What’s next for Tech in Asia’s subscription

Dear readers,

Eight months ago, we introduced our subscription program in a bid to build a better and more sustainable Tech in Asia for you.

We are humbled that thousands of you have subscribed – you’re helping us pursue quality journalism, allowing us to invest time and resources into stories that matter. We thank you once again for your support.

In the past months, we’ve been busy gathering insights and feedback from our readers. As a result, we’ve gained a deeper understanding about the kind of content that you’d pay for. We also found out that our subscribers craved more Premium Content, and some of your favorite stories from the past months include:

• Can Shopee become profitable? Here’s an in-depth analysis
• Honestbee: The inside story of what went wrong and what’s next
• A closer look at Gojek’s huge growth numbers
• Indonesia’s e-wallet race is heating up. Here are the main players
• Meet the 50 top-funded startups and tech companies in Southeast Asia

Our interactive content and infographics have been a hit as well, which shows that you enjoy creative storytelling and engaging with our content. We are continually pushing boundaries and creating more immersive and interactive reading experiences for you.

To address your needs, we’re moving on from our introductory discounted rates and shifting into full-price mode. The price increase will enable us to invest in producing even more content that we know you love and crafting stories that need to be told.

Additionally, we realized that many of you either wanted to dive into a long-term subscription plan or purchase one or two articles to sample our content. As such, we have adjusted our subscription offerings to better suit a variety of needs.

Effective June 12, 2019, you can choose from these subscription options: :

• Single-article purchases: US$8.90/article
• Quarterly subscriptions: US$59/quarter
• Yearly subscriptions: US$199/year

These changes, however, will not affect our existing subscribers, who will continue to enjoy their current subscription plans. If you’re on the monthly plan, for example, you’ll stay subscribed to it until you switch to the quarterly or yearly options. (Note: You can subscribe now to take advantage of the pre-increase price plans.)

If you haven’t signed up yet, we hope you will subscribe soon and join Tech in Asia on its journey towards a more sustainable future.

If you have something to share or say, please let us know – we’re always grateful to hear from you. Thank you for reading!

Sincerely,

Willis Wee
Founder and CEO
Tech in Asia