Comments on: Hey Cheapskates, Time For You To Pay!

By: flippachick

flippachick — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:57:57 +0000

This reminds me of a post on MenswithPens.ca about “blogging sweatshops.” While I do myself offer a lot of things of value on my blog for free, I also have an end-goal in mind that operates on the belief that if I provide something of value for free first, then what you eventually pay for can only be 100x better.

By: manielse

manielse — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:51:20 +0000

I disagree and here's why: It is very tough to give a product away for free (beyond demo periods) and then expect your customers to pay. The other argument I have is that your competition is still free and, unless you have something premium worth paying for, people like free.

Businesses would love to change this culture but they created it. The average Internet user feels entitled to these services because somewhat in their mind they are already paying for them to their ISPs in bandwidth costs. We know that's not true but it's a mindset.

So how do we fix this? Ah, that's the Million Dollar question! Maybe I'll blog the answer someday.

By: Otto

Otto — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:46:24 +0000

Here's the thing: I ain't paying.

So these services can just suck it.