Currently thinking about how to enter the font market with my first family. How's everyone's take on starting with open-source 1 master (out of 3) on Google Fonts as a way of reaching your potential customers?
If possible, is there any real data on the conversion rate of Google Font view - GG Fonts download - Further purchase in our website?
If you or anyone you know have experience with this, please share.
Thanks a lot in advance.
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Also, you are aware that if you open source one style of your font, people can do derivative works, including other styles?
(Not saying Google would accept such third-party additional styles on their site. Then again, I am not sure Google would be interested in a single style of your family if you intended to withhold/retail the rest. @Dave Crossland?)
https://www.nan.xyz/txt/libre-type-as-a-veblen-good/
https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/onboarding.html
“The project must be wholly licensed under the SIL Open Font License v1.1.
There must also be no proprietary/restricted-license versions of the project available elsewhere (such as additional weights/styles).”