Web payments
2000-12-28 15:28:31+01 by
Dan Lyke
2 comments
Via pretty much everywhere, Evan Williams on paying for web content. Micropayments seem
pretty much dead. Per use pricing died with DiVX, even if ASPs are
having trouble catching up with the consumer market. Explorations of
Eric's recent
link to Voyeurweb lead me to Redclouds, an amateur porn site which charges
$20/year, non-recurring. If the net is truly going to revolutionise
publishing, and I think it is actually cheaper to put up a web page
than to try to print a paper 'zine, then prices which reflect that
reality are a necessity. And, yes, this means you English majors who
thought the .com world was going to mean you could make $150k/year are
having to look at similar job prospects to those you went into school
with. Deal.
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#Comment made: 2002-02-21 06:30:51+01 by:
Dan Lyke
Yes, but this is a huge![[Wiki]](/adbanners/lookingglass.png)
break from standard porn site (and other similarly ethical businesses, such as AOL) practice.
#Comment made: 2002-02-21 06:30:51+01 by:
baylink
Note that "non-recurring" doesn't mean "it doesn't cost any more", it means "you have to re-up manually next year"...
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