Related to '4. What is this going to cost me?' and '8. Will this site be here tomorrow?', I usually ask myself "how is this site supporting itself?"
There are so many free sites, I'm reluctant to invest time using a site if I don't see how they can support themselves long enough to make my time pay off.
Am I odd, or do others have similar concerns?
As a site developer, do you consider this user concern? How (or do) you address it?
I have no data to back this up but I think this is a trait of web developers and startuppers. We're all curious about new sites and business models and how sites make money. I know that as soon as I come across a new site that is at least semi-interesting I think "Okay, how do they make money?". For me I'm doing this out of curiosity, I don't think it affects whether I'll use the site or not.
I think a better question to answer would be "What's the catch?" If you're site or product seems too good then savvy consumers will ask themselves "what's the catch?".
The catch is important. It's annoying to sign up for something only to find out that to get what I came for I have to pay. I'd rather know this up front so I can psychologically prepare myself for it.
There are so many free sites, I'm reluctant to invest time using a site if I don't see how they can support themselves long enough to make my time pay off.
Am I odd, or do others have similar concerns?
As a site developer, do you consider this user concern? How (or do) you address it?