Comments on: Paid Content – A Dying Business Model? http://andybeard.eu/1464/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html Internet Marketing, Lead Acquisition, Online Business Strategy and Social Media with Original Opinion and Loads of Attitude Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:39:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tom http://andybeard.eu/1464/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-441708 Tom Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:22:38 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2008/06/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-441708 Interesting, but quite to the contrary I was at a talk recently by Chris Anderson who suggested that the few might lie, to some extent, in paid content. That is a free offering combined with a paid offering for more niche specific content which is specifically relevant to the reader, and which they would feel justified in paying for.<br><br>So the big headline stuff would be free, but the nitty gritty details would be paid for content... At least that was my take on it anyway, I hope I didn't mis-understand. Again he was promoting a book about the subject, so perhaps an alternative read. Interesting, but quite to the contrary I was at a talk recently by Chris Anderson who suggested that the few might lie, to some extent, in paid content. That is a free offering combined with a paid offering for more niche specific content which is specifically relevant to the reader, and which they would feel justified in paying for.

So the big headline stuff would be free, but the nitty gritty details would be paid for content… At least that was my take on it anyway, I hope I didn't mis-understand. Again he was promoting a book about the subject, so perhaps an alternative read.

]]> By: Calister12 http://andybeard.eu/1464/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-441530 Calister12 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:18:29 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2008/06/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-441530 Paid content is like hip-hop....it took a dive, but it's not going anywhere. Paid content is like hip-hop….it took a dive, but it's not going anywhere.

]]> By: Jeff Parry http://andybeard.eu/1464/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-433672 Jeff Parry Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:28:42 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2008/06/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-433672 I'm with Top Rated. It ain't dying. When something saves the lazy man time, people will pay for it. And paid content SHOULD be a way for people to access good content without traipsing all over the net to find it. Long live paid content - in whatever guise it morphs into. I’m with Top Rated. It ain’t dying.

When something saves the lazy man time, people will pay for it. And paid content SHOULD be a way for people to access good content without traipsing all over the net to find it. Long live paid content – in whatever guise it morphs into.

]]> By: E.Umana http://andybeard.eu/1464/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-343227 E.Umana Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:54:23 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2008/06/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-343227 One man's content is another man's junk. Content will be sought for all the sites/blogs being pushed online daily and paid content will always,always be sought after to fill that need and in most cases the paid content is of a much higher quality. One man’s content is another man’s junk. Content will be sought for all the sites/blogs being pushed online daily and

paid content will always,always be sought after to fill that need and in most cases the paid content is of a much higher quality.

]]> By: Dave Sherwin http://andybeard.eu/1464/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-342915 Dave Sherwin Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:13:09 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2008/06/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-342915 People can theorize about it all they want, the fact is the market will pay for value. I am a Stompernet member, and the $797 a month is a big chunk of change, but my online revenue has increased by at least $4,000 a month because of it. So I don't whine and complain about it, it makes me more than it costs. Dave Sherwin http://escapethematrix.net/blog People can theorize about it all they want, the fact is the market will pay for value.

I am a Stompernet member, and the $797 a month is a big chunk of change, but my online revenue has increased by at least $4,000 a month because of it. So I don’t whine and complain about it, it makes me more than it costs.

Dave Sherwin
http://escapethematrix.net/blog

]]> By: acarrothers http://andybeard.eu/1464/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-341942 acarrothers Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:58:03 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2008/06/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-341942 I tend to agree with this article that the paid content model is dead. Very hard to create original content that is value-added enough to entice people to pay for it. I tend to agree with this article that the paid content model is dead. Very hard to create original content that is value-added enough to entice people to pay for it.

]]> By: sohbet http://andybeard.eu/1464/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-341450 sohbet Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:05:20 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2008/06/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-341450 Paid content isn't going anywhere. With new websites going up everyday, paid content will be here to stay. Paid content is the best way to get good content up fast - there will always be people that can't write that want to start an online business and there will always be people their to write for them. The internet is just going to get bigger, and with that comes paid content services. Paid content isn’t going anywhere. With new websites going up everyday, paid content will be here to stay. Paid content is the best way to get good content up fast – there will always be people that can’t write that want to start an online business and there will always be people their to write for them. The internet is just going to get bigger, and with that comes paid content services.

]]> By: cats as pet http://andybeard.eu/1464/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-338586 cats as pet Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:49:27 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2008/06/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-338586 Hey all, My mind says that the paid content business is not something like a risk or it would be a dying business.So this is a good and well business for you.Thanks for sharing advices.Have a nice day Hey all,
My mind says that the paid content business is not something like a risk or it would be a dying business.So this is a good and well business for you.Thanks for sharing advices.Have a nice day

]]> By: Russia geek http://andybeard.eu/1464/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-336559 Russia geek Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:39:26 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2008/06/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-336559 I think one hundred years ago there were people who said that there is too much literature around...there is ALWAYS need for good, unique content and there will always be different models of who pays for it. I think one hundred years ago there were people who said that there is too much literature around…there is ALWAYS need for good, unique content and there will always be different models of who pays for it.

]]> By: Laan http://andybeard.eu/1464/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-336180 Laan Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:47:20 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2008/06/paid-content-a-dying-business-model.html#comment-336180 Excellent - and I totally agree with you. I have never heard about Agora before, so thank you for telling me about that company. Maybe you can do another post, where you list all of those big companies that control more of the internet than most of us know. Excellent – and I totally agree with you. I have never heard about Agora before, so thank you for telling me about that company.

Maybe you can do another post, where you list all of those big companies that control more of the internet than most of us know.

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