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I like this. But without adblock I see no ads. Also would it be possible to have a subscription based no-ad version so we don't see ads + don't feel guilty that

I like this. But without adblock I see no ads. Also would it be possible to have a subscription based no-ad version so we don't see ads + don't feel guilty that we aren't helping out by not clicking any ads? I guess it would be hard to stay private because it would mix an paid account id with search queries, but maybe there's a way.

lasagna_coder 6y ago
also, dark mode pls
- dgut 6y ago
  In the pipeline!
dgut 6y ago
We aren't running ads.. yet. Need more users before we can make a contract where we aren't required by the ad company to send user data. Paid plan has been on my mind for a while now.. and as you said, it's complicated. It's in the pipeline.
- lasagna_coder 6y ago
  Would be a nice secondary business idea for some to create an ad company to cater to smaller online platforms like yours without requiring user data. Another complicated prospect but at least it would give you a starting point. There's also things like https://coil.com/ https://coil.com/ who seem like they help support online content creators. I wonder if there's a way to treat search results like "content".
  - chris_f 6y ago
    > "There's also things like https://coil.com/ https://coil.com/ who seem like they help support online content creators. I wonder if there's a way to treat search results like "content". It is possible. I built the search engine [0] that was the first to integrate Coil as a monetization source. It is pretty small, but Coil payments do cover about 2% of the monthly cost to run the service. Infinity Search also uses Coil. [1] Here is an article with some thoughts around monetizing a privacy based search engine [2]. --------- [0] https://www.runnaroo.com/ https://www.runnaroo.com/ [1] https://webmonetization.org/ https://webmonetization.org/ [2] https://coil.com/p/runnaroo/Privacy-and-Search-Engine-Monetization/5dXAW6NwF https://coil.com/p/runnaroo/Privacy-and-Search-Engine-Moneti...
    - lasagna_coder 6y ago
      thanks, this is some good insight!
  - stevesearer 6y ago
    My site sells and hosts our own ads and I have thought about starting something like this. It would be interesting to sell space against specific queries for a time duration vs per click or per impression. This approach doesn’t lend itself as much to optimizing for every individual user action, but instead as the quality of the content and users as a whole. I would focus on a few niches to start which have lots of ad spend that you could get a piece of. Maybe you could then pour those dollars directly into improving the organic results for those niches.

lasagna_coder 6y ago

also, dark mode pls

dgut 6y ago
In the pipeline!

dgut 6y ago

We aren't running ads.. yet. Need more users before we can make a contract where we aren't required by the ad company to send user data. Paid plan has been on my mind for a while now.. and as you said, it's complicated. It's in the pipeline.

lasagna_coder 6y ago
Would be a nice secondary business idea for some to create an ad company to cater to smaller online platforms like yours without requiring user data. Another complicated prospect but at least it would give you a starting point. There's also things like https://coil.com/ https://coil.com/ who seem like they help support online content creators. I wonder if there's a way to treat search results like "content".
- chris_f 6y ago
  > "There's also things like https://coil.com/ https://coil.com/ who seem like they help support online content creators. I wonder if there's a way to treat search results like "content". It is possible. I built the search engine [0] that was the first to integrate Coil as a monetization source. It is pretty small, but Coil payments do cover about 2% of the monthly cost to run the service. Infinity Search also uses Coil. [1] Here is an article with some thoughts around monetizing a privacy based search engine [2]. --------- [0] https://www.runnaroo.com/ https://www.runnaroo.com/ [1] https://webmonetization.org/ https://webmonetization.org/ [2] https://coil.com/p/runnaroo/Privacy-and-Search-Engine-Monetization/5dXAW6NwF https://coil.com/p/runnaroo/Privacy-and-Search-Engine-Moneti...
  - lasagna_coder 6y ago
    thanks, this is some good insight!
- stevesearer 6y ago
  My site sells and hosts our own ads and I have thought about starting something like this. It would be interesting to sell space against specific queries for a time duration vs per click or per impression. This approach doesn’t lend itself as much to optimizing for every individual user action, but instead as the quality of the content and users as a whole. I would focus on a few niches to start which have lots of ad spend that you could get a piece of. Maybe you could then pour those dollars directly into improving the organic results for those niches.