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Do you pay for services on the web? What type of services do you pay for and how much do you pay per month?
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I pay for services wherever possible. I want a free trial period when testing out a new app or service, but after that trial is over, I *want* to pay -- it means the company is serious and has a better chance of being around next week or next year. Any company that offers ongoing free services with no means of making money is just asking to become defunct.
Some things I pay for:
Slicehost web hosting ($68/mo)
Salesforce.com ($99/year)
Jungledisk / Amazon S3 data backup ($20/mo)
Some things I pay for:
Slicehost web hosting ($68/mo)
Salesforce.com ($99/year)
Jungledisk / Amazon S3 data backup ($20/mo)
Currently I only pay for a website-hosting company, which hosts a full flash website for me, and this costs me 49$ a month. And it is well worth it in this case.
Other services I sometimes use are adwords, but I tend to keep the budget there rather low.
Other services I sometimes use are adwords, but I tend to keep the budget there rather low.
I pay for web-hosting, it's a long term contract and ends up to be like 4-5$ a month
I pay for:
Dropbox (getdropbox.com) $99/year. there was a $9.99 monthly option, but i found it useful and got the whole year.
a fax to email system because i dont have a fax (efax.com) around $14 a month
Skype: i pay 5 bucks a month and get free calls to US and discounted everywhere else. I think i get free calls to canada too but i'm not sure. after those 5 a month, i pay based on usage
and i just started with netflix for 5 bucks a mont
Dropbox (getdropbox.com) $99/year. there was a $9.99 monthly option, but i found it useful and got the whole year.
a fax to email system because i dont have a fax (efax.com) around $14 a month
Skype: i pay 5 bucks a month and get free calls to US and discounted everywhere else. I think i get free calls to canada too but i'm not sure. after those 5 a month, i pay based on usage
and i just started with netflix for 5 bucks a mont
I pay $15.99 hosting for my personal site http://www.hogsportstalk.com (as well as a few others) to G.C. Solutions http://www.gcwebhosting.com/
Prior to that I used AndHosting (it has changed from Domain Host to Web Burger then AndHosting over the past ten years) for my company and the sites I designed/hosted for my clients.
I have to say I am INCREDIBLY happy with G.C Solutions.
My Internet service is through Sudden Link, I pay $99 monthly. However that also includes my HD cable and DVR service in four rooms.
I really don't pay for anything else, as I try to use open source solutions when possible or write the code myself.
Prior to that I used AndHosting (it has changed from Domain Host to Web Burger then AndHosting over the past ten years) for my company and the sites I designed/hosted for my clients.
I have to say I am INCREDIBLY happy with G.C Solutions.
My Internet service is through Sudden Link, I pay $99 monthly. However that also includes my HD cable and DVR service in four rooms.
I really don't pay for anything else, as I try to use open source solutions when possible or write the code myself.
I pay a year for basic service for smugmug at $39, Deviantart $4.95 a month, and web-hosting around $5.00 a month.
I do pay for services on the web if it's an individual that I'd like to see more of. For example, I contribute $10 a month to the TWiT network because I like what I hear and I want to support it. I see my donations as similar to those for public broadcasting, like NPR and PBS.
I will admit, Leo Laporte's netcasts aren't a service in the way that Amazon's S3 is a service, but it's more of a service in that I am being served content and I am willing to pay for it, even though I could get it for free
I will admit, Leo Laporte's netcasts aren't a service in the way that Amazon's S3 is a service, but it's more of a service in that I am being served content and I am willing to pay for it, even though I could get it for free
I pay 60/yr for web hosting from webhostingbuzz.com
My monthly Jungle Disk (Amazon S3) bill usually comes out to about 5 cents/mo
and of course 15/mo for AUDIBLE I don't know how I could live without this one.
My monthly Jungle Disk (Amazon S3) bill usually comes out to about 5 cents/mo
and of course 15/mo for AUDIBLE I don't know how I could live without this one.
I pay $3.99 a month to listen to the radio through my Yahoo! instant messenger. Have to have music while I work!
I used to pay for newsletter subscriptions ($15.00 per year) that would contain freelance writing job leads, but then I realized everything in that newsletter were leads I could find on my own for free. I also used to pay for a membership to writersmarket.com, but then I stopped because I prefer working with the book (even though it isn't as up to date as the website, I know). I can't remember how much that membership was, though. Right now, I don't pay for any services on the web. The only thing I pay for is my monthly Internet connection
My budget prevents me from paying for too many things but I do have a few -
- Yahoo Mail Plus - $19.99/yearly
- Napster - $14.99/monthl
I pay for an annual membership to ancestry.com that costs $ 175 a year and gives me access to a lot of relevant genealogical information. The best feature is the access to all census indexes and images from 1790-1930, which saves oodles of drive time to an LDS chapter or genealogical library or society. The runner-up feature is that members can upload their family tree/files onto the server, which gives users a lot of space for photos and other document scans. Then you can invite people in your family to have access to the information even if they are not members. It is awesome. I'll pimp this service any day of the week. For the professional or amateur genealogist, this company is rad.
You can get the above service by the month for 24/month or 30/month, depending on specials being offered at the time.
My other guilty pleasure is also an annual subscription. It is for MLB.com and I pay $ 119 for the entire season and am given access to all MLB.TV games which are broadcast live, as well as audio/radio broadcast of the games. I get this in conjunction with my cable company's MLB package, so usually if a game is blacked out on one it will not always be blacked out on the other. In the infant years of 2004 and 2005 the TV service was slow and cranky and primitive. Now it is just like watching it on my television for the most part. You can pay an extra 70 bucks and get better connection and picture quality, but mine is pretty good.
