Re:HotorNot goes free: "Free sites are destroying pay sites"
by danielha on Tuesday April 03, 2007 @11:13PM
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Then again, I heard that when Yahoo! started charging to get into their online dating service, they actually saw dramatic increases in membership due to the added ensurance of reputation a fee provides.
That's an interesting angle. Nothing quite like that pay-barrier to act as a filter for quality users. Though, it's a smaller percentage of sites where this is both applicable and truly rewarding for the company.
That's an interesting angle. Nothing quite like that pay-barrier to act as a filter for quality users. Though, it's a smaller percentage of sites where this is both applicable and truly rewarding for the company.