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This is so unfair, they finally added some of the things we have been asking about for forever, and they just make us pay for it

This is so unfair, they finally added some of the things we have been asking about for forever, and they just make us pay for it | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
235 views 15 upvotes Made by Dank_Terry 3 years ago in imgflip
9 Comments
3 ups, 3y,
1 reply
The community part of Imgflip doesn't really make enough money to sustain itself, it's more of a charity. Most of Imgflip's usage comes from the generator tools. So, the question is, should we add features that people can pay for, or should we plaster annoying ads all over the site like other social sites do?
2 ups, 3y,
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The money usually has to come from somewhere. Sometimes you'll get a totally free experience on a social site, but that's because they're losing a huge amount of money to gain users, and then a couple years later they end up plastering you with ads or shutting down the company or selling it to someone else who has their way with it.
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1 up, 3y
We weren’t complaining that we have to pay for anything, we’re complaining our idea is locked behind a paywall because you don’t “make enough money to sustain itself”. That’s code word for “we can’t fund our site which is something we didn’t think about when we made it so now you have to pay for your own idea” total BS
0 ups, 3y
This is true, and I do understand what you mean. I think Waffle is kind of right, it is basically paying money to access our own idea. But think: Pro was made to make better quality memes and GIFs, not to show of with a cool purple or green color and extra grid space. I understand that you would need to pay to remove the watermark, because the watermark brings in more users if seen outside the site. But the new custom icon settings would not affect the site much, it does give another way to tell users that you can support the site, so you can add other free features. But unless humans are attracted to the color purple, like moths to light, you know…
So yes, I do understand why you need money, I’m just saying that you shouldn’t add a paywall to every highly requested feature, because an important thing about companies making money is making sure the users are happy using their services, so they continue using it.
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1 up, 3y
See they never add things that can improve themselves in the future and instead they just add shit that does absolutely nothing for imgflip…
1 up, 3y
Putting a paywall on a highly requested feature? That's sounds legit 🙄
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0 ups, 3y
#PayToEnjoyThingsYouRequestedForYears
0 ups, 3y
EA Moment
0 ups, 3y
disgustang
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