Fun thought experiment. Take all ad-supported services you are using now. If you were asked to pay for them, how much would you pay?
For me, it comes to $100+ per month but that seems like a steep price to pay.
For me, it comes to $100+ per month but that seems like a steep price to pay.
The thing to keep in mind is that the ad supported model is amazing for trying things out, so we really need both.
Having used gmail since I was in high school, I would not have been able to pay for it then, but nowadays its invaluable, and 10$/m is a drop in the bucket.
How do you compute that number?
Rest is made of long tail. These are what I would be willing to pay for these services
EDIT: And I just realized that means you'd be willing to pay.
I had an interesting self discovery. After I insulted a coworker for not being able to think for himself; always parroting Rush, he challenged me to listening to his radio show for one week. I did. I was surprised at what I learned.
I never, ever listen or watch commercials. It's subconscious. I could not change the radio during commercials as I had to listen to his show. It KILLED me. I NEVER listen to commercials.
Then I realized I flip if I watch TV. If I listen to radio, I change the station automatically when I hear a commercial. YouTube, turn down sound. Automatically. TV shows, watch after it starts so I can fast forward via Tivo.
Same goes for anything pay online. See a pay requirement? Go away. I realize I don't buy any online content; No site I have ever gone to is worth paying (directly).
By the way, I pay for internet access 4 ways each month; cable ($50); two phones ($100); library internet access ($~100 via property taxes used to fund town library). I pay enough.