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I like this idea. I have no clue whether all the concerns here about ToS/legal/chargeback issues are valid, but I've thought a service like this should exist for a while now (whenever a relative asks me how to get started with a website for a simple product they want to sell).

However, I think you need to consider the overloading of the term "link" in your product. I know it's your name, but the example shows just how confusing the overloading of the term is to your users. Here's the breakdown of what my mind does as it scans the example link page:

- Ah, I'm at a site, "Paid Link dot To"

- "This link costs $15 to access" - OK, the seller page I just left is selling me something called a "link"

- "You are trying to accessed a link" - Skip over typo...OK, what's the link I tried to access? Like, what's even the thing I was trying to do on the last page?

- "Autofill your card with Link" - Huh? The link already has my card?

- "... or create a Link account" - Is link the name of the site I'm on, the site I came from, or the thing I'm buying? Why do I need/want an account from any of them? If any of them, I'm assuming the account I should want to create is with the seller with whom I've just decided to transact business.

- "Link logo Learn More" - Is this the link I need to click on to get the thing I want? Like a "Download Now" button on a link scam website like softpedia?

- "Access Link" - does this button take me to my Link account? A new website called Link? Ah, it's the content I've been after this whole time.

Certainly none of that is insurmountable for the user, but I just wanted to put it out there to give you my impression as someone who's brand new to your site.



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