Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19981218151622.01489220@mail.monmouth.com> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 15:16:22 -0500 From: Wilbur Streett <mailto:WStreett@MAIL.MONMOUTH.COM> Subject: Re: One a penny, two a penny To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Microcash has been predicted in a lot of other medias as well, and has failed.No one wants to think about the rate of downloading a page, and the market has already established a free baseline. No one will go along with paying for content when it's already out there and free.
There are a lot of ways to generate income via the internet. The most viable one in my mind isn't advertisement based but value based. Help the customer get the information that they need and then if they are interested in a product, provide a reference. Those that want to buy stuff will then naturally find the way to the product, and those that don't won't be offended by agressive marketing tactics.
If the product has real value, it will generate income, if it doesn't, ranting about it doesn't make it have value.
Wilbur
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