Comments on: Contenture – The anti-ad network http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/05/19/contenture-the-anti-ad-network/ Blog Themes, Blog Design & Daily Blog Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: datadirt.net http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/05/19/contenture-the-anti-ad-network/#comment-326380 datadirt.net Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:48:59 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=7293#comment-326380 <strong>Contenture - Support the sites you love...</strong> Contenture reverses the classical online advertising model by offering users ad-free sites and enabling webmaster to build Freemium content business models. Very interesting launch - I just registered. ...... Contenture – Support the sites you love…

Contenture reverses the classical online advertising model by offering users ad-free sites and enabling webmaster to build Freemium content business models. Very interesting launch – I just registered.
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]]> By: Robb http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/05/19/contenture-the-anti-ad-network/#comment-326151 Robb Thu, 28 May 2009 18:27:20 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=7293#comment-326151 @Sean, I think it'd be great to allow users to *fund* their accounts from Paypal. Currently, it looks like credit cards are the only option. And that initial CC signup screen is a bit of a hurdle. @Sean,

I think it'd be great to allow users to *fund* their accounts from Paypal.

Currently, it looks like credit cards are the only option. And that initial CC signup screen is a bit of a hurdle.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/05/19/contenture-the-anti-ad-network/#comment-325905 Rarst Wed, 20 May 2009 11:59:52 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=7293#comment-325905 @Sean I know PayPal is convenient for publishers and many don't bother beyond that. Still go and look at their countries list - there are over hundred of those were PayPal doesn't allow to receive payments. And believe me it sucks to be in that list of you want to sign up for advertising network or whatever. :) Probably only payment option to me from western company is check. There is also Western Union. Google had added it to AdSense but not for my country at moment. Don't know if it is Google or Western Union limitation. Good luck with your project! I hope you'll get to less convenient for you and more convenient for me payment options some time in the future. :) @Sean

I know PayPal is convenient for publishers and many don't bother beyond that. Still go and look at their countries list – there are over hundred of those were PayPal doesn't allow to receive payments.

And believe me it sucks to be in that list of you want to sign up for advertising network or whatever. :)

Probably only payment option to me from western company is check. There is also Western Union. Google had added it to AdSense but not for my country at moment. Don't know if it is Google or Western Union limitation.

Good luck with your project! I hope you'll get to less convenient for you and more convenient for me payment options some time in the future. :)

]]> By: Sean http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/05/19/contenture-the-anti-ad-network/#comment-325904 Sean Wed, 20 May 2009 11:30:45 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=7293#comment-325904 Rarst, thanks for your feedback. Paypal is about convenience for us more than anything else, as we can basically use an API to send out payments automatically. Major publishers can apply to be paid via paper check also. We'll likely be adding other payment options based on feedback. How would you prefer to get paid? Rarst, thanks for your feedback. Paypal is about convenience for us more than anything else, as we can basically use an API to send out payments automatically.

Major publishers can apply to be paid via paper check also.

We'll likely be adding other payment options based on feedback. How would you prefer to get paid?

]]> By: Rarst http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/05/19/contenture-the-anti-ad-network/#comment-325885 Rarst Tue, 19 May 2009 12:42:22 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=7293#comment-325885 @Sean Supporting sites is around for ages and looks like donate button. :) Went over docs on site. Seems interesting but PayPal payouts only is deal killer for me. :( Story of my life online. @Sean

Supporting sites is around for ages and looks like donate button. :)

Went over docs on site. Seems interesting but PayPal payouts only is deal killer for me. :( Story of my life online.

]]> By: David Silversmith http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/05/19/contenture-the-anti-ad-network/#comment-325884 David Silversmith Tue, 19 May 2009 12:33:56 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=7293#comment-325884 Rarst - As far as I know, you are correct and micropayments is still a struggling (to be kind) idea. That's what seems interesting with Contenture - the idea that you make one payment and it is disbursed to all the sites you visit that use contenture. So you make one "mini" payment of 6 bucks and Contenture than makes all the micropayments. A key to me is that unless content sites find some revenue source you are going to see more and more of the better sites fading away. Servers, and Software, and writers don't all come free. Rarst – As far as I know, you are correct and micropayments is still a struggling (to be kind) idea.

That's what seems interesting with Contenture – the idea that you make one payment and it is disbursed to all the sites you visit that use contenture.

So you make one "mini" payment of 6 bucks and Contenture than makes all the micropayments.

A key to me is that unless content sites find some revenue source you are going to see more and more of the better sites fading away. Servers, and Software, and writers don't all come free.

]]> By: Sean http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/05/19/contenture-the-anti-ad-network/#comment-325883 Sean Tue, 19 May 2009 12:26:22 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=7293#comment-325883 Rarst - with Contenture, sites have the <i>option</i> to restrict access to content, but we're not expecting this to be a heavily used feature as we agree, it would make some people mad. Contenture is more about supporting the sites you visit on a regular basis, and those sites being able to reward you for that by access to some exclusive content, or turning off ads. What each site does is ultimately up to that site. Rarst – with Contenture, sites have the option to restrict access to content, but we're not expecting this to be a heavily used feature as we agree, it would make some people mad. Contenture is more about supporting the sites you visit on a regular basis, and those sites being able to reward you for that by access to some exclusive content, or turning off ads. What each site does is ultimately up to that site.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/05/19/contenture-the-anti-ad-network/#comment-325882 Rarst Tue, 19 May 2009 12:08:36 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=7293#comment-325882 Regular model - readers see everything and ads. Contenture - readers see less unless they pay. I fail to see how readers will be more happy about latter. Micropayment idea is around for years but I don't remember anyone actually made it work online (may be mistaken on this one). Regular model – readers see everything and ads.

Contenture – readers see less unless they pay.

I fail to see how readers will be more happy about latter.

Micropayment idea is around for years but I don't remember anyone actually made it work online (may be mistaken on this one).

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