Comments on: No More Free Jott For You http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:27:54 -0800 hourly 1 By: Justin Goldberg http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2987478 Justin Goldberg Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:30:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2987478 Then come out with a competing service that bills a certain rate per message, say 20 messages per dollar. Then come out with a competing service that bills a certain rate per message, say 20 messages per dollar.

]]> By: Buzzgain » Freemium is dead. Long live Freemium http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-2/#comment-2857794 Buzzgain » Freemium is dead. Long live Freemium Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:14:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2857794 [...] Jott has ended its free version (officially Feb 2): “The free version of Jott is going to end on February 2, CEO John Pollard [...] [...] Jott has ended its free version (officially Feb 2): “The free version of Jott is going to end on February 2, CEO John Pollard [...]

]]> By: gremmlin http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-2/#comment-2791234 gremmlin Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:33:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2791234 now theywant money! but i use them like every day! thats not fair! now theywant money! but i use them like every day! thats not fair!

]]> By: Aaron Dragushan http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-2/#comment-2743695 Aaron Dragushan Tue, 12 May 2009 14:00:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2743695 Another vote for Reqall, it's great. Another vote for Reqall, it’s great.

]]> By: GNC-2009-01-13 #442 Post CES wrap up and Regular Tech Podcast | Geek News Central http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-2/#comment-2702263 GNC-2009-01-13 #442 Post CES wrap up and Regular Tech Podcast | Geek News Central Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:54:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2702263 [...] Strike in 2029 Microsoft Security Update Safari Vulnerability Sony 1.1 Billion Loss Possible Jott to go 100% Paid DECE vs Apple DRM War? Apple no DRM except for your email address in the Media file Going Solar 6 [...] [...] Strike in 2029 Microsoft Security Update Safari Vulnerability Sony 1.1 Billion Loss Possible Jott to go 100% Paid DECE vs Apple DRM War? Apple no DRM except for your email address in the Media file Going Solar 6 [...]

]]> By: Jott to Drop All Free Services, Launches Voicemail Transcription Today [Jott] | Techno Portal http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-2/#comment-2623618 Jott to Drop All Free Services, Launches Voicemail Transcription Today [Jott] | Techno Portal Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:10:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2623618 [...] back its free offerings when it jumped out of beta in August 2008. Jott’s CEO John Pollard told TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington that the downward spiral of advertising markets led to the decision to drop even limited free [...] [...] back its free offerings when it jumped out of beta in August 2008. Jott’s CEO John Pollard told TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington that the downward spiral of advertising markets led to the decision to drop even limited free [...]

]]> By: Razakius http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2620097 Razakius Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:00:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2620097 I went and read that and it did say that the service was free, though that was last May and didn't say that it would always be free. It just said that it was a free service and it was. Now it isn't. I went and read that and it did say that the service was free, though that was last May and didn’t say that it would always be free. It just said that it was a free service and it was. Now it isn’t.

]]> By: Questions For Startups Killing Free Membership And Going Pay Only | The Marketr http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-2/#comment-2606703 Questions For Startups Killing Free Membership And Going Pay Only | The Marketr Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:08:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2606703 [...] What percentage of free users convert to paid users? Looking at a TechCrunch article that covered Jott, they say: In August voice-to-text service Jott moved out of beta and added a premium feature for [...] [...] What percentage of free users convert to paid users? Looking at a TechCrunch article that covered Jott, they say: In August voice-to-text service Jott moved out of beta and added a premium feature for [...]

]]> By: Questions For Startups Killing Free Membership And Going Pay Only - marketingstartups.com- Startup Marketing- http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2602689 Questions For Startups Killing Free Membership And Going Pay Only - marketingstartups.com- Startup Marketing- Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:22:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2602689 [...] What percentage of free users convert to paid users? Looking at a TechCrunch article that covered Jott, they say: In August voice-to-text service Jott moved out of beta and added a premium feature for [...] [...] What percentage of free users convert to paid users? Looking at a TechCrunch article that covered Jott, they say: In August voice-to-text service Jott moved out of beta and added a premium feature for [...]

