To charge or not to charge? That is a question all publishers face regarding their most precious asset: their content. Should you have a pay wall? Which models lend themselves more to paid content? How else can you turn your assets into revenue opportunities? And what about mobile apps? The following resources will help you make sense of all the noise.
Premium publishers must re-evaluate their value proposition, positioning themselves as the highest quality environments for brand engagement – and then turning that engagement into real economic value. Full Story
Much of the talk of digital meters and other paywall iterations focuses on logistics. But publishers tend to overlook two key elements that extend beyond the paywall itself: promoting it and supporting it. Full Story
Meters and other online subscription models won't fix a lousy website experience – they'll only make it worse. That's why publishers considering a paywall need to think about more than just pricing.
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Say all you want about The Daily’s innovative design and "one-of-a-kindness." The bottom line is that its business model was doomed by some very traditional - and increasingly outdated - publishing industry principals. Full Story
Media companies shouldn’t have to choose between paid content and ad-supported digital business models. The reality is, they’ll probably need elements of both to survive. Full Story
Paywalls don’t work for every publisher. It’s hard to make money on apps. These two industry truths are forcing publishers, and the vendors that serve them, to come up with more innovative ways to generate revenue from their audiences. Here are three methods that show promise. Full Story
New York-based startup TinyPass offers digital publishers a range of options for paid content. The flexibility of the platform lets publishers test a variety of models to find out what’s best for their audience. Here are four ways small publishers are using TinyPass to generate audience revenue.
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You don't need a site-wide paywall to generate revenues from your content. If you’re a premium publisher, then you have services and products of value to offer. Here's how to adapt these content assets for e-commerce. Full Story
The latest newspaper circulation numbers signal an important milestone in the print-to-digital transition. But can media companies build on this momentum? Here are three parts of a publisher’s business model that must continue to evolve.
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The urgency around digital business models increased this year as media companies sought new ways to offset declining print revenues or to build sustainable digital-only publishing brands. Here are five emerging revenue models that are laying the foundation for a new era of magazine and newspaper publishing.
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