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If it's any help, way back in 2003 we had a small subscription-only website that wasn't doing much. On advice from a consultant we made it free with advertising paying the bills, and we have not looked back since. However, that was before adsense came along, and since then publishing has become more profitable and a lot more people are putting up a lot more content.
So I'd say how well you do depends on the usefulness/uniqueness of your product, how easy it is for others to set up rival sites, and how successfully you market your website so it goes up the serps.
Good luck!
PS Have you considered a split site - offer taster material without giving away all you've got and see how it's received?
Everyone here is basically a gambler
I usually read WW while I'm playing online poker... thought it was just me. ;)
There are so so many sites will I just be another one in the pile. meaning has it all been done to death?
There is still plenty of potential. If the site you're developing is basically the same stuff others have written a thousand times you'll likely see less income than if you have something unique to offer.
As for free vs. paid, I still do both. One reason is diversification of income sources. Another reason is the free stuff gets copied (stolen) more often and ends up on other sites so you spend more time taking various "copyright actions" to defend your intellectual property.
FarmBoy
Interesting that you're launching on April 1, but maybe I'm the only one who still celebrates April Fool's day.
**I tried it with 25,000 page views a month and was lucky to clear
$60.00
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The Free thing has been done to death, and in my humble opinion only works if you have tons of traffic**. ...To me loosing a $18.95 sale to a .25 cent click doesn't make any sense at at all.
**I tried it with 25,000 page views a month and was lucky to clear $60.00
It depends on the topic - whether the topic attracts quality traffic and whether it generates repeat visitors.
I have visitors who have been returning weekly for years and who have generated a lot of clicks on ads.
If you have 100 visitors and make one $18.95 sale, you have $18.95.
But if you have those 100 become repeat visitors to a free site that attracts repeat visits and each one only makes one 25 cent click over the course of the year, you've earned $25. Two clicks each and you're up to $50.
FarmBoy
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