Is Internet Content Worthless?
Some content providers are calling it quits, and many are saying that content is worthless, and yet as an online article writer of some 13,000 articles, yes, I know that's a lot; well, I disagree. It is my contention that Content is not worthless. You see, content is in demand, let me explain.
Content is not necessarily worthless, some is. The fact that content is so often stolen is a real problem, meaning if you produce content, it is stolen immediately and then given away on blogs made for only AdSense, but Internet savvy surfers know that such content generally on those sites is garbage. So, even if your content is stolen and arrives there, indeed, there are fewer readers anyway. Google needs to stop allowing these types of garbage computer generated blog sites from being indexed.
Now then, on content being worthless, well, that's not true, I recently set up a website and started offering commercial and small business blog content, the website has not yet been spider'ed and does not appear in any search engines, but, sitting in coffee shops, I already have lots of customers for content. So, something is worth what someone will pay for it, which would not be worthless, rather intrinsically valued. If the gentleman thinks content is worthless, that would be a generalization based on his observations and sets of customers.
The chances of some writer getting $.25 to $.50 a word are very rare on the Internet, and the Writer's Guide although has many people willing to pay for original content, each year shows that folks are paying less. Why? Well, print mediums are mostly listed and they are paying less, downsizing staff and use yes, "supply and demand" when buying, wouldn't you?
There is an abundance of content, much is not so good, but a lot is. Sometimes folks write about things where there is already a ton of content and more is just not needed. Content sites that allow folks to steal their content, without regard do a disservice to content providers and content thieves are a real problem, but is content worthless? No, someone has to write all the content, there are billions of web pages.
And who says all content has to be flat and linear, there are needs for video and audio too. This site could someday benefit from that, or even by allowing clip-art or pictures to go with articles, that increases the value. ARA Content, does this, they place articles in magazines, much of wish is informational marketing pieces, like a lot of what is here. Free Information, with the byline for marketing purposes, it is a worthy cause and a WIN-WIN for all.
Those who think not, well they do not really comprehend where the industry has been or see where it is going. Trade Journals have used byline articles for 50-years, and guess what? They still need content, and there are what - 8,000 of them? But there are billions of web pages, so do that math and then get back with me.
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