I've been trying that with Communick for over 5 years already, and (thanks for Trump and VP Elon) this was the first month where my revenue (barely) passed my operating costs.
Companies/agencies/media institutions are not interested in being trailblazers, so they will just go where they see their audience going, meaning Bluesky nowadays. On the other side, the absolute majority of end users still believe that (free) social media is not something worth paying for, and the most you'll see is people that contribute a few dollars per year "to cover hardware costs".
