Conservative news sites are making a big mistake by putting content behind a pay wall. How many subscriptions do they think people will pay for? It’s the same for streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, etc. Why don’t they sell ads like normal publications?
Conservative media don’t care. They just see conservatives as an ‘easy mark’ to make money.
Too many ways to block ads these days. I think they tried to make it only on ad revenue. Also, there are groups that pressure advertisers that appear on conservative sites, even ads that are simple algorithm generated.
Add that to effectively being shadow banned in search results and some form of subscription becomes your only means of survival.
There are only so many gold investing and survival food ads you can show!