Comments on: 5 Reasons to Sell Some of Your Content http://www.netbusinessblog.com/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/ Net Business Blog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:37:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Llama Money http://www.netbusinessblog.com/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-65604 Llama Money Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:39:21 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/2007/10/26/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-65604 I don't think paid content in the ESPN sense is really future - it's more like the past. Ebooks and such are around to stay, but no one wants to pay to read web pages. Free content plus advertising wins vs paid content, any day of the week. It will continue to do so for as long as advertisers are shelling out the bucks. I don’t think paid content in the ESPN sense is really future - it’s more like the past. Ebooks and such are around to stay, but no one wants to pay to read web pages. Free content plus advertising wins vs paid content, any day of the week. It will continue to do so for as long as advertisers are shelling out the bucks.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.netbusinessblog.com/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-65317 Jeff Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:25:00 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/2007/10/26/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-65317 RE: the NY Times I think you're right in that paid content works better in a narrow niche or there is some real value being added to the content, such as along the Teaching Sells approach. One could take the best 10 articles from the Times archive on a specific topic, summarize those so that it's easily understandable, then link back to the full articles in Times. Most people just get lost with big archives and don't know how to filter. Performing the filtering role has value. RE: the NY Times I think you’re right in that paid content works better in a narrow niche or there is some real value being added to the content, such as along the Teaching Sells approach. One could take the best 10 articles from the Times archive on a specific topic, summarize those so that it’s easily understandable, then link back to the full articles in Times. Most people just get lost with big archives and don’t know how to filter. Performing the filtering role has value.

]]> By: 2007-10-28 Sunday Links Folder : Freelance Folder http://www.netbusinessblog.com/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-62025 2007-10-28 Sunday Links Folder : Freelance Folder Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:06:49 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/2007/10/26/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-62025 [...] 5 Reasons to Sell Some of Your Content [...] [...] 5 Reasons to Sell Some of Your Content [...]

]]> By: Dee Barizo http://www.netbusinessblog.com/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-60752 Dee Barizo Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:53:49 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/2007/10/26/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-60752 Nice example. Formatting and being up to date is crucial when selling content. Nice example. Formatting and being up to date is crucial when selling content.

]]> By: Dee Barizo http://www.netbusinessblog.com/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-60747 Dee Barizo Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:51:44 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/2007/10/26/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-60747 I have heard of the New York Times example. I'm not sure why they abandoned the paid content model, but it could be harder to charge for content when your niche is really broad. I have heard of the New York Times example. I’m not sure why they abandoned the paid content model, but it could be harder to charge for content when your niche is really broad.

]]> By: Jeremy Steele http://www.netbusinessblog.com/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-60667 Jeremy Steele Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:16:55 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/2007/10/26/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-60667 In this day and age you could probably take your top 20 or so posts - rewrite them and update them a bit - put them together in an e-book format and sell it for $15 a pop. In this day and age you could probably take your top 20 or so posts - rewrite them and update them a bit - put them together in an e-book format and sell it for $15 a pop.

]]> By: Lars-Christian http://www.netbusinessblog.com/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-60601 Lars-Christian Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:11:49 +0000 http://www.netbusinessblog.com/2007/10/26/5-reasons-to-sell-some-of-your-content/#comment-60601 While the paid content model is certainly a more sustainable source of income than what you have to deal with when you offer content for free, I'm not sure the paradigm shift is as close as you predict though. The New York Times for instance recently abandoned the paid content model, presumably because they see a greater revenue potential in the free for all model. You bring up good points however, and I have to admit that I've been toying with the idea of starting something based on the paid content model. I don't have any experience with it, but I do believe there's great revenue potential for it, especially for small publishers. While the paid content model is certainly a more sustainable source of income than what you have to deal with when you offer content for free, I’m not sure the paradigm shift is as close as you predict though.

The New York Times for instance recently abandoned the paid content model, presumably because they see a greater revenue potential in the free for all model.

You bring up good points however, and I have to admit that I’ve been toying with the idea of starting something based on the paid content model. I don’t have any experience with it, but I do believe there’s great revenue potential for it, especially for small publishers.

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