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Screw The Advocate
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:09 am
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:09 am
I know I read a while back that they are going to start charging people to read their articles on the Advocate website. Well it finally kicked in for me this morning. Screw them man. How the hell does somebody think this is a sound business decision? Their reasoning was they weren't getting enough ad revenue from Google anymore, so they're going to have to start charging readers and only have the online content available for subscribers. Well, frick off then, you won't get any clicks or ad revenue from me anymore. Printed papers are a dying breed for a reason, and Baton Rouge stories are worth paying for. Don't kid yourself and think this new system will improve your bottom line.
This post was edited on 4/22/19 at 10:12 am
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Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:11 am to lowhound
Them and the Business Report 
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:11 am to lowhound
The standards of journalism today are so pathetic that most isn't worth reading for free, much less paying for it.
All they do now is post other comments from Twitter.
All they do now is post other comments from Twitter.
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:11 am to lowhound
OT is better for news and has been for awhile.
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:12 am to lowhound
It's a silly business model given there are 3 or 4 other news outlets covering the same smallish area. I've heard the guy that runs the advocate isn't very bright. I guess this confirms it.
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:13 am to Beessnax
You think Scott Rabalais articles are worth $10/month or whaterver they want to charge? GTFO 
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:13 am to lowhound
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:14 am to lowhound
Just copy the article link and open in an incognito or private window.
Paywall defeated.
Paywall defeated.
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:15 am to lowhound
I think this will backfire on them. All the articles that are posted here from the advocate, and I sure as hell am not going to pay for them
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:16 am to lowhound
The Advocate's "journalists" are borderline retarded. Hell, some may be illiterate. You get dumber for reading their shite.
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:16 am to lowhound
Turns out businesses need to make more money than the spend to provide a service...
Color me shocked.
Color me shocked.
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:16 am to upgrayedd
Speaking of business models....this short-sided thought process is similar to Cox and AT&T. If you priced things accordingly from the start, there would be nobody looking to switch cable providers. Just price it at the promotional price all the time and keep customers.
The Advocate and all newspapers will be and almost are in the same trouble and mindset of Sears. Allowing only subscribers for online content isn't adapting to the changing world, it is business suicide by doubling down.
The Advocate and all newspapers will be and almost are in the same trouble and mindset of Sears. Allowing only subscribers for online content isn't adapting to the changing world, it is business suicide by doubling down.
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:18 am to lowhound
huh, didn’t notice.
pretty ballsy to charge for articles that nobody reads for free.
pretty ballsy to charge for articles that nobody reads for free.
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:18 am to lowhound
WAFB and WBRZ report the same news and post the same stories on their websites, for free
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:19 am to lowhound
Frick the Advocate..get all your news here.
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:20 am to lowhound
I've probably visited their site once a year on average, mainly when something of note was happening with LSU.
Charging for access to the site means I'll search a little longer to find the news I want elsewhere, on the rare occasions I need that.
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:21 am to TheHarahanian
Their site is an ad pop up cluster frick anyway, you could barely read the articles when it was free
This post was edited on 4/22/19 at 10:23 am
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:24 am to lowhound
Shouldnt surprise anyone since they built an $11 million building for their staff after investing in a massive new high tech print facility
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:26 am to fallguy_1978
Chicken needs to set up a paywall just for IP addresses originating from the Advocate. Make it fricking EXPENSIVE, too. You know those frickers come here to get their stories because we know first, post it, and they don't have to give any credit for their "journalistic efforts". Allow their competition that does not have paywalls to continue to come here to get their info.
frick that rag.
frick that rag.
Posted on 4/22/19 at 10:26 am to lowhound
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Screw them man. How the hell does somebody think this is a sound business decision?
The fact that you're here bitching about it says you value their content some amount. The trick is finding the right amount to charge and the right way to charge it. Unfortunately nobody has cracked the MicroPayments system which is really what's needed here. Maybe you don't want to pay $10 a month for the paper but you might be willing to pay $.10 per article you read. The problem is it costs significantly more than $.10 to charge your credit card $.10.
This post was edited on 4/22/19 at 10:28 am
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