Gone are the days of walking down to your local grocery store to pick up the daily newspaper. Now, everyone gets the latest news online. But how can newspapers make money if they have lost their revenue from print advertisements and are providing free content online?

Well, they can’t, and that’s why they are putting up paywalls left and right. Check out the infographic below by BestCollegesOnline.org to learn more about how paywalls are on the rise.

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The Paywall Trend

Brian Wallace

Brian Wallace

Brian Wallace is the Founder and President of NowSourcing, an industry leading infographic design agency , based in Louisville, KY and Cincinnati, OH which works with companies that range from startups to Fortune 500s. Brian also runs #LinkedInLocal events nationwide and virtually, hosts the Next Action Podcast, and has been named a Google Small Business Advisor for 2016-present. He joined the SXSW advisory board in 2019.

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