]]> By: Questions For Startups Killing Free Membership And Going Pay Only » blogstring.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2602688 Questions For Startups Killing Free Membership And Going Pay Only » blogstring.com Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:22:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2602688 [...] What percentage of free users convert to paid users?Looking at a TechCrunch article that covered Jott, they [...] [...] What percentage of free users convert to paid users?Looking at a TechCrunch article that covered Jott, they [...]

]]> By: Search the Web on Snap.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2601415 Search the Web on Snap.com Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:29:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2601415 Dear Doug, February 2 is just two weeks away, and I am worried about losing my Jott for Iphone. It's the only application I have strongly recommended to others (not just because it was free.) When is the paid version coming out on the Iphone store? I can't find any information about it on the jott.com site. Will I be able to transfer my existing Jott files and notes and how much will it cost to buy and use per month? Lastly, about three weeks ago, Jott said it was doing a test and the transcriptions wouldn't work well during that time. Now I would say the transcriptions are working about 70 percent as well as they did before the test. Is it me or did something change? Dear Doug,

February 2 is just two weeks away, and I am worried about losing my Jott for Iphone. It’s the only application I have strongly recommended to others (not just because it was free.) When is the paid version coming out on the Iphone store? I can’t find any information about it on the jott.com site. Will I be able to transfer my existing Jott files and notes and how much will it cost to buy and use per month?

Lastly, about three weeks ago, Jott said it was doing a test and the transcriptions wouldn’t work well during that time. Now I would say the transcriptions are working about 70 percent as well as they did before the test. Is it me or did something change?

]]> By: медицина http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2597342 медицина Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:49:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2597342 It seems less likely that the struggling ad market drove the decision, because the most that advertising could contribute per user per month is a fraction of a dollar. Hit a user once per day at a $10 CPM and you’re making only $0.30 per user per month. The ability to offset the human transcription costs with advertising seems challenging in good and bad ad markets alike. It seems less likely that the struggling ad market drove the decision, because the most that advertising could contribute per user per month is a fraction of a dollar. Hit a user once per day at a $10 CPM and you’re making only $0.30 per user per month. The ability to offset the human transcription costs with advertising seems challenging in good and bad ad markets alike.

]]> By: Strategic Internet Marketing http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2597000 Strategic Internet Marketing Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:50:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2597000 Yes, I got an email notifying me about the change... it's a great service in my opinion and well worth the buck. They would eventually need to do this. Greg Yes, I got an email notifying me about the change… it’s a great service in my opinion and well worth the buck. They would eventually need to do this.

Greg

]]> By: Podcast Episode #2 - News, Software, and TwitterBump | Worthless Genius http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2595827 Podcast Episode #2 - News, Software, and TwitterBump | Worthless Genius Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:32:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2595827 [...] Jott to drop all free services [...] [...] Jott to drop all free services [...]

]]> By: I use it all the time http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2594908 I use it all the time Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:50:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2594908 I use Reqall all the time. It's still free. It transcribes a voice message and sends it to my email. It's all I want. I use Reqall all the time. It’s still free. It transcribes a voice message and sends it to my email. It’s all I want.

]]> By: Freemium is dead. Long live Freemium | BuzzGain http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2594555 Freemium is dead. Long live Freemium | BuzzGain Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:56:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2594555 [...] Jott has ended its free version (officially Feb 2): “The free version of Jott is going to end on February 2, CEO John Pollard [...] [...] Jott has ended its free version (officially Feb 2): “The free version of Jott is going to end on February 2, CEO John Pollard [...]

]]> By: Jott to Drop All Free Services, Launches Voicemail Transcription Today [Jott] | Web Burning Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2594448 Jott to Drop All Free Services, Launches Voicemail Transcription Today [Jott] | Web Burning Blog Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:28:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2594448 [...] back its free offerings when it jumped out of beta in August 2008. Jott’s CEO John Pollard told TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington that the downward spiral of advertising markets led to the decision to drop even limited free [...] [...] back its free offerings when it jumped out of beta in August 2008. Jott’s CEO John Pollard told TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington that the downward spiral of advertising markets led to the decision to drop even limited free [...]

