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It seems there's vast differences in people's views of "simple economics" in this case. Essentially there's no contracts here, so it's in the hands of the program owners. If the program owners stand strong, then you have to adapt.
We know surfers are willing to pay high prices, but maybe what you offer at those price points changes. And in what business shouldn't you pay more for a better product? Abby Winters comes to mind, but there are quite a few sites that offer more content for more money, and have several entry points. Many programs have been toying with limited trials over the past year, same idea I guess, you get what you pay for.
Also it's not like we didn't think of this 4 years ago, it's just we never implemented it! It's a kind of logical stepping stone for review sites in general I think, TBP has done a great job of pushing it forward. Where it's leading is anyone's guess though.
If programs start losing money, or start losing affiliates, they'll see it's not working. If it does work, then I guess Rick is right.
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