Tuesday, January 12, 2016

How to read Cincinnati Enquirer articles for free

Currently, if you go to Enquirer.com and click on a few articles, you will eventually be told you've reached your quota for the month and you'll have to pay if you want to read articles.

But if you access the same URL through Google, the "paywall" does not appear. This is because the Enquirer wants Google to crawl their stories, in an effort to drive domain authority and advertising dollars.

Knowing this, here's how to read any article on Enquirer.com without paying.

  • Go to Enquirer.com
  • Click the article headline you want to read
  • If you get the "paywall" page, select and copy the URL from your browser's address bar
  • Click the resulting link
This works well for desktop. If you're on iOS, download the Cincinnati Enquirer app - there's no paywall there at all, currently.

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