]]> By: Shai Berger http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2594063 Shai Berger Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:37:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2594063 As mentioned a few times above, the two companies that should be pleased with the news are ReQall and DialToDo. Both offer similar functionality to Jott and both are at the "proto-freemium" stage (i.e. free for now, we'll introduce freemium later), so users unwilling to pay Jott should be heading their way. I hope they are ready! Given that they too have to pay for transcribing (and lets assume that they won’t get much cheaper rates than Jott) and given that they don't have big funding (that I know of) they too will be facing a "de-freemiuming" point when growing audience meets declining cash. (And yes, I just made up the word "de-freemiuming".) More here: "Thoughts on Jott’s de-freemiuming" http://www.shaiberger.com/?p=170 As mentioned a few times above, the two companies that should be pleased with the news are ReQall and DialToDo.

Both offer similar functionality to Jott and both are at the “proto-freemium” stage (i.e. free for now, we’ll introduce freemium later), so users unwilling to pay Jott should be heading their way. I hope they are ready!

Given that they too have to pay for transcribing (and lets assume that they won’t get much cheaper rates than Jott) and given that they don’t have big funding (that I know of) they too will be facing a “de-freemiuming” point when growing audience meets declining cash. (And yes, I just made up the word “de-freemiuming”.)

More here:
“Thoughts on Jott’s de-freemiuming”
http://www.shai...rger.com/?p=170

]]> By: Pete http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2594039 Pete Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:20:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2594039 Eventually , Google or one of their competitors will offer a similar service which will be advertising supported . They will wind up buying Jott or dial2do . Eventually , Google or one of their competitors will offer a similar service which will be advertising supported . They will wind up buying Jott or dial2do .

]]> By: number_one http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2594023 number_one Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:12:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2594023 $4 a month may be reasonable for someone who uses Jott to the maximum extent possible, but for anyone else it is WAY too much. If I had to pay $4 a month for every tiny little service that I occasionally use I'd probably out hundreds of dollars. Every little bit certainly does count when you are talking monthly fees. Why not at least offer a pay-per-message/text plan? I'd probably still use the service if I only had to pay 10 cents a message, although even that starts to leave a sour taste in my mouth especially for just text notes without transcription. Looks like I'll be looking for another note/to do list for my Iphone. Jott, I hardly knew ye. $4 a month may be reasonable for someone who uses Jott to the maximum extent possible, but for anyone else it is WAY too much. If I had to pay $4 a month for every tiny little service that I occasionally use I’d probably out hundreds of dollars.

Every little bit certainly does count when you are talking monthly fees.

Why not at least offer a pay-per-message/text plan? I’d probably still use the service if I only had to pay 10 cents a message, although even that starts to leave a sour taste in my mouth especially for just text notes without transcription.

Looks like I’ll be looking for another note/to do list for my Iphone. Jott, I hardly knew ye.

]]> By: Thoughts on Jott’s de-freemiuming at Call the Cloud http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2593978 Thoughts on Jott’s de-freemiuming at Call the Cloud Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:38:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2593978 [...] coverage on TechCrunch and [...] [...] coverage on TechCrunch and [...]

]]> By: Jott Free No More – Minimum $4 A Month As Of Feb 2nd | BerryReview.com » http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2593805 Jott Free No More – Minimum $4 A Month As Of Feb 2nd | BerryReview.com » Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:12:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2593805 [...] TechCrunch Please Share With A [...] [...] TechCrunch Please Share With A [...]

]]> By: Shawn http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2593676 Shawn Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:36:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2593676 Hey does anyone know who Jott is using to do their conversions? Do they partner with SpinVox or Got Voice or one of those? Hey does anyone know who Jott is using to do their conversions? Do they partner with SpinVox or Got Voice or one of those?

]]> By: Counterpoint: Did Jott Betray Their Users? | CloudAve http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2593589 Counterpoint: Did Jott Betray Their Users? | CloudAve Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:24:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2593589 [...] Zoli posted about Jott’s decision to do away with the free model. My philosophy is that it costs money on the infrastructure front to host web [...] [...] Zoli posted about Jott’s decision to do away with the free model. My philosophy is that it costs money on the infrastructure front to host web [...]

]]> By: медицина http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/13/no-more-free-jott-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2593369 медицина Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:42:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=37376#comment-2593369 Let’s suppose that the entire ad market evaporated and Jott lost all advertising revenue. Let’s suppose that the entire ad market evaporated and Jott lost all advertising revenue.

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