Reddit’s disrespectful design

dempsey wrote: post #3

Not sure I agree with the Marketplace angle. Ads are fine but forcing everyone into the app is odd. Will ios14 change any of that?

Why must every app monetize through ads? Why can't they provide features worth paying for?

Re: Reddit’s disrespectful design

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Post by nowherebeen » Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 1:35 PM UTC

rognjen wrote: post #4

dempsey wrote: post #3

Not sure I agree with the Marketplace angle. Ads are fine but forcing everyone into the app is odd. Will ios14 change any of that?

Why must every app monetize through ads? Why can't they provide features worth paying for?

I think you kind of answer your own question. Social media is just a gossip page on steroids. None of their features are worth paying for; at least, not enough people are willing to pay for it. They realized given showing ads and charging customers, showing ads probably generates 10x revenue for them. Plus, what's to stop another person to offer a free reddit clone?

Re: Reddit’s disrespectful design

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Post by huseyinkeles » Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 1:35 PM UTC

rognjen wrote: post #4

dempsey wrote: post #3

Not sure I agree with the Marketplace angle. Ads are fine but forcing everyone into the app is odd. Will ios14 change any of that?

Why must every app monetize through ads? Why can't they provide features worth paying for?

Because no one pays?

Re: Reddit’s disrespectful design

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Post by rognjen » Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 1:37 PM UTC

huseyinkeles wrote: post #6

rognjen wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why must every app monetize through ads? Why can't they provide features worth paying for?

Because no one pays?

Users pay for marketplace features for anything from handmade bird houses to used underwear.

Re: Reddit’s disrespectful design

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Post by joegahona » Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 1:37 PM UTC

rognjen wrote: post #4

dempsey wrote: post #3

Not sure I agree with the Marketplace angle. Ads are fine but forcing everyone into the app is odd. Will ios14 change any of that?

Why must every app monetize through ads? Why can't they provide features worth paying for?

Because coming up with features worth paying for is very, very hard. Which ad-free apps do you currently pay for?

Re: Reddit’s disrespectful design

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Post by PhoenixReborn » Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 1:37 PM UTC

rognjen wrote: post #4

dempsey wrote: post #3

Not sure I agree with the Marketplace angle. Ads are fine but forcing everyone into the app is odd. Will ios14 change any of that?

Why must every app monetize through ads? Why can't they provide features worth paying for?

The alternative monetization model is usually subscriptions / freemium features. These don't usually work out for social media sites as people are not willing to pay for user generated content, and the main draw is the content itself so freemium features are usually not high-value enough. Thus, the only remaining viable model is ads.

Re: Reddit’s disrespectful design

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Post by rognjen » Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 1:39 PM UTC

nowherebeen wrote: post #5

rognjen wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why must every app monetize through ads? Why can't they provide features worth paying for?

I think you kind of answer your own question. Social media is just a gossip page on steroids. None of their features are worth paying for; at least, not enough people are willing to pay for it. They realized given showing ads and charging customers, showing ads probably generates 10x revenue for them. Plus, what's to stop another person to offer a free reddit clone?

They've never tried generating revenue from other meaningful features.

A marketplace would have a very real value for users.

And it would create a much better moat.