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Oh, I'm not against advertising, and never claimed to be. Nothing wrong with people or companies letting me know about things they are selling that I might eve
by Zurrrrr 4y ago
Oh, I'm not against advertising, and never claimed to be.
Nothing wrong with people or companies letting me know about things they are selling that I might even like.
But a) the majority of advertising we see for big companies is not needed and b) my point still stands that if you can't make money except through web ads, you don't have a solid business model.
- ghaff 4y ago>if you can't make money except through web ads, you don't have a solid business model It's probably true that a huge number of sites providing online content without a paywall don't have a solid business model. They'd probably mostly go away absent ads though and subscriptions for those with a paywall would increase.
- Zurrrrr 4y agoYup I agree. Most people can afford a dollar or two a month to subscribe to a site they think is worthwhile.
- maccard 4y agoBut how many sites can they afford that to?
- Zurrrrr 4y agoEnough. How many sites do you regularly read that you wouldn't mind paying $1 or 2 for? I don't mean big sites like HN or Reddit or whatever, they are not going anywhere, but a ton of small kind of specific sites, they are going to have to turn to that model. Look at the amount of sites that cover say MCU movies, most of them only exist because of ad money, not because people really enjoy their writing and insights.
- worik 4y ago> It's probably true that a huge number of sites providing online content without a paywall don't have a solid business model. They'd probably mostly go away absent ads though and subscriptions for those with a paywall would increase. IMO that would make the Internet a much better place.