It’s All About Earning a Buck
Awhile ago there was a lengthy discussion about Jott and it’s move to start charging for its service. The economy is tough and more and more pressure is coming on start-ups to rapidly move to a monetised model. It’s not however just the little players who are ramping up their dollar search – a few [...]
Counterpoint: Did Jott Betray Their Users?
Image via CrunchBase Yesterday, Zoli posted about Jott’s decision to do away with the free model. My philosophy is that it costs money on the infrastructure front to host web based services and it is OK to charge for the Web 2.0 or SaaS applications. However, Jott’s move from freemium to completely paid option brings [...]
Jott Wants Your Lunch Money and it’s OK
Would You Spend Your Lunch Money on a Web 2.0 Service? - I asked in October as part of a recession-related series. The key point was that software startups to turn towards business, offer value and charge for it. The genius in the Freemium model is that it allows new services to gain traction, essentially [...]
