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Re: [GWL]: web readers cut out magazines



Michael Elliott wrote:

> That's one reason why I think recent posts about a gardening writers
> site based on a subscription service are a bit "pie in the sky" - why
> would people pay when they can find what they want fairly quickly on the
> net for free - search engine technologies (eg google) are rapidly
> improving so you spend less time following irrelevant links, there are
> oodles of easily accessible forums with lots of people willing to pass
> on information for free etc etc
>
> I suggested some time ago that linking up with companies with web sites
> who need new and fresh content continuously is one expanding avenue for
> garden writers.
>

I tend to agree with you. I have a wall of garden books behind me and sometimes I have to use
them, but it's faster to go to Google and type in the keywords for the information I am seeking.

And  I was fortunate to have made my real start in garden writing here on the web, and to have
found my first steady income writing content for a commercial site.

On the other hand I doubt if people's want for hard copy will really decrease. Too many of them
love to file and clip so that they have something they can take right into the garden if needs
be. Granted, it's easy to print out a web page but I'm not sure everyone wants to do that just
yet. And too many people like to crawl into bed with a good gardening book - a lot easier to deal
with than a laptop.
Carol
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