Unit ad revenue (so-to-speak) continually falls. The income of business reliant on advertising drops, they cut costs, and the quality of content suffers. The focus on link-bait and trying to get a viral hit or SEO, overtakes the imperative to provide something that people actually want. It is not a sustainable model for most businesses.
Please, people, forget advertising. Provide something that people want, and charge a small and reasonable price for it.
I pay for a news app, it's a small subscription, it's great, I'm happy.
After the power-drunk players of the internet bubble made everything free, market expectations were set, and now there's an expectation by most internet users that a large part of the online services they use be free.
Unit ad revenue (so-to-speak) continually falls. The income of business reliant on advertising drops, they cut costs, and the quality of content suffers. The focus on link-bait and trying to get a viral hit or SEO, overtakes the imperative to provide something that people actually want. It is not a sustainable model for most businesses.
Please, people, forget advertising. Provide something that people want, and charge a small and reasonable price for it.
I pay for a news app, it's a small subscription, it's great, I'm happy.
Back to Firefox we go.