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While it might be counter intuitive, I think the best way for Quora to grow would be allowing reading without logging in. It doesn't even have to be as open as
by daigoba66 14y ago
While it might be counter intuitive, I think the best way for Quora to grow would be allowing reading without logging in. It doesn't even have to be as open as Stackoverflow where you can ask/answer without an account, I just want to read the answers. Maybe then, ironically, I'll sign up.
- sarah2079 14y agoYeah, in general the pattern for getting me to sign up for a site is something like this is: 1. Click links to a website that come up while searching for something or reading other sites 2. Notice that you are starting to see consistently good results from that particular site 3. Start to go there directly for content, and maybe even sign up & participate For Quora this is what happens: 1. Click links to Quora that come up while searching for something or reading other sites 2. See the blurred text, immediately click the back button 3. Start to equate Quora links with this mini hassle, stop clicking on them Maybe their content is fantastic, but it is very unlikely that I will sign up for a site of this type that can't prove that to me first.
- rscale 14y agoYou might be right, but it's hard to comment without even knowing what their business model is. If, for example, they plan to generate revenue by selling leads based on individual's browsing histories, then they need view-only users to have accounts. In that hypothetical case, it wouldn't be terribly surprising if they found the expertsexchange model to be a good fit.