Comments on: The Power of FREE http://blog.owengreaves.com/the-power-of-free?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-free I show you the future of business, then help you create ideas to adopt it. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob Cairns http://blog.owengreaves.com/the-power-of-free/comment-page-1#comment-2051 Rob Cairns Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:42:16 +0000 http://blog.owengreaves.com/?p=2450#comment-2051 I agree with you. Free often means their is something around it like Adverting - Google's model. The other model built around free is to over a basic version and then for premium storage or services charge a nominal feel. Two products I use and pay the storage for are Evernote and Google Picasa storage. <br><br>Offering Premium services around a basic free service is a good business model. People try the product, like it and then pay more to use it. I agree with you. Free often means their is something around it like Adverting – Google's model. The other model built around free is to over a basic version and then for premium storage or services charge a nominal feel. Two products I use and pay the storage for are Evernote and Google Picasa storage.

Offering Premium services around a basic free service is a good business model. People try the product, like it and then pay more to use it.

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]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://blog.owengreaves.com/the-power-of-free/comment-page-1#comment-2042 uberVU - social comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:12:08 +0000 http://blog.owengreaves.com/?p=2450#comment-2042 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by OwenGreaves: New Blog Post: The Power of FREE http://blog.owengreaves.com/the-power-of-free... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: owengreaves http://blog.owengreaves.com/the-power-of-free/comment-page-1#comment-2039 owengreaves Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:39:56 +0000 http://blog.owengreaves.com/?p=2450#comment-2039 Building around free is not new, it's changing much like Social media is not New...it's just changing. It forces everyone to work harder to keep and win their audience. People always go back to places they find useful, not just free. Building around free is not new, it's changing much like Social media is not New…it's just changing. It forces everyone to work harder to keep and win their audience. People always go back to places they find useful, not just free.

]]> By: simbeckhampson http://blog.owengreaves.com/the-power-of-free/comment-page-1#comment-2038 simbeckhampson Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:17:51 +0000 http://blog.owengreaves.com/?p=2450#comment-2038 Hi Owen, another interesting read! I've been saying the FREE word for quite some time now and also agree it's not going away, in-fact it is and will continue to be the present and the future. It's interesting to see how Google's business model compares to that of Microsoft's. Google Apps is not free, but its very reasonably priced in comparison to the alternatives, but everything else they offer, in terms of tools, is free. Look how they have attracted the market using innovation, simplicity and free...inspiring business model. Hi Owen, another interesting read! I've been saying the FREE word for quite some time now and also agree it's not going away, in-fact it is and will continue to be the present and the future. It's interesting to see how Google's business model compares to that of Microsoft's. Google Apps is not free, but its very reasonably priced in comparison to the alternatives, but everything else they offer, in terms of tools, is free. Look how they have attracted the market using innovation, simplicity and free…inspiring business model.

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