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# A Clarification on My Inc. Facebook Post
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/a-clarification-on-my-inc-facebook-post/
- Published: 2012-08-30T13:18:45.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-04T22:27:39.000Z
- Description: Facebook could solve some of its business problems with one simple solution: Charge users.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Social Media, Apps, Facebook/Meta

My [Inc. post yesterday](https://www.inc.com/phil-simon/open-letter-to-mark-zuckerberg.html?ref=philsimon.com) suggested that Facebook implement a [Freemium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium?ref=philsimon.com) model seems to have caused a bit of a maelstrom. I tried to make it clear in the article that I was advocating a "Facebook Plus"/Freemium option. That is, those who want to pay for a premium (read: ad-free) experience could so so while non-payers could continue to use the service.

To me, this is hardly heresy. I can name 100 sites or apps that operate under this model. Pandora might be the most popular. Just about every app on my iPhone offers a free version.