We’re dropping Google Ads

Re:We’re dropping Google Ads by matt4077 on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @02:06AM (#14095182)

I, too, am waiting for a cross-publisher content network. I'd easily pay $30/mo, instead of the $0 I'm paying now.

But, for the individual publisher, this would mean the end of their current subscriber base and 70%+ of revenue. I'm pretty sure the NYT has a spreadsheet somewhere, and currently it's still saying that they are likely to lose out in such a model.

If they get, say, 10% of my $30, that's $3 x 12 = $36, which is about 1/10 of their current price. Could they increase their subscriber base by an order of magnitude with such a model? I'd say it's possible, but it's just too big a risk right now. And the numbers may be less favourably for smaller outfits.

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Re:We’re dropping Google Ads by Baeocystin on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @02:36AM (#14095325)

There's http://blendle.com . They let you pay-per-article. It's still early work, but I do use them, and I was glad to find their service.

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