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> I wonder how many page views it takes for Wired to earn $1. When I read the price, I immediately wondered "what are they doing to my computer with those ads
by bachmeier 11y ago
> I wonder how many page views it takes for Wired to earn $1.
When I read the price, I immediately wondered "what are they doing to my computer with those ads that they're making $52 a year when I read maybe four stories a year?"
Companies trying to sell subscriptions have never understood how to set prices. One thing they're not taking into consideration is that you're a lot more likely to click on an article if it costs you nothing but time. For many readers, even $1 a year isn't a good value.
- mirimir 11y ago> Companies trying to sell subscriptions have never understood how to set prices. It's a dead-wood mindset, I think. Sure, I like to read a Wired article now and again. But I don't regularly hit their site. I go there based on search results, links, and so on. There are too many sites at that level for me to bother following. Let alone subscribing. I get that $52 isn't very much. Not for me, that is. But it is for many readers. And so it's not a good choice for a basic subscription. If they don't want to bother with per page pricing, they could at least offer multiple subscription levels.
- jarnix 11y agoAccording to undisclosed sources, a user gives around $1 per year to an editor of this kind, so yes, it's a massive difference!