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Originally Posted by Paul&John
I think only they know the answer to this question.. but in the long-run is better to have a free version also (just to have people get used to the good life then upgrade).. so I think they would stay with free+paid versions if they made the same money with the free+paid then now without the free version
Hehe yes, but I think they were selling the ad spaces not showing their own ads (referral).
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i actually clicked ads if i wanted to check a new webmaster program. think i signed up for a few too. nifty was also one of the few things i ran on my sig at other forums for a while.
but seriously, how many times can "count duh money" show up? either i wasn't interested or already signed up. i don't need to see it a million times to get the point.
if they optimize their ads, they could probably do ok. but i don't think they did that at all.
also, if they keep getting webmasters to sign up under them, under all these new programs with their own referral codes, then maybe webmasters will need to upgrade anyway. that means income from referrals and memberships, while still catering to the free members until they run enough programs to upgrade.
in theory it could work. but in theory, taco bell meat is also real.