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That's just not true. At all. Look at websites for sale on sitepoint, ebay, etc. There are millions of websites, making very decent profits. You just don't hear
by axod 16y ago
That's just not true. At all. Look at websites for sale on sitepoint, ebay, etc. There are millions of websites, making very decent profits. You just don't hear about them much.
For every startup like twitter that doesn't really seem to care too much about monetization, there's probably 1000 websites making $1m+ a year in profit. Guess which gets all the press though?
- ergo98 16y ago>There are millions of websites, making very decent profits Millions? I highly doubt it. Those that make a profit do it largely on the backs of ads, which isn't what is being discussed. We're talking about actually charging for a web property which remains shockingly rare.
- axod 16y agoYeah. Because earning money from advertising isn't real money is it. It's imaginary money you can't actually use for anything. You're absolutely right. How silly of me.
- ergo98 16y agoThat's some cutting sarcasm there. You must be a grizzled internet vet. Only it's asinine given that what we're talking about is CHARGING, not running ads. Meaning "To use Hacker News you need to buy a $5/month subscription". I look forward to what your rapier wit comes up with next.