Why is it that we’ll pay $39 a month for the millionth repeat of a fitness model doing squats and pushups but we won’t pay $10 a month for quality, daily journalism? I’m generalizing of course but I’m curious the psychology behind this.
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I think many people would be willing to pay that much if they could do it with less friction. I certainly would, if I could pay per article instead of having to sign up for a subscription.
Journalism's business model now is: 1. You try to read an article. 2. They say you can't unless you sign up for a subscription that's impossible to cancel and will require you fill out a form with 20 fields, choose a strong password, etc. 3. You click on back.
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The underlying "ugh" stopping per-article purchase is that nobody has cracked easy micro-transactions online yet. Seems like a solvable problem.
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Yes it has been cracked but still a new browser. Look up
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Interested to see if
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There’s an opportunity where one could sign on through a universal ID system (Google or FB), have a credit card on file and pay a nominal amount (5-25 cents) to read the article. The scale of readership will make up for the low pricing
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Is a cancel subscription button too much to ask for? It's 2020 and we're expected to call to cancel.
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It has nothing to do with it being 2020 that you have to call to cancel. This is simply to make it harder to.
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Exactly, the publishers own websites are frustrating to use. The tension between content and monetizing is on full display. Also, it is silly that often you can simply click on reader mode on a browser and the paywall is removed.
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I think Google can make life easier for everyone by getting involved herehttps://twitter.com/kirentanna/status/1250285666182692865 …
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