> I'd rather pay for a search service that values my time and provides real utility, than endure the hidden costs of 'free' services.
How much would you pay for Google search without ads? Or more importantly, how much would the average Google user be willing to pay?
If you live in the US and click 3-4 ads per month, you're generating ~$10-20/mo in revenue for Google from advertisers.
(Like you, I would also love to pay for an ad free Google, but sadly advertisers are willing to pay Google a lot more money than consumers are willing to)
I do pay $10/mo for search. Also lol "and click 3-4 ads per month" what? This is HN, who clicks ads? I've never clicked an ad. I spend all day trying to teach people to never click ads. At this point I actually couldn't click ads even if I wanted to because uBlock hard-blocks all the domains they redirect through for conversion tracking.
I occasionally click on Sponsored search results, if they're what I'm looking for and I don't much care for the company on the other end of the link. Take that, Big Corporate!
How much would you pay for Google search without ads? Or more importantly, how much would the average Google user be willing to pay?
If you live in the US and click 3-4 ads per month, you're generating ~$10-20/mo in revenue for Google from advertisers.
(Like you, I would also love to pay for an ad free Google, but sadly advertisers are willing to pay Google a lot more money than consumers are willing to)