For independent creators
Build a better economic relationship around content you own.
You write, teach, review or report on your own site. Platforms decide how your work is counted and paid. Widgetail starts by giving you an honest measure of what your readers actually engage with, and is building toward letting that value earn.
Why it matters to creators
Your best work shouldn't be invisible in a traffic chart.
A niche piece read to the end by a few hundred people can be worth more than a viral post skimmed by tens of thousands. Pageviews show the second and hide the first.
See what your readers finish
Scroll depth and unique sessions show which pieces hold attention, so you can make more of what works.
Measurement on your own site
One script tag on your own site. Anonymous sessions, with no personal tracking and no individual profiles of your readers.
A signal for the value of each piece
A per-page content value score, compared fairly so small, deep pages count as much as big, shallow ones.
Learn more →Ways for value to earn
A polite prompt for visitors with ad blockers, value-based access for machines, and payouts to you.
Learn more →Additive to what you do now
Widgetail isn't asking you to drop your ads, subscriptions or sponsors. It's building extra options.
Early, and heard
Early-access creators shape what gets built, including the limits we set on it.
Questions
Before you join.
Does Widgetail pay publishers today?
Not yet. Payments are being built; what works today is engagement measurement. The roadmap shows exactly where each part stands.
What can I use today?
You can add one script tag to your site and see pageviews, unique sessions, scroll depth, traffic over time and top pages in the Console dashboard. Access is through the early-access list, so join it and we'll be in touch about getting set up.
Does Widgetail identify individual visitors?
No. The script uses an anonymous session ID generated in the browser that rotates on its own. Widgetail does not collect IP addresses or device fingerprints. Any future advertiser signal is designed to be aggregate-only.
How much does Widgetail cost?
Pricing hasn't been decided yet. We would rather say that than guess.
Be early to a new economy for web content.
Join the list and help shape how independent creators get paid for real value.