"...but I explain that paid subscriptions support the huge amount of work it takes to bring them the newsletter. Usually, they have never thought about it from that perspective and end up wanting to pay."
This is probably the biggest hurdle facing writers right now. People have been conditioned to getting free content that they forget som…
"...but I explain that paid subscriptions support the huge amount of work it takes to bring them the newsletter. Usually, they have never thought about it from that perspective and end up wanting to pay."
This is probably the biggest hurdle facing writers right now. People have been conditioned to getting free content that they forget someone is creating it for them to enjoy. When the discussion is framed this way, people are almost always willing to pay and/or donate.
"Totally! Honesty and vulnerability are key to building real connections. It’s easy to forget there’s a person with real emotions on the other side, but being genuine helps bridge that gap."
This is to be expected. Everything is moving to a subscription/fee based model. And most people don't want that. They want to buy something and own it.
It's like encyclopedias. People used to buy physical books, so that they could own the knowledge.
Everything is moving towards a society where you "own" nothing. Everything is available at a price. But it's hard to keep knowledge.
Think about all of the PDF websites, the ones that have manuals for everything under the sun, but you have to pay for them. Nobody likes that. Nobody want's to pay to look something up, when the manufacturer used to provide it for free. Now even the manufacturer wants your information, so they can sell you stuff -- before they will show you the manual.
The world is moving away from an individualist society, and towards a collectivist society -- while simultaneously, people are gaining the ability to individually acquire more knowledge.
Personally I prefer the individualist society, because there are far fewer restrictions.
Myself, I maintain my own Wiki. Using the MediaWiki engine. I did this many years ago, because I wanted a place to store the info I've acquired working in the automation field for 16+ years. You'll have something that you researched for 5 hours 6 years ago, not something that you would remember. That's where the wiki came in hand.
"...but I explain that paid subscriptions support the huge amount of work it takes to bring them the newsletter. Usually, they have never thought about it from that perspective and end up wanting to pay."
This is probably the biggest hurdle facing writers right now. People have been conditioned to getting free content that they forget someone is creating it for them to enjoy. When the discussion is framed this way, people are almost always willing to pay and/or donate.
Exactly. I find that honesty and vulnerability make people realize there is a human behind this! Very easy to forget.
"Totally! Honesty and vulnerability are key to building real connections. It’s easy to forget there’s a person with real emotions on the other side, but being genuine helps bridge that gap."
This is to be expected. Everything is moving to a subscription/fee based model. And most people don't want that. They want to buy something and own it.
It's like encyclopedias. People used to buy physical books, so that they could own the knowledge.
Everything is moving towards a society where you "own" nothing. Everything is available at a price. But it's hard to keep knowledge.
Think about all of the PDF websites, the ones that have manuals for everything under the sun, but you have to pay for them. Nobody likes that. Nobody want's to pay to look something up, when the manufacturer used to provide it for free. Now even the manufacturer wants your information, so they can sell you stuff -- before they will show you the manual.
The world is moving away from an individualist society, and towards a collectivist society -- while simultaneously, people are gaining the ability to individually acquire more knowledge.
Personally I prefer the individualist society, because there are far fewer restrictions.
Myself, I maintain my own Wiki. Using the MediaWiki engine. I did this many years ago, because I wanted a place to store the info I've acquired working in the automation field for 16+ years. You'll have something that you researched for 5 hours 6 years ago, not something that you would remember. That's where the wiki came in hand.