It's great when people try new things, and honestly rewarding creators for the work they've created is a great thing. Here's the problem, outside of the sphere of influence people don't know about the service, and that's always going to be a problem.
Also a problem? People not caring enough to sign up, if your minimum is $50 and the average site makes is $3.50, why's anyone going to take the time to get that money?
Also a problem? A lot of readers like writers who don't like in the U.S., and a lot of the time that $3.50 then gets currency exchanged down to even less.
I'm glad they've held their hands and said 'we made a mistake', but it was essentially not the greatest idea in the world to start with. You have to run through all the weird edge cases before you even get started.
Also a problem? People not caring enough to sign up, if your minimum is $50 and the average site makes is $3.50, why's anyone going to take the time to get that money?
Also a problem? A lot of readers like writers who don't like in the U.S., and a lot of the time that $3.50 then gets currency exchanged down to even less.
I'm glad they've held their hands and said 'we made a mistake', but it was essentially not the greatest idea in the world to start with. You have to run through all the weird edge cases before you even get started.