You could add features for paid accounts. Like emoticons, avatar, charge for comments.
Don't know the state of your project but users need to acknowledge that free stuff doesn't exist.
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Hmm Good idea but we are open sourced so they could just fork us and use the features for free then i guess
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Just like they could fork Bitcoin?, And if they fork the project how they are gonna get revenue?, Ads?, Track users?.
I hate ads and have no problem paying to get ride of them, as long isn't too expensive.
You could experiment a little with paid features and see how users respond. Start with emoticons maybe?, Add just a few and add more for paid accounts.
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