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Re:The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching... by happybuy on Thursday February 23, 2023 @06:34PM (#34918382)
Appreciate the feedback. We'll take it on board for improvements in the future.

We recently moved to a paid app model with a 30-day free trial available (from a freemium app model).

Understand that this is not as appealing as a free-forever product. We found that we had hundreds of thousands of free users and not enough paid users. After developing the app for many years under this model, we had to make some changes so that we could continue to fund the ongoing app development and updates.

The notification prompt can also be declined in the alert that appears; though we could make this more obvious with a clear 'Skip' button.

Re:The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching... by cactusplant7374 on Thursday February 23, 2023 @06:58PM (#34918641)
How does this compare with just using Brave?
Re:The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching... by TedDoesntTalk on Thursday February 23, 2023 @11:19PM (#34920715)
That’s what I’m using now and love it.
Re:The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching... by kazinator on Thursday February 23, 2023 @08:25PM (#34919436)
> We found that we had hundreds of thousands of free users and not enough paid users.

Have you tried advertising? :)

Re:The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching... by culopatin on Friday February 24, 2023 @10:19AM (#34925307)
Understandable, but if I’m getting ads because I’m not subscribed to things, I don’t want to suscribe to avoid those ads. I would likely pay a one time fee, but not yet another subscription.

I know you have your reasonings, but I’ll give you my raw unfiltered train of thought of why I wouldn’t sign up in case it helps you in your business:

“It’s only 30 bucks a year” say 100 other apps. I get it, you’re trying to make money, but there are many other ways of doing this for free. You’re not offering that much product to me that’s worth a subscription. Netflix? I actively use it every night. Spotify? Several hours a day. Blocking ads? Maybe a one time fee.

Re:The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching... by gigatexal on Monday February 27, 2023 @05:10PM (#34962645)
Other than paying yourselves which makes 100% sense what if any serverside or other costs does this app/plug-in incur if the filtering is being done from within safari?