it's surely more art that science. think segway balancing lol.

i know from other sites i've volunteered on it's very hard to convert "free" users if they expect it all to be free. so i respect the sound basis of the math denise did here, really impressive to have the b plan spelled out like that.

question is then how does the "tipping point" get achieved if striving for site growth? maybe this model intends to suit a niche market of sincere bloggers and avoid the spammy junk that congeals around so many blog and forget sites out there.

i was very excited to get a gift code from a friend and even asked for 2 for my own friends as yet to convert any yet :(

today is a more "mobile" world than ever. i think the posterous example cited above shows another level of awareness of that. even clumsy old kodak added as a paid feature some time ago (after a free trial..) of being able to MMS images to your account.

so there's lots of options, free vs paid are the two endpoints. I appreciate my inquiry being taken immediately and am very grateful for the warm reception and conversation about it.