First time since joining seeking alpha I’m Receiving a free article limit message for about a week now.Didn’t receive any email or notice about a change on the site and not sure if others are experiencing same issue or if it’s a glitch I’m experiencing. If there is a new article limit how many is it and how/when does it reset?
For me, the death of contributor Alan Saltzman, aka Regarded Solutions, marked the beginning of the end for Seeking Alpha. When I joined some years ago, the site seemed largely to be an investors’ forum for the exchange of information and opinion. Of special appeal were the contributions of more experienced and savvy folk like Mr. Saltzman willing to share their knowledge with those who could benefit. After his passing, I soon observed the rapidly accelerating transformation of the site into little more than a marketplace for a variety of paid subscriptions. If, as it seems, these latest shenanigans by the ownership of Seeking Alpha are an attempt to cut a larger slice of the pie for themselves by improving monetization of the site, I tend to agree with the prevailing opinion here that the attempt will fail. It feels very much like a business trying to increase profits by raising prices while cutting quality.
For me, the death of contributor Alan Saltzman, aka Regarded Solutions, marked the beginning of the end for Seeking Alpha. When I joined some years ago, the site seemed largely to be an investors’ forum for the exchange of information and opinion. Of special appeal were the contributions of more experienced and savvy folk like Mr. Saltzman willing to share their knowledge with those who could benefit. After his passing, I soon observed the rapidly accelerating transformation of the site into little more than a marketplace for a variety of paid subscriptions. If, as it seems, these latest shenanigans by the ownership of Seeking Alpha are an attempt to cut a larger slice of the pie for themselves by improving monetization of the site, I tend to agree with the prevailing opinion here that the attempt will fail. It feels very much like a business trying to increase profits by raising prices while cutting quality.
quality of the free articles has been going down hill steadily for about 2 years now ever since they started pushing author paywalls.
Most analysis now are pretty much just walls of text without any actual analysis of balance sheets etc.
Basically glorified opinion pieces rather than analysis.
quality of the free articles has been going down hill steadily for about 2 years now ever since they started pushing author paywalls.
Most analysis now are pretty much just walls of text without any actual analysis of balance sheets etc.
Basically glorified opinion pieces rather than analysis.
If that’s what you believe this new policy should be no issue for you since there’s no reason for you to be here anyway.. It’s only a problem for those that value the content but don’t want to pay.
For me, the death of contributor Alan Saltzman, aka Regarded Solutions, marked the beginning of the end for Seeking Alpha. When I joined some years ago, the site seemed largely to be an investors’ forum for the exchange of information and opinion. Of special appeal were the contributions of more experienced and savvy folk like Mr. Saltzman willing to share their knowledge with those who could benefit. After his passing, I soon observed the rapidly accelerating transformation of the site into little more than a marketplace for a variety of paid subscriptions. If, as it seems, these latest shenanigans by the ownership of Seeking Alpha are an attempt to cut a larger slice of the pie for themselves by improving monetization of the site, I tend to agree with the prevailing opinion here that the attempt will fail. It feels very much like a business trying to increase profits by raising prices while cutting quality.
I disagree and don’t think it will fail. They will emerge stronger. Basically the ones that don’t want to pay will leave. The ones that are left will pay. That’s a win win for SA.
If that’s what you believe this new policy should be no issue for you since there’s no reason for you to be here anyway.. It’s only a problem for those that value the content but don’t want to pay.
there are SOME good anslysis still but with this article limit and no way to tell in advance if an analysis is any good, it’s rather unworkable.
Like others I've been surprised by this change that supposedly occurred in 2021. No way that's the case given the reaction of commenters here.
The value of SA was largely from the comments interactions. Loads of other big websites survive without subscriptions because they know paywalling content will cause the community to whither. SA has chosen poorly.
How much they charge is completely up to them. Those that are not okay with it don't have to stay.
TO: Seeking more alpha than you
WHO are you, and how long have you been on SA's payroll? You show the same empathy and concern for readers as whoever made this decision, which is not much. Are you the decision-maker hiding behind a keyboard and a user name? Nobody is arguing what SA's rights are; this is all about tranparency. MitjaL, well said! Your words, especially in response to "S.M.A.T.Y." have summed up our collective complaints, frustration, and disappointment most eloquently. Thank you.
What SA does with their site is 110% up to them. There is no question of something being acceptable or not. Those that are not okay with the pay to read policy will have to learn to accept it.
"What SA does with their site is 110% up to them."
Really ? What happened to "The customer is King" ? And I am a customer, even if I only pay by accepting ads.
“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning” – Bill Gates
TO: Seeking more alpha than you
WHO are you, and how long have you been on SA's payroll? You show the same empathy and concern for readers as whoever made this decision, which is not much. Are you the decision-maker hiding behind a keyboard and a user name? Nobody is arguing what SA's rights are; this is all about tranparency. MitjaL, well said! Your words, especially in response to "S.M.A.T.Y." have summed up our collective complaints, frustration, and disappointment most eloquently. Thank you.
Judging by the lack of SA response or improved transparency to the concerns voiced here, I'm curious what alternative similar platform others have used or are moving to. I know there are various alternatives, but I'm just looking to save some time. TIA!
Hi there,Thanks for reaching out!
In order to continue providing our users with outstanding financial analysis and news, we changed our Paywall policy in January 2021.
You can read more about this change here: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4396836-important-update-for-seeking-alpha-users
The good news is that you can still access any article on any stock, even without a paid subscription, though there is a monthly limit to how much you can read.
This limit is dynamic to the individual member, based on the device they use, the traffic source, and a number of other parameters. It resets itself every 28 days.
If you want to keep reading past the limit, you can just go ahead and start your free two-week trial of Seeking Alpha Premium - no commitment required.
Premium, apart from providing you unlimited access to analysis articles also provides you with many other powerful tools that can help you with your investing. You can get an overview of the service here.
Hope this helps! Feel free to reach out in case further assistance is required.
Regards,
Shubham Shresth
Data QA Analyst, Seeking Alpha