Forget Free, Now We Want Services That Pay
from the how-soon-until-we-can-all-quit-our-jobs? dept
In an age where free consumers web services are considered standard using the business model of "AJAX, AdSense and Arrogance", it was only a matter of time before the scales tipped even further towards the consumer. That is, we're starting to see a lot more applications that are less about just being free, but also about paying their top users. It sounds good as a way to gain attention in a crowded market, since everyone likes getting paid -- but it often does not make good business sense. There's often a pretty big problem with all of these "bribe users" promotional plans: they're always subject to being gamed. As soon as you offer people money or prizes of some kind, you'll get the equivalent of "click fraud." Someone, somewhere will be working overtime to figure out a way to make sure that money is going into his wallet -- whether or not he deserves it. Unless these sites can come up with a real way to combat being gamed, it's only a matter of time until someone will have set up some sort of bot or system to make sure the money goes somewhere that it probably doesn't belong, ruining the experience for everyone else.
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Here's where you're wrong...
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It works for me!
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It works for me!
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Did everyone get the point? (And no, anonymous coward isnt really getting paid)
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Oh yes I am
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Better than free
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Idea works
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Users/viewers get nothing. Opportunities for click fraud are fairly low. You would need a VERY sophisticated bot to avoid being detected. And the RIAA, etc. will be all over the site looking for copy right licensing violations.
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CRAP!
It's simply a matter of also having a sound business model that works. The profit needs to match the payout accordingly. In addition the said model must be adhered to regardless of greed or instant profit gratification.
I was once paid $50.00 for a product review phone interview, it took 15 minutes...that's $200.00 an hour!
They got what they wanted and so did I.
To use words like can't and never is a lie because clearly it does work.
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Re: CRAP!
On the other hand, if you can make a living out of doing this, more power to you. I sure would do it. I wonder how much the guy on the other end of "Can you hear me now?" makes.
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Duh Rob.
Have bots hammer it with clicks.
Gamed.
I doubt the site is going to be getting paid for long (or at all) if it's bots "viewing" the ads.
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