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I would do the minimum work required and put some Amazon affiliate links up there as a starting point. I imagine most of your traffic is going to come from Rai

by iuguy 16y ago

I would do the minimum work required and put some Amazon affiliate links up there as a starting point. I imagine most of your traffic is going to come from Rails developers or those interested in getting to know Rails. If you can find out more about why your visitors use your site, then you can develop a more effective commercialisation strategy based on their interests.

rmoriz 16y ago
Isn't there a possibility that keeps me from distracting the users? Don't you think the database might have a value on its own?
- dmoney 16y ago
  It's possible that your users are using the site itself as a distraction. You could A/B test to see whether ads keep visitors from coming back. Or are you thinking that ads or affiliate links would make the database less valuable?
  - rmoriz 16y ago
    I personally hate sites cluttered with affiliate banners or google adsense.
    - dmoney 16y ago
      Hard to argue with you there. But advertising is how most of the web makes money off of "free" services, and I believe it can be done tastefully.