The whole concept of the consumer paying for value received requires a significant change in mindset.
Maybe the online world is ready for it. 15 years ago when I tried this in the form of performance related pay (no other costs to the investors, they only pay if the performance of their portfolio matches the agreed benchmarks) for my own asset management company, the offline world was not ready for it.
It might require an additional step of a recognized "brand" to make it work. On Hive I believe a few people have that brand and could succeed with a V4V business model.
For many small time entrepreneurs/content providers a significant part of their initial business building will have to focus on "brand building". Something I am sure ListNerds can help with!
That's the trick for sure. If we focus on the brand, build the relationships...People will see value in what you do. So the money is on, they'll reward you through tips, etc.
Hopefully lol
!CTP