[Someone1234]

> I'm also willing to pay for an ad-free

It has been tried multiple times, particularly in print media. Most people, regardless of what they claim, aren't willing to pay for ad free. Just the pure fact that it used to be free, often makes it even harder to convert them.

You say you're willing to pay for ad-free, but I'd ask why you aren't paying for ad free already. Many websites now offer it, and few pay it (e.g. almost all online news, Reddit, Google's ad network, YouTube, etc.

[tomjen3]

Most of the offers I have seen are either widely out of proportion to a reasonable price (e.g essentially all newspapers), won't allow me to maintain privacy, aren't easy to purchase or are pointless bundles (newspapers linked from Facebook, I just want to buy that one article).

I am typing this while listing to google music, which I have a paid subscription for. I also pay for Netflix and HBO. They are worth it for now.

[dylz]

I'd pay for ad and analytic and tracking free. Not just making the ads invisible, but the other code along with it disabled.

[evanwarfel]

That's a great point. People should be able to opt-out.

[evanwarfel]

In all honesty, it's because I did not know that paying for Reddit / Youtube would turn off the ads.