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The Economics of Free
in Online Businesses
Robbie Kellman Baxter
Grandma says GIVINGproduct away is risky business
But FREEseems to be everywhere
FREEfeels ubiquitous on consumer side
B2B is thinking about FREEtoo
Three kinds of FREE

limited by solution attributes

limited by duration

focus on ancillary audience
Benefits of FREE
Risks of FREE
FREEis a tactic; Profitability is the goal
Subscription
A la carte services

Sources of Revenue

Ancillary products

Partnership streams
Aggregated analytics

Advertising
CASE STUDY: Market Research Tools
Market Research Tools
Primary Customer?

Market researchers

Secondary Customer?

Consumers

Free or Freemium?

Freemium offering for individual marketers

Benefits of Free?

Virality, Conversion, Awareness

Limitations of Free?

Features, Reach,

Revenue Streams?

Subscription, a la carte

AdditionalLearnings?

Need to understand early how free fits model
CASE STUDY: Video and voice services
Video and voice services
Primary Customer

Consumer and business users

Secondary
Customer

Managers

Free or Freemium?

Freemium as primary service offering; Free trial for admin

Benefits of Free?

Networked effect; Awareness, Trial

Limitations of Free?

No administrative services, must be online, no forwarding

Revenue Streams

Subscription, a la carte, credits,

Additional Learnings

Consumers and business users are the same people
CASE STUDY: Restaurant reservation system
Video and voice services
Primary Customer

Restaurants

Secondary
Customer

Diners

Free or Freemium?

Beemium

Benefits of Free?

Networked effect (on both sides)

Limitations of Free?

Free offering is ancillary

Revenue Streams

Subscription, product, services

Additional Learnings Careful planning may create new sources of value
CASE STUDY: Digital News
Digital content creation services
Primary Customer

Newspaper readers

Secondary
Customer

Publishers

Free or Freemium?

Freemium, Free Trial

Benefits of Free?

Networked effect, awareness, trial, virality

Limitations of Free?

Volume of free, duration, depth

Revenue Streams

Subscription, platform, issues

Additional Learnings Challenges when variable costs are not zero
Does free make sense for you?
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The Economics of Free Trials and Subscriptions in Online B2B

  • 1. The Economics of Free in Online Businesses Robbie Kellman Baxter
  • 2. Grandma says GIVINGproduct away is risky business
  • 3. But FREEseems to be everywhere
  • 4. FREEfeels ubiquitous on consumer side
  • 5. B2B is thinking about FREEtoo
  • 6. Three kinds of FREE limited by solution attributes limited by duration focus on ancillary audience
  • 9. FREEis a tactic; Profitability is the goal Subscription A la carte services Sources of Revenue Ancillary products Partnership streams Aggregated analytics Advertising
  • 10. CASE STUDY: Market Research Tools Market Research Tools Primary Customer? Market researchers Secondary Customer? Consumers Free or Freemium? Freemium offering for individual marketers Benefits of Free? Virality, Conversion, Awareness Limitations of Free? Features, Reach, Revenue Streams? Subscription, a la carte AdditionalLearnings? Need to understand early how free fits model
  • 11. CASE STUDY: Video and voice services Video and voice services Primary Customer Consumer and business users Secondary Customer Managers Free or Freemium? Freemium as primary service offering; Free trial for admin Benefits of Free? Networked effect; Awareness, Trial Limitations of Free? No administrative services, must be online, no forwarding Revenue Streams Subscription, a la carte, credits, Additional Learnings Consumers and business users are the same people
  • 12. CASE STUDY: Restaurant reservation system Video and voice services Primary Customer Restaurants Secondary Customer Diners Free or Freemium? Beemium Benefits of Free? Networked effect (on both sides) Limitations of Free? Free offering is ancillary Revenue Streams Subscription, product, services Additional Learnings Careful planning may create new sources of value
  • 13. CASE STUDY: Digital News Digital content creation services Primary Customer Newspaper readers Secondary Customer Publishers Free or Freemium? Freemium, Free Trial Benefits of Free? Networked effect, awareness, trial, virality Limitations of Free? Volume of free, duration, depth Revenue Streams Subscription, platform, issues Additional Learnings Challenges when variable costs are not zero
  • 14. Does free make sense for you?