SITE: Choosing the Right Registration Model, How to Pick the Best Plan for Your Web Site

Steve Outing outlined different approaches to implementing site registration on newspaper sites, providing guidance as to the type and how much content should be free versus paid, and how much personal information the site should require for registration.

User registration is the trend for news Web sites large and small. While there are still pockets of resistance and some smaller shops may not see the financial benefit yet, the industry is moving toward registration with unified resolve.