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Yeah that caught me off guard as well. I'd be upset if I were an advertiser because it means not as many people are viewing my ads. I always looked forward to
by leftnode 16y ago
Yeah that caught me off guard as well. I'd be upset if I were an advertiser because it means not as many people are viewing my ads.
I always looked forward to the beautifully laid out PDF version.
- wensing 16y agoBut now the people viewing your ads are the type that are willing to pay for things. The Wall Street Journal isn't free but commands a premium for ad space.
- wwortiz 16y agoThe wall street journal is huge in comparison both in readerbase and content. Before the charge for pdf version there were a large amount of downloads which bearswithclaws used to appeal to advertisers now he doesn't even release numbers openly on the site so I would assume it went down quite a bit. Edit: it also gets less traction on hacker news, and comments are far more negative, where before it was praise and discussing the content and quality.