A consumer AI product that monetizes each response. We built the paywall and the Stripe integration behind it, gating AI-generated content in a way that sustains anticipation instead of interrupting the experience.
- Client
- Speak to Her
- Industry
- Consumer AI
- Focus
- AI-Powered Paywall
The Opportunity
Speak to Her is an AI-powered web application delivering personalized guidance. The platform needed a paywall that could monetize the experience without flattening it — letting users ask questions and receive AI-generated responses, with payment gating that builds anticipation rather than interrupting the moment.
The Challenge
- AI integration for generating consistent, personalized responses
- A paywall with progressive content reveal
- A multi-tier pricing strategy spanning single purchase, monthly, and lifetime
- Email automation for payment confirmations and upsells
- Analytics integration for conversion tracking
The Solution
A Next.js platform implementing a progressive paywall, Stripe payment processing across multiple pricing tiers, and AI-powered response generation that keeps the experience engaging and monetizable.
- Progressive paywall with blur reveal and countdown timing
- Stripe payment processing with multiple pricing tiers and subscription management
- OpenAI integration with a specialized prompt system for consistent responses
- Email automation for payment confirmations and strategic upsells
- Analytics integration for conversion tracking
- Edge Functions for server-side operations
The Results
What the build produced, and what it changed for the business.
- Progressive Reveal
- A blur-and-countdown paywall that builds anticipation instead of blocking access
- 3-Tier Pricing
- Single purchase, monthly, and lifetime plans in one Stripe flow
- Prompt-to-Purchase
- One continuous flow from AI response to checkout, no dead ends
- Automated Follow-Up
- Confirmation and upsell emails send with no manual work
About Speak to Her
Speak to Her is a consumer AI product that answers a user's question with a short, generated response. Because the value is delivered per answer rather than per seat, the business model lives or dies on the paywall: it has to monetize the moment without breaking the experience that brought the user there.
- Industry
- Consumer AI
- Deliverables
- Full-stack web applicationAI integrationPayment systemEmail automationAnalytics setup
- Technologies
- Next.js 15React 19TypeScriptStripeOpenAI GPT-4o-miniPostmarkNetlifyTailwind CSS
“The sophisticated paywall system and AI integration work seamlessly together to provide users with meaningful guidance while maintaining a sustainable business model. The technical implementation is flawless and the user journey is beautifully crafted.”
Our Take
Monetization has to live in the system, not get bolted onto it afterward.
A paywall added as an afterthought interrupts the product it's supposed to fund. Building the payment gate as part of the core experience — not a wall dropped in front of it — is what let this stay a product people wanted to pay for, instead of one they tolerated paying for.
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