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I'm the Queen of Freemium

I'm all for paying for services and content, but thinking about how many different subscriptions that I have to pay for makes me feel a little bit sick. It would be nice for someone to build out an online subscription dashboard for me to manage all these services because, frankly, I'm confused with all their options and differing payment cycles.

What I'm currently paying for (and I'm sure there are more that I forgot about)
  • Flickr - $50 a year
  • Yahoo Mail - £12 a year (I use the forwarding)
  • Google Apps - $50 a year / per person
  • Vimeo - $60 a year
  • Spotify - £9.95 a month
  • PB Wiki - $20 per user / per month
  • Skype - Depends on usage
  • Dreamhost - $20 a month
  • NY Times online - $7 a week
  • t-mobile - $80 a month
Basically, I am a great person to convert to your paid services, but when I put it all together I think perhaps I am spending a bit much...

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Feb 08, 2010
Alvin Loh said...
Well, are they giving you as much value back? If they are, then its well worth it :)
Feb 08, 2010
I could definitely do without the Yahoo Mail subscription. I also find that the NY Times subscription is way too expensive. The rest I mostly get value out of. Flickr is a must have, Vimeo not so much.
Feb 08, 2010
Alvin Loh said...
Wish I could get some streaming music services like Spotify where I live ... I would gladly pay for it !
Feb 08, 2010
Stay tuned for rdio. They'll be awesome.
Feb 10, 2010
r95rdstr said...
"It would be nice for someone to build out an online subscription dashboard.."

I seem to recall someone recently saying they wanted to be "richer than" something or another. Can't recall if it was you or not, but doing what I quoted you as saying above might be one avenue, or at least some extra pocket change. If you threw a kickback to each company you serviced, you might end up with a lil' linky-poo on their page? I have no idea, really, just an idea.

Feb 10, 2010
r95rdstr said...
Seems that Entrepreneurship 101 says something about identifying a need and then filling that need?
 
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