I haven't read the rest of the thread, but I think you should reduce your subscription price to 1/10th of what it is.
I am willing to subscribe, but $10/month to remove one ad from the side of the website is definitely not worth it, and I'll just use adblock instead. $1/month to remove one ad is actually reasonable.
Please reconsider your prices. Thanks.
Are you an idiot? The premium isn't about removing the ad, it's just a benefit that comes with it. You're not paying $10 just too remove an ad, your paying $10 to keep the servers up and maintenance. You are one greedy motherf**ker.