Comments on: What Services Would You Pay to Use?

By: david

david — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:30:09 +0000

As a web developer, and like most people my age, I use the Internet constantly.
However, after spending any amount of time at the cottage where there is no digital access to anything, I truly realize how little little would be missing from my life without online access.
After about 5 minutes of arriving, I don't even notice that I'm not checking my email every 60 seconds!

I would never pay for any "social" or entertainment service.
The only online service I currently pay for is 20 bucks a month to FreshBooks – and I could certainly go back to invoicing people the old fashioned way!

By: david

david — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:30:09 +0000

By: dean collins

dean collins — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:52:41 +0000

Currently free but i would pay for the following
- Blogger
- Skype (depending on how many people dropped out if they charged for a flat account).
- Asterisk

By: Will Robertson

Will Robertson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:42:53 +0000

I will probably upgrade to Google Apps Premier Edition soon. It seems very work the small yearly cost.

Remember the Milk is one service I pay $25/year for. It is worth it to have that data available everywhere – web app, in Gmail, and an iPhone app.

By: Mark MacLeod

Mark MacLeod — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:40:09 +0000

I would (and do) pay for services that provide hard benefits to me in a business context. I don't pay for entertainment or soft benefits. I would pay for twitter only because it is an important channel for businesses, brands, freelancers, etc.

By: Simon Gornick

Simon Gornick — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:24:22 +0000

this is the (insert large dollar amount here) question. in fact it may well be the only question. unless we honestly address it, the internet's business models are not sustainable, because advertising alone will not address the problem.