{"id":10047,"date":"2013-05-05T13:37:17","date_gmt":"2013-05-05T18:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johntedesco.net\/blog\/?p=10047"},"modified":"2017-09-05T19:34:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T00:34:20","slug":"san-antonio-express-news-launches-paywall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/05\/san-antonio-express-news-launches-paywall\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Express-News launches paywall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo credit: Sean McGee<\/figcaption><\/figure>Our new paid site was unveiled today<\/a>. We still have the free site at mysanantonio.com<\/a> that will offer things like breaking news, entertainment and event calendars. But in-depth stories and other features will now be tucked behind a paywall at Expressnews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure how I feel about paywalls on news sites, but I see some upsides. Thanks to the paywall, we don’t have to chase page views, so there’s no link bait or bikini-babe slideshows. There’s no extra cost for print subscribers, which rewards them for buying the newspaper. And the new site looks drop-dead gorgeous. It’s actually a pleasure to read without the distracting flash ads.<\/p>\n

Related: How to contact John Tedesco<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This is an interesting strategy. Mysanantonio.com will be free and post potentially viral content, while Expressnews.com will, hopefully, generate revenue from subscribers.<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our new paid site was unveiled today. We still have the free site at mysanantonio.com that will offer things like breaking news, entertainment and event calendars. But in-depth stories and other features will now be tucked behind a paywall at Expressnews.com. I’m not sure how I feel about paywalls on news sites, but I see … <\/p>\n

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