GigaOm To Begin Paid Content Service-Is Paid Subcription Services Making A Come Back?
I will admit that we bloggers do make most of our money via advertising(much like radio, magazines and newspapers-which is all drying up quickly for most media). It sucks, since we have to have our reades either click or buy something-and we all know that takes time! So when I was reading Audience Magazine, they said that paid content is making a comeback for websites and bloggers-I was a little shocked. But I guess they are onto to something.
GigaOm the tech blog has announced they will start selling subcriptions along with their free access to all their blogs in their network. They will charge $79.00 per year for their premium content. Their CEO said that he felt they needed to take a chance with it, because he felt that new media networks needed more than one source of income. Which that does make sense, and I do agree with him on that.
So my main question is, would you ever start offering premium content for a fee? Also, would you buy premium content at all? Do you think that bloggers need more than one source of income coming in?
Thanks in advance!
xoxo-
technista
GigaOm the tech blog has announced they will start selling subcriptions along with their free access to all their blogs in their network. They will charge $79.00 per year for their premium content. Their CEO said that he felt they needed to take a chance with it, because he felt that new media networks needed more than one source of income. Which that does make sense, and I do agree with him on that.
So my main question is, would you ever start offering premium content for a fee? Also, would you buy premium content at all? Do you think that bloggers need more than one source of income coming in?
Thanks in advance!
xoxo-
technista
