europeforvisitors - 7:11 pm on Nov 14, 2007 (gmt 0)

My point is with some ideas, you're better off giving the "information" away for free and monetizing with advertising such as with AdSense, affiliate programs, etc.

That's the approach that sites like CNet and ZDNet have used, successfully, for a long time. Respect for the ad-suported content model has been given a big boost by NYTimes.com's abandonment of New York Times Select and the Wall Street Journal's announcement that it will eliminate its Web site's subscription firewall.