year, which can be used to subscribe to many newspapers and magazines.

In this regard, one needs to think about the trade-offs on their own. At this stage, the perimeter does not support multiple writers behind a furnace (how to divide the money is a headache?), whether it will change in the future, or launch a paid-to-unlock all article project, I don't know. But maybe think about it:

We all love the all-you-can-eat concept , but in all fairness, most of the high-traffic, all-you-can-eat streaming platforms , whether it’s YouTube or Spotify, give a very low profit to a single creator .

Matt City is one of the few platforms that does the opposite. All subscription revenue goes into the creator's wallet. (See the last question for the platform revenue section)

If you think it's expensive to order multiple kilns, there is another way to balance your expenses: open a kiln yourself .

Who can open the fireplace?

We are all afraid to put ourselves in front of the stage, and it’s hard not to get frustrated or self-doubt if no one cares. However, if you really want to write, and believe that your creations are valuable, find your own text positioning, work hard, try in many ways, and after you stumble, you will always find your own direction.

Of course, not everyone is suitable or wants to be around the fireplace. The most important thing is to find a way of writing that you are comfortable with and can write for a long time . If you try and find it doesn't fit, at least try it. There is no shame in trying or failing, and the experience of failure often teaches us more.

Is it a small circle around the fireplace?

One of the biggest attractions of Matt City is that it is an open, friendly social settlement. The perimeter sounds a lot like a paywall, and those who pay can enter the author's small circle .

I admit that I had my doubts when I first learned about the function of the perimeter. I like open and peer-to-peer interaction . I like Matt City. There is no strict distinction between writers and readers, and there is no writer who is superior. Readers only need the feeling of reading quietly. In other words, most of the writers here are also readers, and I always feel that writing has this dual aspect of reading and writing. Being able to write together, inspire each other, or get inspired by other people's articles is a great place to be a community writing platform.

But at the same time, it is undeniable that a person's time is limited, I can't read all the articles I want to read on the station, and I can't interact with everyone (although I really want to, extended reading: every maple leaf is different and beautiful in red ) . Moreover, in the open Internet, you will never know who is reading your articles. When you receive malicious messages, you do not know the agenda behind those people, and there is no filtering mechanism.

So at this stage, I would think of the perimeter as a club. Inside, you can communicate with people more at ease and at ease. I will join other people's peripheries, and maybe other people will join mine (the egg dumplings in the furnace are still cooking), and then I want to explore with the furnace owners, how to unlock the perimeter and how to play, Continuing the good parts of Matt City, play around the fireplace as we like it. Find ways to make people who subscribe feel valued, have fun, and eat well.

It doesn't really matter if the results are just mutually supportive. Because the biggest difference between this and social compliments is that you need to pay for the fireplace. Paying for what I like and interests , just like members of a club have to pay an annual fee, of course; I believe that creation has value, and I am willing to support creation that I find valuable.

At the same time, this is the only way I can currently pay the city of Matt.

How does Matt City make money through the fireplace?

As far as I know, inside and outside the furnace, the only way for Matters to make money is when the author withdraws Hong Kong dollars from his wallet (the only legal currency currently supported by Matt City), and needs to pay a 20% handling fee. , 8% of which is the handling fee paid to Stripe's gold flow intermediary, in other words, Matt City's profit is 12% of the creator's Hong Kong dollar income, and it only needs to be paid when withdrawing (currently it needs to accumulate more than $500 HKD available). If you never withdraw HKD from your wallet, you will not be charged a fee (see Matters Payment and Withdrawal Guide for details).

I have always thought that Matt City is an ad-free, free-to-use platform, which is an incredible thing. I have always felt that Matters should charge users, and even more should charge writers . After all, this platform gives authors a stage for free, provides readers for free, allows creators to post articles for free to earn likecoins , and even helps creators upload articles to the Interstellar File System for preservation. The fee is also paid by the city of Matt.

But I don't know why, Matt City has never wanted to charge users. So when they launched the perimeter, even though I had doubts, I decided to support it. At the same time, I thought about how the perimeter could be played in an ideal way. The above Q&A was also a small theater in my mind and self-answering. I have no other way to pay Matters, and at the moment around the fireplace, through the author's proceeds, is the only way I can pay Matters.

In other words, to support the kiln is to support the city of Matt .

There are two ways to support the kiln, one is to subscribe to the kiln, and the other is to open a kiln yourself, and try to attract readers. continued business model.

Iokao is still very new, and it is also a paid subscription plan with a relatively low threshold. Matters has always been attentive to encourage creators, giving creators a lot of resources and support, and more features to support Ioki will be introduced in the future. Don't be afraid to fail, don't be afraid to lose face, the opportunity is for those who have the courage to try.