Maybe it's time to sincerely begin exploring other monetisation strategies.
To me, it feels lazy and unimaginative to blame users for technical realities that make your business model obsolete. That's what old media does. That's what the RIAA and MPAA did.
New media is smarter, quicker to adapt, and more malleable, right? Prove it. Try something different, or invent something better.
I've been thinking for a while that a critical shift is to get users to pay for websites. I've run website before, and understand the costs associated, so I'm plenty happy to contribute towards those costs. Importantly, though, is that I'd like to see something which is effectively reverse advertising. What I'd really like is to essentially bid on my own ad views. Have adwords or whatever it is the cool kids are using these days send me a bill every month, and instead just not do anything when I would try to display something.
Maybe it's time to sincerely begin exploring other monetisation strategies.
To me, it feels lazy and unimaginative to blame users for technical realities that make your business model obsolete. That's what old media does. That's what the RIAA and MPAA did.
New media is smarter, quicker to adapt, and more malleable, right? Prove it. Try something different, or invent something better.
I've been thinking for a while that a critical shift is to get users to pay for websites. I've run website before, and understand the costs associated, so I'm plenty happy to contribute towards those costs. Importantly, though, is that I'd like to see something which is effectively reverse advertising. What I'd really like is to essentially bid on my own ad views. Have adwords or whatever it is the cool kids are using these days send me a bill every month, and instead just not do anything when I would try to display something.