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I'm not posting this as an "advocate" of Alex Jones, however his model works well for a news site. There is no advertiser creep of the message, there is not muc
by _red 8y ago
I'm not posting this as an "advocate" of Alex Jones, however his model works well for a news site. There is no advertiser creep of the message, there is not much outside influence at all.
Its a shame something like the NY Times didn't pivot to that model early on (essentially a news site thats funded by in-house e-commerce).
Whats funny is that that model was the first model of media, and truthfully it may be the future.
- comicjk 8y agoA media company doesn't have a competitive advantage when making unrelated products, compared to companies that specialize in those products. The Alex Jones model is profitable because he exaggerates the benefits of his products and trades on his viewers' mistrust of other information sources. The NY Times would have to change completely to follow this strategy.
- _red 8y ago>The NY Times would have to change completely to follow this strategy. Becoming profitable will require lots of change.
- bdcravens 8y agoDave Ramsey seems to do both successfully.
- zdw 8y ago"news site" ?