Comments on: Could Blogging Adopt A Paid Content Business Model? http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blogs Charging for Content - Can it Work? | Malaysia Blog Tips For Blogger - Make Money Online Blogging http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-225737 Blogs Charging for Content - Can it Work? | Malaysia Blog Tips For Blogger - Make Money Online Blogging Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:56:42 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/#comment-225737 [...] at Blog Herald asks Could Blogging Adopt A Paid Content Business Model? and points out a number of blogs that could conceivably charge readers for [...] [...] at Blog Herald asks Could Blogging Adopt A Paid Content Business Model? and points out a number of blogs that could conceivably charge readers for [...]

]]> By: Newscribe Blog » Blog Archive » Subscription as a biz model for blogs? http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-193440 Newscribe Blog » Blog Archive » Subscription as a biz model for blogs? Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:30:50 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/#comment-193440 [...] interesting question. According to an article in Blog Herald, medium like the newspaper, radio and TV in the past did not firstly have a business [...] [...] interesting question. According to an article in Blog Herald, medium like the newspaper, radio and TV in the past did not firstly have a business [...]

]]> By: tony http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-172299 tony Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:26:51 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/#comment-172299 Aaron -- sounds like an interesting model you're proposing. I think it would work in certain kinds of blogging / information products ... things that demand its readers being current with industry changes -- such as SEO, equities, real estate etc etc. Let us know if you try it out! Cheers t Aaron — sounds like an interesting model you’re proposing. I think it would work in certain kinds of blogging / information products … things that demand its readers being current with industry changes — such as SEO, equities, real estate etc etc.

Let us know if you try it out!

Cheers
t

]]> By: aaron wall http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-172233 aaron wall Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:04:55 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/#comment-172233 I think paid info package + blog works well (like my seobook.com site). I also had another paid content model, which might be ok and might be garbage. What if one made everything freely available but well structured, and let the content age, and then charged like $100 to $500 to update that particular section if someone wants it updated. Sorta a weird model there, but if people paid for the stuff they wanted updated the most then that stuff would get more attention than the other stuff. I think paid info package + blog works well (like my seobook.com site).

I also had another paid content model, which might be ok and might be garbage. What if one made everything freely available but well structured, and let the content age, and then charged like $100 to $500 to update that particular section if someone wants it updated. Sorta a weird model there, but if people paid for the stuff they wanted updated the most then that stuff would get more attention than the other stuff.

]]> By: cathy http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-171978 cathy Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:07:54 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/#comment-171978 I agree with your article with above said views Adams predicts that the growth will be fueled by increased broadband penetration and the introduction of devices such as Apple TV, which allows users to watch PC downloads on TV. Absolutely right with what i read from the above view about <a href="http://www.satellitetvpc.org" rel="nofollow">pctv</a> I agree with your article with above said views Adams predicts that the growth will be fueled by increased broadband penetration and the introduction of devices such as Apple TV, which allows users to watch PC downloads on TV. Absolutely right with what i read from the above view about pctv

]]> By: LonelyBloggers http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-171896 LonelyBloggers Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:49:39 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/#comment-171896 Not only paid blogging, but also paid video blogging - We are now running a paid video blogging series called Question of the Day... Doing well and I think if done right, paid blogging does work, you just need the right mix of content and audience. I personally think blogging is starting to morph into something else with the mix of social networks and video sharing sites... We also have video comments installed on our blog -- It's a whole new world for bloggers to explore and it's coming soon.. Very timely post -- Great stuff! Not only paid blogging, but also paid video blogging – We are now running a paid video blogging series called Question of the Day… Doing well and I think if done right, paid blogging does work, you just need the right mix of content and audience. I personally think blogging is starting to morph into something else with the mix of social networks and video sharing sites…

We also have video comments installed on our blog — It’s a whole new world for bloggers to explore and it’s coming soon..

Very timely post — Great stuff!

]]> By: Tony http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-171891 Tony Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:15:04 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/04/could-blogging-adopt-a-paid-content-business-model/#comment-171891 Great post, Scott. I would chime in with two thoughts re: paid blogging. 1) The barriers to create blogging competition, while low, are relatively close to zero when compared with brick-and-mortar operations. 2) The ethos behind people reading blogs, particularly tech blogs, may not cotton very well to a paid subscribership when they're used to getting (everything) online for free. On the other hand, it would be interesting if done "right" -- I don't know what that is, but perhaps its a combination of offering a paid model at a miniscule cost to create revenues on volume, creating "exceeding-expectations" kind of content behind a paid firewall, while having a still-free area of content that is worthwhile to read. Meh. ;) Anyway, great thought provoking stuff. Cheers t Great post, Scott.

I would chime in with two thoughts re: paid blogging.

1) The barriers to create blogging competition, while low, are relatively close to zero when compared with brick-and-mortar operations.

2) The ethos behind people reading blogs, particularly tech blogs, may not cotton very well to a paid subscribership when they’re used to getting (everything) online for free.

On the other hand, it would be interesting if done “right” — I don’t know what that is, but perhaps its a combination of offering a paid model at a miniscule cost to create revenues on volume, creating “exceeding-expectations” kind of content behind a paid firewall, while having a still-free area of content that is worthwhile to read.

Meh. ;)

Anyway, great thought provoking stuff.

Cheers
t

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