The article "Paid Online Content - Jump Onboard Now or Be Left Behind" talks about internet business, it has been written by Steve Faber.
Consumers are now, far more than ever before, ready and willing to pay for online content.
Some startling facts:1) Over 17 million music tracks have already been bought and downloaded on Apple's iTunes music service, despite the existence of KaZaA and other file sharing services.2) In 2004, over 58% of all webmasters in the UK charged for online content, with that number predicted to grow to over 65% by the end of 2005.3) Consumer spending in the U.S. alone, for online content, reached $1.8 Billion in 2004, according to the Olnine Publishers Association, This figure showed a solid 18% growth over the previous year. Some categories showed truly astounding growth. The number one paid onilne content category in total dollar volume was the Online Dating / Personals category. This category showed a respectable 14+% growth.
However, the Entertainment / Lifestyles category shoewd a tremendous 90% raise from 2003, moving into second place among all categories.4) Sports websites have been a staple of the Internet for years. As could be expected, this also holds true for paid online content, with the Sports category experiencing a whopping 38% growth from 2003 to 2004.5) All this growth has taken place with less than 12% of all U.S.
web users purchasing online content. This indicates the tremendous potential for continued growth of paid online content.There are three main determinants that decide weather content can, or should, be monetized; it should be unique (there should be a USP, or unique selling proposition), exclusive and usable. The more the content follows any, or all of thsee three determinants, the greater its ability to be monetized.Another factor that bodes well for the continued, explosive growth of paid online content is the proliferation of Internet enabled cell phones, PDAs and phone / PDA combos. Currently these have rather slow connection speeds, but as newer technologies and faster netowrks (such as 3G) take hold, this trouble will disappear. Indeed, at the end of 2004, PayPal, an eBay subsidiary, began investigating the expansion of its mobile service division by among other things, the addition of micro-payments.The full scale entry of PayPal, with over 70 million account holders, into the mobile payments market would definitely hasten the acceptance of paid online content into the mobile arena. By 2009, According to analyst firm TowerGroup, the total makret for Internet and mobile micropayments in the U.S.
is predicted to raise 23 percent (at a compound annual growth rate) to $11.5 billion in revenues, up from just over $2 billion in 2003.One category, business and financial news and reports, has shown solid growth (over 14% 2003 – 2004, accordnig to the OPAss’n.). There is the potenital to charge much more for content in this category, as the information directly impacts business decision making, and thus profitability.
Marketing and financial reports from major research and financial firms are really profitable, selling from $250.00 to $1,500.00. These tend to be extremely comprehensive, but smaller, more concise reports sell well also for prcies from $50.00 - $150.00.Now is the time for you to transition your website into some form of paid online content. Market acceptance for it is experiencing solid growth that shwos no signs of letting up. Paid content is a wonderful addition to an existing website or a sloid foundation for a new web site. You’ll see your portion of that $1.8 billoin rolling in as subscription revenue month after month. Recurring revenue also makes your far more vlauable should you ever decide to sell it.
Just find your niche, find or cerate your content, and market your web site.Steve Faber has been successfully marketing both on and off line for years. He has been a principal for a bricks n mortar business that grossed almost $2 million a year. He has been involved with several successful websites for both bricks n mortar and online businesses.
If you really want to investigate the exciting, revenue producing world of paid online content and watch your income take off in just weeks, see his eBook here: http://www.Opportunitiesaplenty.Com
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