I think, this might be a repetition of some sort, but I think, the web and web ’services’ have to be looked like just like any other ‘bricks & mortar’ business, albeit with a bit of softness to them. I think, the goal should be to make your consumer (and/or user) feel that they have something tangible by paying for your service (or clicking through it).

I am culprit of that, I still refuse to pay for flickr, even though I know what the benefits are, which are not really tangible, expect that fact that I am lazy to build my own app.

Alas, lately I have concluded that the web business model, needs to have an ‘offline’ attachment to it. As in, one should be able to generate revenue outside of the ‘web’, but using the web to gain the ability to generate that revenue (profit).

This conclusion is still marinating in my head.