Re:Designing an audio adblocker
by the_watcher on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @11:59AM
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Many podcasts actually do offer this, either via a Patreon or something like Stitcher Premium. One podcast I listen to (and subscribe to their Patreon) has mentioned that only ~10% of their listeners subscribe and that ads are a much larger source of revenue for them (even doubling subscribers wouldn't make up for this gap).
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> One podcast I listen to (and subscribe to their Patreon) has mentioned that only ~10% of their listeners subscribe and that ads are a much larger source of revenue for them (even doubling subscribers wouldn't make up for this gap).
This is interesting, but isn't be an argument against offering a pay-for option. I expect the paying subscribers are more valuable per user, so any user you convert to paying increases your revenue.
Re:Designing an audio adblocker
by the_watcher on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @10:26PM
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I agree, I like that they offer a paid option. I just also understand why they're not eliminating the ad supported version.