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Herald/Sun - Newspapers charging for online content
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HeraldSun
I was happy to see this morning that you can, finally, use their website on your mobile.
I was EXTREMELY unhappy that we now have to pay to view their articles.
I have had it with the Heraldsun and their money hungry revenue raisers. Its just silly. Will be switching to The Age from now on. The only reason The Age isn't our daily home delivery is because they haven't changed from their large and annoying broad sheet form. The Age have their iPad news app for free, and its also free to read all their articles. The HeraldSun make you pay $7.50 for their app (In app terms, that is an expensive app), but then pay a monthly subscription of $20-30 to view their articles. The app isn't even even very nice to read articles on! They made a Supercoach app last year and you pay $4 which has obnoxious commercials on the bottom banner and they were supposed to update it each year. Not anymore! You pay for a new app EVERY year now. Still $4, and still with ads included. Normally you pay for an app so you do not get any ads.
I can't handle the Herald Sun anymore. I will now only use it for Supercoach.
I was happy to see this morning that you can, finally, use their website on your mobile.
I was EXTREMELY unhappy that we now have to pay to view their articles.
I have had it with the Heraldsun and their money hungry revenue raisers. Its just silly. Will be switching to The Age from now on. The only reason The Age isn't our daily home delivery is because they haven't changed from their large and annoying broad sheet form. The Age have their iPad news app for free, and its also free to read all their articles. The HeraldSun make you pay $7.50 for their app (In app terms, that is an expensive app), but then pay a monthly subscription of $20-30 to view their articles. The app isn't even even very nice to read articles on! They made a Supercoach app last year and you pay $4 which has obnoxious commercials on the bottom banner and they were supposed to update it each year. Not anymore! You pay for a new app EVERY year now. Still $4, and still with ads included. Normally you pay for an app so you do not get any ads.
I can't handle the Herald Sun anymore. I will now only use it for Supercoach.
Re: Re: Dustin "Bull" Martin
I didn't particularly like or respect what Robbo or Sheehan had to say when it was free, I'm sure as hell not going to pay for it!
CptJonno2Madcow2005 said:Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.Pay to read the H/S online soon.
I didn't particularly like or respect what Robbo or Sheehan had to say when it was free, I'm sure as hell not going to pay for it!
Re: Re: Dustin "Bull" Martin
Yeah its a bit of a conundrum[sp].Will be interesting how the H/S and the other print media[They will follow suit] go about it.I mean something like Supercoach attracts 1000,s.How much of an effect will charging have on it etc.Col.W.Kurtz said:
Re: Re: Dustin "Bull" Martin
I couldn't get to the bottom, was laughing too hard at his prediction that Carlton would win the premiership and thay they have shown that they are not Judd one dimensional.
casper68 said:
I couldn't get to the bottom, was laughing too hard at his prediction that Carlton would win the premiership and thay they have shown that they are not Judd one dimensional.
Re: HeraldSun
What about their ridiculous brand new look......."the new era".......
This website's gonna take an 1 hour to browse through. They make more space for their ads and videos than the news.
What about their ridiculous brand new look......."the new era".......
This website's gonna take an 1 hour to browse through. They make more space for their ads and videos than the news.
Re: HeraldSun
They should get paid, and they do. I just don't agree with how many different ways they try to make money. We have the heraldsun delivered each day so I don't expect to be able to get everything for free. I pay my way there.
I have no problem charging for an app. But either make the app free and pay a subscription. Or charge for the app and have the subscription free.
Charge for the supercoach app and have no ads. Or make the app free, and have ads.
As for charging for the articles online, I'd imagine we can no longer put up RFC related HUN articles as that would now be copyright infringement..
Baloo said:
They should get paid, and they do. I just don't agree with how many different ways they try to make money. We have the heraldsun delivered each day so I don't expect to be able to get everything for free. I pay my way there.
I have no problem charging for an app. But either make the app free and pay a subscription. Or charge for the app and have the subscription free.
Charge for the supercoach app and have no ads. Or make the app free, and have ads.
As for charging for the articles online, I'd imagine we can no longer put up RFC related HUN articles as that would now be copyright infringement..
Re: HeraldSun
Lots of negative comments on their blog.
This paper's becoming more pathetic as time moves on.
Lots of negative comments on their blog.
This paper's becoming more pathetic as time moves on.
Re: HeraldSun
I still dont understand the angst. You said they still get paid. How ?
There are two ways to make money on the internet. Advertising and paid subscriptions. Most webmasters would prefer the advertising route but if that is not profitable enough then paid subscription is the other way.
Do they offer a deal where if you signup for a subscription to the paper you get the digital free ?
I still dont understand the angst. You said they still get paid. How ?
There are two ways to make money on the internet. Advertising and paid subscriptions. Most webmasters would prefer the advertising route but if that is not profitable enough then paid subscription is the other way.
Do they offer a deal where if you signup for a subscription to the paper you get the digital free ?
Re: HeraldSun
The thing with the heraldsun is they are doing advertising, AND paid subscriptions. That is my issue. Do one or the other, when you get a subscription from them it still has advertising all through it.
I'm not aware of any deal like that, but if they were to do that I would be happy. I highly doubt they will do it though.
Baloo said:
The thing with the heraldsun is they are doing advertising, AND paid subscriptions. That is my issue. Do one or the other, when you get a subscription from them it still has advertising all through it.
I'm not aware of any deal like that, but if they were to do that I would be happy. I highly doubt they will do it though.
Re: HeraldSun
They get paid from me buying their newspaper every day. Me buying their iPad app, and their supercoach app. They also get paid from the advertising they put into their apps. Now they want to get paid to read their online articles as well.
Its alot of ways to get paid! haha!
Baloo said:
They get paid from me buying their newspaper every day. Me buying their iPad app, and their supercoach app. They also get paid from the advertising they put into their apps. Now they want to get paid to read their online articles as well.
Its alot of ways to get paid! haha!
Re: HeraldSun
People need to click on more Ads then.
I guess that would be a valid gripe I reckon. Subscribers should be free of advertising. They would counter that advertising is subsidising the subscriptions so to remove it would mean increasing the cost of the subscription.
If people clicked more ads when they visited websites there would be less subscription sites.
Tigertool said:
People need to click on more Ads then.
I guess that would be a valid gripe I reckon. Subscribers should be free of advertising. They would counter that advertising is subsidising the subscriptions so to remove it would mean increasing the cost of the subscription.
If people clicked more ads when they visited websites there would be less subscription sites.
Re: HeraldSun
You might be, but would others.
I'm still not convinced a subscription model will work but the NYT is still holding out. The main paper where I live has been subscription only for a while now and shows no signs of changing.
Hopefully it's just a fad but I reckon we're seeing the future now, ads or no ads. Premier content will require a subscription. Normal content won't.
Tigertool said:
You might be, but would others.
I'm still not convinced a subscription model will work but the NYT is still holding out. The main paper where I live has been subscription only for a while now and shows no signs of changing.
Hopefully it's just a fad but I reckon we're seeing the future now, ads or no ads. Premier content will require a subscription. Normal content won't.
Re: HeraldSun
I would be a little annoyed if I paid for content that the HS have just downloaded from the clubs website and used it word for word under the pretext of being a news story. The trouble is that journalists are getting lazier and do very little additional research.
Don't use the app, but do scan the age and HS websites regularly - would be dissappointed if they charged for access there.
I would be a little annoyed if I paid for content that the HS have just downloaded from the clubs website and used it word for word under the pretext of being a news story. The trouble is that journalists are getting lazier and do very little additional research.
Don't use the app, but do scan the age and HS websites regularly - would be dissappointed if they charged for access there.
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