As a musician, my commentary may be biased, but the idea that business models of the music industry can be applied to blogging seems to ignore the reason for these new models.
prior to the recording industry's genesis, no amount of production wizardry or robust business planning allowed a musician to make a living. it came down to the musician's skill (minstrels, epic poets, etc). the barriers towards content distribution erected by the industry (costs of replication and production, legal control over further replication and transmission, etc) introduced new business models. These models worked amazingly well and transformed the concept of musicianship into a lucrative field.
recently, the barriers have become more permeable due to advances in technology (home recording, lossless replication, etc) . As these barriers disappear, the strength of a musician's success may once again rest in their skill.
blogging, on the other hand, is an industry without barriers to content distribution already. it is more like what the music industry will be or was rather than what it is.
in my opinion, the transient music industry business models would not represent a viable model for bloggers.
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As a musician, my commentary may be biased, but the idea that business models of the music industry can be applied to blogging seems to ignore the reason for these new models.
prior to the recording industry's genesis, no amount of production wizardry or robust business planning allowed a musician to make a living. it came down to the musician's skill (minstrels, epic poets, etc). the barriers towards content distribution erected by the industry (costs of replication and production, legal control over further replication and transmission, etc) introduced new business models. These models worked amazingly well and transformed the concept of musicianship into a lucrative field.
recently, the barriers have become more permeable due to advances in technology (home recording, lossless replication, etc) . As these barriers disappear, the strength of a musician's success may once again rest in their skill.
blogging, on the other hand, is an industry without barriers to content distribution already. it is more like what the music industry will be or was rather than what it is.
in my opinion, the transient music industry business models would not represent a viable model for bloggers.
anyone have a different view?