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I tried to imagine what kind of website could generate $5B without requiring more than $100/month of hardware. Seems impossible.

• busterarm 6y ago
  Just take a look at the top 10 adwords keywords and let your mind wander. Our business touched 4 out of 10...
  • monsieurbanana 6y ago
    Found in a random blog post, top 10 keywords: - Insurance - Loans - Mortgage - Attorney - Credit - Lawyer - Donate - Degree - Hosting - Claim Still can't see it. But just to be sure, you're saying that the $100/month website was directly generating most of that $5B? And not, for example, being just a bridge between users and an army of attorneys?
    • busterarm 6y ago
      Qualified leads are king in that business. Keep in mind that a large number of law firms in this space do not try cases and just generate and sell leads. Yes, obviously there's a lot more that goes into it, but my point was that websites can be extremely simple in their infrastructure and still be extremely effective.