You can get the above service by the month either audio and/or television. The audio is 9.95/month i think and the television is 24.95/month.
Anyway, those are really the only 2 services I invest in, and as you can tell I love them both! I'm rather picky about shelling out chuncks of change, but if the service or product is worth it then I am open to most things.
You can get the above service by the month for 24/month or 30/month, depending on specials being offered at the time.
My other guilty pleasure is also an annual subscription. It is for MLB.com and I pay $ 119 for the entire season and am given access to all MLB.TV games which are broadcast live, as well as audio/radio broadcast of the games. I get this in conjunction with my cable company's MLB package, so usually if a game is blacked out on one it will not always be blacked out on the other. In the infant years of 2004 and 2005 the TV service was slow and cranky and primitive. Now it is just like watching it on my television for the most part. You can pay an extra 70 bucks and get better connection and picture quality, but mine is pretty good.
You can get the above service by the month either audio and/or television. The audio is 9.95/month i think and the television is 24.95/month.
Anyway, those are really the only 2 services I invest in, and as you can tell I love them both! I'm rather picky about shelling out chuncks of change, but if the service or product is worth it then I am open to most things.
I pay for several services on the web, for exemple hosting my website at www.horus.ch then getting my domain names at www.godaddy.com
Checking for nice pictures and buying some at www.deviantart.com
Well I could continue on and on, but I think you get the point already
Checking for nice pictures and buying some at www.deviantart.com
Well I could continue on and on, but I think you get the point already
$8 per year for domain name registration.
$6 per month for website hosting (they give 2 months free for a 1-year contract, so that works out to less, actually...)
$27 per month for ISP - does that count as "internet services"
$6 per month for website hosting (they give 2 months free for a 1-year contract, so that works out to less, actually...)
$27 per month for ISP - does that count as "internet services"
This is an interesting question. Thank-you for posting it and making me reconsider the fundamentals of eccomerce.
1) DIRECT ANSWER
Personally, here are the things that I subscribe to or regularly buy:
Website Hosting (a couple of servers in a couple of locations)
iTunes
Audible
Geek uniforms from here: http://www.teefury.com/
One of the things that people won't necessarily admit to is online pornography subscriptions. While I've never subscribed to a site, I know that the revenue received from adult sites eclipses any other form of online sales. Personally, I chose not to do business in this arena but understand the importance of it online.
2) SPECULATION AND RESEARCH
Since the Internet changes perpetually, I try to constantly think about what people want to purchase and subscribe to.
This article lists 8 categories that I think pigeonhole current successful ecommerce:
http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/01/better_than_fre.php
Those categories include:
Immediacy
Personalization
Interpretation
Authenticity
Accessibility
Embodiment
Patronage
Findability
While this specific article discusses piracy and the changing practices of media distribution, I find these categories to be timely and accurate when applied across multiple arenas.
When evaluating new products and services to spend my time on, it is helpful to think about each of these 8 categories. If a product or service overlaps across 2 or more categories, the value of that product or service increases.
Combining these 8 categories with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs results (more often than not in my experience) with a winner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs
Maslow quantified the basic needs of people. When these needs are met, people become compelled to purchase a product. When that product is compelling AND exists in one or more current economic trends, you again increase your odds of success.
3) REAL WORLD EXAMPLE
Mahalo Answers is a good example of a product that will likely be successful.
It fits into these categories:
Immediacy
Interpretation
Patronage
Findability
Mahalo Answers also fits into these Maslow groups:
Self-actualization
Esteem
Belonging
So Mahalo answers is (on the surface) a strong product. Some other factors that I would want to carefully review include: management, labour, structure, competition and revenue model. With clear and correct information on all of these things, you would have a good idea as to the specific strengths and weaknesses of the productat a low level.
I hope that this helps!
1) DIRECT ANSWER
Personally, here are the things that I subscribe to or regularly buy:
Website Hosting (a couple of servers in a couple of locations)
iTunes
Audible
Geek uniforms from here: http://www.teefury.com/
One of the things that people won't necessarily admit to is online pornography subscriptions. While I've never subscribed to a site, I know that the revenue received from adult sites eclipses any other form of online sales. Personally, I chose not to do business in this arena but understand the importance of it online.
2) SPECULATION AND RESEARCH
Since the Internet changes perpetually, I try to constantly think about what people want to purchase and subscribe to.
This article lists 8 categories that I think pigeonhole current successful ecommerce:
http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/01/better_than_fre.php
Those categories include:
Immediacy
Personalization
Interpretation
Authenticity
Accessibility
Embodiment
Patronage
Findability
While this specific article discusses piracy and the changing practices of media distribution, I find these categories to be timely and accurate when applied across multiple arenas.
When evaluating new products and services to spend my time on, it is helpful to think about each of these 8 categories. If a product or service overlaps across 2 or more categories, the value of that product or service increases.
Combining these 8 categories with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs results (more often than not in my experience) with a winner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs
Maslow quantified the basic needs of people. When these needs are met, people become compelled to purchase a product. When that product is compelling AND exists in one or more current economic trends, you again increase your odds of success.
3) REAL WORLD EXAMPLE
Mahalo Answers is a good example of a product that will likely be successful.
It fits into these categories:
Immediacy
Interpretation
Patronage
Findability
Mahalo Answers also fits into these Maslow groups:
Self-actualization
Esteem
Belonging
So Mahalo answers is (on the surface) a strong product. Some other factors that I would want to carefully review include: management, labour, structure, competition and revenue model. With clear and correct information on all of these things, you would have a good idea as to the specific strengths and weaknesses of the productat a low level.
I hope that this helps!
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