Not Opposed to Monetization, Just How It was Done

  • rcnyc

    (@rcnyc)


    6 months ago

    I am one of those people who has no issues with Jetpack deciding to monetize. My issues is how it was done.

    On one hand, I get it: it’s not fair that sites that may be making thousands a month are enjoying the benefits of Jetpack for free.

    On the other hand, the pricing tier system comes across as elitist, like it’s trying to shake off everyone except the most popular, commercially successful sites that are earning hundreds if not thousands a month. I say this because the pricing doesn’t make sense. Between bots being responsible for so many hits, everyone using ad blockers and ad revenue drying up and other issues, small sites getting between 1000 to 20K a month are lucky to even get a fraction of what Jetpack wants per month.

    On top of everything else, the average webhosting package for bloggers or small ecommerce sites is equal to or just a few dollars more than what Jetpack is asking for stats alone, but expects to get 8 bucks a month for 10K visitors? I think that whoever dreamt up this price scheme knows how absurd this is, which is why it feels opportunistic rather than practical. They could’ve very well come up with something more reasonable for small sites that have been using Jetpack for free but wouldn’t mind paying something a little more affordable, but this pricing scheme is just letting the smaller fish loose in favor of whales. Basing a business model on whales has never made much sense to me, but it’s no skin off my nose, so good luck with this newfangled pricing scheme.

    • This topic was modified 6 months ago by rcnyc.
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  • Plugin Support Ajay Kumar Jain (a11n)

    (@akumarjain)

    Hi @rcnyc! Thank you for taking time to share your thoughts \about the recent changes in the Stats feature. I’ll make sure to share this with the relevant team.

    This step was taken to ensure we can continue to deliver and improve upon the quality services our community values. We are committed to making Jetpack better and more useful for all users. We would genuinely appreciate hearing about the specific features or improvements you’d like to see in Jetpack. Your suggestions are crucial for us as we plan future updates. Please share your ideas with us via email using this contact form.

    If your site is not commercial, you can also write to us using the above form. We will manually check your site and make necessary adjustments to provide free stats.

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