Hello, I recently joined read.cash, and I think it's really interesting. However, to make this site more popular, I think there are additional steps that need to be taken, and it's in all of our best interests to do so.
This site is definitely innovative, and I think the ability to easily support writers through cash payments is a great idea, regardless of it's done using cryptocurrency. Of all the sites of this type that I've looked at, this is definitely the most use friendly and effective.
However, I think there are some things that need to be addressed. From my brief experience, people have a much larger interest in getting bitcoin cash than giving it. This is understandable; it's why people have an incentive to write in the first place. But for this site to really take off, there needs to be a large demographic of people who use this site just to read, not as a source of income. I think that's still something this community lacks.
The main solution, therefore, should be obvious; we need to draw more people to this site. Not only more people, but we need for more people to come to this site in search of entertainment and writing. This can be done through a variety of ways, such as through social media. People should get in the habit of sharing posts from this site just as they would with any other article that interests them.
Another possible solution is to make it so that creators gain money without directly costing viewers. This is, in my opinion, why YouTube became so popular; creators had a monetary incentive to create good content, while viewers could come to the site for entertainment, without having to pay anything. The most obvious way to do this is through ads, but I think there are other possible ways as well. Maybe through sponsorship opportunities with companies, who pay creators in exchange for promoting their product? Or through using this site as a way to peer review already-written academic papers, and using the tipping mechanism as a way to not only show support but also crowdfund research?
This is just a brainstorm, so I'd love to hear your ideas! Thanks!
Actually a lot of the things you mentioned are already being done on this site. People can sponsor you. There's also a fund (look at the very top of the page) that gets distributed daily so you can earn Bitcoin Cash without anyone even tipping you directly.