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> Content is not free! Then charge me. I didn't agree to watch ads, and have no obligation to do so.
by oconnore 11y ago
> Content is not free!
Then charge me. I didn't agree to watch ads, and have no obligation to do so.
- stevesearer 11y agoI'm actually under the impression that sites that make readers pay will eventually implement advertising in addition to subscription fees. Even great magazines do this and it makes sense because the people who are willing to pay for a subscription are exactly the people who are the best to advertise to.
- SilasX 11y agoI read somewhere[1] that magazine publishers are aware of this -- that people who will pay anything at all are much better than those who read free magazines -- and try to straddle the difference by charging something while also having a zillion opportunities to get a highly discounted subscription. This is why you see all those offers (in addition to planning to jack it up later). [1] Pretty sure it was Ferriss's Four Hour Work Week