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How Many of These Apps Do You Use?
Do you really need to pay for these apps/platforms?
(This is the first in a series of eight posts about high-profile apps/platforms.)
Freemiums: Talk about ‘mission creep.’
How complicated and extensive is your mix of social media apps and/or platforms?
During the last year, online marketers, Medium gurus, and YouTubers have led me to sample or subscribe to more than 40 tools. How many have you tried? Do you question which of these you “need.”
Marketers have many believing life on the internet requires one-paid app/platform after another. This is not even counting legacy apps like Adobe’s Creative Cloud, three browsers — some with helpful plug-ins or extensions, and, don’t forget MS Office, etc.
Most, if not all, apps/platforms have a “freemium” component. Do you ever wonder who is getting rich from known and yes, even undisclosed, affiliate relationships? (This story is not about calling out those peeps.)
Categories of online shiny apps and platforms
During the last year I have tried the apps and platforms in this story’s featured image above. They tend to fall in line with categories similar to those listed below:
