RE: UKNM: Subscriptions

[Felix Velarde]

On 10/6/99 I read:


> > Can someone give me some information as to

> > whether users are prepared to pay

> > for Internet Services ? If so which ones, what

> > are people prepared to pay

> > for ?


and Andy Proyer responded


>Snobby techies who've been on the net "since it started" are

>generally prepared to pay for internet access, as they

>perceive that this somehow makes them better than users of

>Freeserve et al.


It is on the shoulders of your friends the techies that you and your 

company stand, Andy; inverted snobbery should be left in the real 

world. The net is the ultimate leveller - making it free makes it 

valuable; making it accessible makes it powerful.


Your average FreeServe customer is what we want - the net is about 

true democracy and freedom of expression - enfranchising and 

empowering the individual - we like it if we can get you started on 

this journey at no cost.


But some people will always pay to get online - to BBSs, newswires, 

specialist information sources and gaming sites, for instance, take 

time, money and effort to create and sometimes, though not always, it 

is appropriate to recoup your costs: I think those who use these 

types of service feel that what they get is worth the (generally 

trivial) amount they spend.


Best regards


Felix Velarde


director      Head New Media


success is about interaction

voice  + 44 (0) 171 737 7579

http://www.head-newmedia.com 

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