. ▁First ly , ▁each ▁and ▁every ▁article ▁receives ▁a ▁flat - rate ▁equal ▁payment ▁from ▁our ▁month ly ▁income ▁from ▁supp or ters . ▁So ▁with ▁each ▁new ▁supp orter , ▁the ▁pay ▁per ▁article ▁goes ▁up ▁for ▁everyone ▁every ▁month . ▁Second ly , ▁each ▁article ▁receives ▁a ▁top - up ▁payment ▁based ▁directly ▁on ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁web ▁traffic , ▁and ▁therefore ▁advert ising ▁income , ▁that ▁articles ▁generate ▁during ▁a ▁given ▁calendar ▁month ." ▁This ▁pay - per - click ▁model ▁has ▁been ▁critic ised ▁for ▁prom oting ▁click b ait ▁as ▁writers ▁are ▁only ▁paid ▁for ▁their ▁work ▁if ▁it ▁becomes ▁vir al . ▁M endo za ▁disput es ▁this , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁payment ▁structure ▁means ▁that ▁people ▁who ▁generate ▁the ▁reven ues ▁get ▁a ▁fair ▁share . ▁ ▁During ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 8 , ▁the ▁website ▁had ▁an ▁editor ial ▁team ▁of ▁around ▁ 3 0 , ▁although ▁only ▁five ▁of ▁The ▁Can ary ▁staff ▁ear n ▁enough ▁money ▁to ▁work ▁full - time . ▁It ▁had ▁an ▁annual ▁turn over ▁of ▁£ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁The ▁Jewish ▁Chron icle ▁and ▁Jewish ▁News ▁reported ▁that ▁The ▁Can ary ▁had ▁e ma iled ▁users ▁to ▁announ ce ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁rely ▁more ▁on ▁their ▁in house ▁team ▁and ▁less ▁on ▁fre el ance ▁contrib utors , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁reduced ▁income .