How to Make Subscriptions Work: ‘Be Better Than Free’

Subscription sites are growing by the month (if not week), and here are some interesting launches and acquisitions we thought you’d want to know

Subscription sites are growing by the month (if not week), and here are some interesting launches and acquisitions we thought you’d want to know about:

On the other side of the equation, a number of sites are experiencing growing pains:

  • Gods & Heroes is dropping its subscription service in favor of a flat $9.99 fee.
  • Netflix is keeping its subscription service but phasing out its DVD rentals, moving more to a SaaS Model with streaming movies.
  • AOL, the original online subscription service, seems to be going down the rabbit hole with their resistance to subscription services and rapid growth of the Huffington Post abroad.
  • Slader.com, a new service to help kids with math homework, downgraded from a promising subscription Model to free!

Of course, there’s no one algorithm to success. But recently, Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com fame went on Big Think to give her opinion on the matter. We just love how she emphasizes getting to know the daily workings rather pondering abstract business Models. Perhaps that’s why Paywall Times readers are finding success in the subscription industry?

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