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Overcast trying ads, dark theme now free
- cag_ii 10y agoThey may want to update the FAQ which states "There’s no venture capital, ads, or nebulous plan to “figure out monetization later” (which usually means ads)." here: https://overcast.fm/skeptics_faq https://overcast.fm/skeptics_faq
- bwilliams18 10y agoYes...there is no "they" though, just a single person.
- petercooper 10y agoIt's a shame it seems to be network ads (so far). I can't imagine they'll pay too well. It's a lot of effort to self-sell ads but it's rewarding, too. People using Overcast are interested in podcasts, and I'd bet there are hundreds of podcasts that would pay per subscriber they could obtain via ideal positioning like this. (Or even just paying to be shown as a "similar" podcast to others the user subscribes to.) (Heck, let's start the bidding.. I'd pay $1 a subscriber for a podcast I have in the works and I know there are people & companies with far bigger plans and deeper pockets than me.)
- bwilliams18 10y agoHe's a one man shop, and has said before he wants to keep it that way. I'd be very surprised if he wanted to take on the workload of selling ads...he's not that ambitious.
- Analemma_ 10y agoApple really needs to get its act together and realize that, as far as indie developers are concerned, the App Store is Broken with a capital B. First Gruber bailed entirely, and now Marco has been forced by necessity to abandon (or at least weaken) his anti-ad stance. And these guys are two of the biggest supporters Apple has, with built-in customer bases to boot. If they can't make it work, no one can.
- nicky0 10y agoWhat do you suggest they do to fix it?