quote:Originally posted by ninth_wave:
Since the paid version is ostensibly the money maker, then why is it that they don't promote it? Are they putting all their main resources into the freebie? - maybe planning to dump the other stuff? Something doesn't add up here.
I would like to know the long range plan here (as would many others I'm sure) but I'm afraid that's a secret we will never know until it unfolds. (doesn't help OUR long range plans much does it?)
I don't know of any long-range plan aside from the "shared insurance earnings" one that is currently in place. I remember starting here back a few years ago, and Jeff was quite adamant that they were committed to that business model for the long-haul.
Also, I don't necessarily think that "Classic Auctiva" is the main money-maker for Auctiva. There are undoubtedly many, many more users of the free service, but I have no clue as to how that translates, revenue-wise, for Auctiva. I would love to know (just out of curiosity) how many "regular" users there are of the free service vs. subscribers of the paid service.