Will you pay for the NYT’s blogs?
Posted on February 22, 2010 by Budi Putra in Tech
Personally, I don’t mind to pay in order to get an access to high-quality and newsworthy blogs. My only concern is about timing: not now…
Tell me what you think, my lovely readers!
Felix Salmon of Reuters wrote:
Nisenholtz did say quite clearly that he expected ad revenue to go up rather than down, which implied to me that that paywall was going to be pretty porous. And Sulzberger said that “we are not trying to eliminate ourselves from the digital ecosystem”. But when I asked about specifics, it all got rather messy. It started when I asked whether the NYT’s own blogs would be counted towards the quota, and Nisenholtz replied that “our intention is to keep blogs behind the wall”.
That shocked me: blogs rely on loyal readers who come back to read them often. But few blog readers are loyal enough to pay for the privilege of reading that blog. And if you’re someone who participates regularly in the Freakonomics comments section, for instance, you’re going to be very annoyed if you’re forced to buy a subscription to the entire nytimes.com site in order to do so.
Stop launching blogs, start contributing!
Posted on February 20, 2010 by Budi Putra in Tech
It’s an interesting discussion. But one for sure: keep blogging!
Chad Mueller of Inspired Magazine said, “Let’s contribute to already established blogs instead of creating new blogs.”I know guest blogging isn’t a new concept, but when you are thinking about launching a new blog be sure to weigh out the options. Think about it, what are the main reasons for starting a blog – you want to express your thoughts. Does it really matter where your thoughts are expressed? Established blogs are always accepting guest writers…
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