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They could also just get more flexible with the product they are offering. For example selling single articles for let's say 50 cents or so.
by phasersout 5y ago
They could also just get more flexible with the product they are offering. For example selling single articles for let's say 50 cents or so.
- guerrilla 5y agoAnother business model... some kind of system that all sites could use. Wow how different that would be...
- bigpeopleareold 5y agoMedia companies themselves prefer traditional subscriptions, so this really didn't work out. I don't exactly understand the business behind it since I am a developer, just that I know about this from people I work with. (EDIT: But I see about Blendle now - I really hope it works for them.)
- iustin94 5y agoPretty sure it has something to do with "recurrent revenue". Having 100 subscriptions means you have a guaranteed that the in the next month you will get 100 * cost in. On the other hand being a pay perview model leaves you to the risk of having high fluctuation of costs. Payperview I see it favored for content providers who provide high cost content once in a while. On the other hand, making a subscription based model works better for content that you put out fast and at a relativelly low cost IMO
- guerrilla 5y agoThat only works if you can get enough to stay in business... It seems they're barely making it from what I hear.
- ciphol 5y agoIf I could pay 50 cents for an interesting-looking article AND be guaranteed they would not use my email/CC to spam me or add extra charges in the future - I would jump on it.
- kvathupo 5y agoI'd buy into that model. I'm interested in hearing how this has been explored in the past. People have mentioned Blendle, but it seems to be in Beta hell. The business model strikes me as the issue. I'm curious if one could find success by allowing ads, and cutting the aggregator's cut from 30%...