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Paywall Case Studies in Media Profiled in New Report by TR Cutler

Paywall Case Studies in Media Profiled in New Report by TR Cutler

 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/19/2014 -- The first paywall data report is being assembled and distributed by TR Cutler, Inc. The Ft. Lauderdale-based firm gathered the most comprehensive trend data, case studies, media outlet wins and disaster reports. From positive P&L bottom-line impacts to severe subscriber loss, this report is the first industry-wide information source to evaluate and describe the efficacy of Paywalls. To receive the Paywall Data Report register at: http://trcutlerinc.com/paywall-data-report.php.

The revenue model is moving toward paid content and more than fifty percent of all media outlets will utilize a paywall by 2015, reports journalist and CEO, Thomas R. Cutler. A paywall is a system that prevents Internet users from accessing webpage content without a paid subscription. There are both "hard" and "soft" paywalls in use. "Hard" paywalls allow minimal to no access to content without subscription, while "soft" paywalls allow more flexibility in what users can view without subscribing, such as selective free content and/or a limited number of articles per month, or the sampling of several pages of a book or paragraphs of an article. Newspapers have been implementing paywalls on their websites to increase their revenue, which has been diminishing due to a decline in print subscriptions and advertising revenue.

While paywalls are used to bring in extra revenue for companies by charging for online content, they have also been used to increase the number of print subscribers. Some newspapers offer access to online content, including delivery of a Sunday print edition at a lower price than online access alone. News sites use this tactic because it increases both their online revenue and their print circulation.

About Thomas R. Cutler
Thomas R. Cutler is the President & CEO of Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based, TR Cutler, Inc., (http://www.trcutlerinc.com). Cutler is the founder of the Manufacturing Media Consortium including more than 5000 journalists, editors, and economists writing about trends in manufacturing, industry, material handling, and process improvement. Cutler is the most published freelance industrial journalist worldwide; Follow Thomas R Cutler on Twitter @ThomasRCutler.

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