What is low class is when you risk not paying the bills just to please a few people..when you risk giving lesser in quality content because you have to beg for advertising support. Tim is right…you run a business like a business. If a person values your content, then he/she will pay a small fee for it. If a customer is a good one, then he/she will be loyal to what you have to offer and even pay a little for it. Plus, a membership fee is much better than paying per service/product. I don't have the money to pay it right now, but what I see on this site so far is fine for now.

We buy magazines, we pay for cable, and we pay for satellite to get our entertainment and news. We pay for our computers and internet access to get information and be entertained. We pay for movie tickets and concert tickets. When you value something that strongly, then you pay for it. We pay consultants to give us good advice..but, when you are always seeking the “Free”, then you may be putting greater risk on the kind of information and news that you are receiving, unless you are getting it from a well known source.

I agree that people will pay for content, if they value it. From a pricing stand point, people will pay an amount, dependent upon their perceived return on their money spent. Most of the successful paid sites have a business model that teach people how to make money, typically more money then they are making now. People can easily calculate a return for their money..I spend $39/mnth, the lessons made me an additional $100/$500/$1K..it is measurable and profitable.

Unless you can create an ROI or operate in such a niche market that the content you provide is very difficult to find, it will be tough to get a higher subscription price per month.

This is my perspective..be happy top hear your thoughts on the subject. I'm trying to do the same thing. Challenged to find the content people will happily pay for.

I assume that you immediately realized that this video would garner a great deal of interest. You went through the trouble of making teasers to show us what we'll miss if we don't sign up. However, Andrew, this was a kind of low-class move to your faithful followers who will one day become paid followers.

Stick with the long-tail model and you'll have a cult following. Continue to do these greedy maneuvers and it will be obvious you don't give a crap about your audience.

I say this as a fan and not a foe.