Comments on: An Open Letter to Web Startups: Please Take My Money

By: New Comm Biz » I will consume and use you

New Comm Biz » I will consume and use you — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:34:39 +0000

[...] use your freemium service and probably never pay you a dime (even though most of the services I would pay for don’t charge). I read your blog and never click the [...]

By: Tac

Tac — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:56:43 +0000

@justin, just to be clear it was Co.mment that went under not coComment. Yes it is confusing.

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Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:34:28 +0000

[...] via CrunchBaseLouis Gray continues the debate: how important is it for a Web service to have a revenue model? One commenter on Louis’ blog expresses the concern some of us have. “I’m a little [...]

By: Justin Beller

Justin Beller — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:59:49 +0000

@Tac.

Don’t I feel stupid.

By: Justin Beller

Justin Beller — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:59:00 +0000

@Tac.

Don’t I feel stupid.

By: Andraz Tori

Andraz Tori — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:46:45 +0000

I am saying that I’d rather pay than have it taken away.

Andraz Tori, Zemanta

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:46:00 +0000

I am saying that I’d rather pay than have it taken away.

Andraz Tori, Zemanta

By: Tac

Tac — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:42:32 +0000

Andraz, of course we’d all live just fine(some of us may go through withdrawals) it would just be a hassle.

That’s an interesting thought about paying for Google search since it’s really the only revenue generator Google has (and other related AdSense products). Are you saying you would you pay for an ad free version or just pay on top of the PPC model?

By: Tac

Tac — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:42:00 +0000

Andraz, of course we’d all live just fine(some of us may go through withdrawals) it would just be a hassle.

By: Andraz Tori

Andraz Tori — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:23:52 +0000

Hi Tac!

You definitely strike the right tune bringing out the question. Personally, I don’t think people would suffer too much if any of the services mentioned disappears. Definitely unpleasant, but not critical.

However I am sure all of the start-ups mentioned are currently completely dedicated to shaping the products in a way that will bring money in. Zemanta notwithstanding.

Already offering commercial license of the API, and more stuff coming soon.

Oh, and to answer your question… which service I’d pay for personally. One obvious choice pops up immediately: Google search.

bye
Andraz Tori, Zemanta