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Sadly yes, two of them. The main lesson is never build a business based on advertising revenue. We shut down http://www.publisha.com http://www.publisha.com an

by Hates_ 15y ago

Sadly yes, two of them. The main lesson is never build a business based on advertising revenue. We shut down http://www.publisha.com http://www.publisha.com and http://www.viewshound.com http://www.viewshound.com after running out of funding.

AznHisoka 15y ago
Why not? I think advertising is a valid business model for sites that are focused on a specific niche.
bira 15y ago
Isn't Google a business based on advertising revenue?
- ori_b 15y ago
  Google is an advertising company, effectively. When your focus is advertising, and everything else exists mainly to support it, that's different.
  - ebiester 15y ago
    Exactly. And that's how you have to think if you're supported by advertising dollars.
diego 15y ago
Don't learn the wrong lesson. You might as well be saying "never try" or "never be unlucky." That would be the main lesson only if you somehow could assert that the failure of your business is due largely to the fact that it was based on advertising revenue.
LostInTheWoods2 15y ago
I think he meant to say "never build a business based on adsense revenue".
- jQueryIsAwesome 15y ago
  Adsense is the reason i don't need a "real" job... so, either way; he is wrong.
  - Mz 15y ago
    Would love to know what you are doing. I don't see anything in your profile. If you aren't comfortable posting publicly but are willing to divulge privately, my email address is in my profile. Thanks/sorry to bother you if it's an issue. :-)
  - throwaway88 15y ago
    Adsense also pays my life... He's wrong. The lesson is "He's not good at making money from advertising".
  - Hates_ 15y ago
    I have no doubt that many people make a decent living off Adsense. As the basis of a business' main revenue model, it didn't work for us.
throwaway88 15y ago
> The main lesson is never build a business based on advertising revenue. You clearly don't understand, or have skill in that area. Advertising income is very very easy to create a startup from, as long as you understand it and learn the basics. TBH, the lesson you should be learning is that you didn't make something people wanted. That is the reason those 2 things failed. If you get the users, then you can make money from advertising. It's a simple numbers game. You failed to get the users (Or you were spending way too much).

by Hates_ 15y ago

AznHisoka 15y ago

Why not? I think advertising is a valid business model for sites that are focused on a specific niche.

bira 15y ago

Isn't Google a business based on advertising revenue?

ori_b 15y ago
Google is an advertising company, effectively. When your focus is advertising, and everything else exists mainly to support it, that's different.
- ebiester 15y ago
  Exactly. And that's how you have to think if you're supported by advertising dollars.

diego 15y ago

Don't learn the wrong lesson. You might as well be saying "never try" or "never be unlucky." That would be the main lesson only if you somehow could assert that the failure of your business is due largely to the fact that it was based on advertising revenue.

LostInTheWoods2 15y ago

I think he meant to say "never build a business based on adsense revenue".

jQueryIsAwesome 15y ago
Adsense is the reason i don't need a "real" job... so, either way; he is wrong.
- Mz 15y ago
  Would love to know what you are doing. I don't see anything in your profile. If you aren't comfortable posting publicly but are willing to divulge privately, my email address is in my profile. Thanks/sorry to bother you if it's an issue. :-)
- throwaway88 15y ago
  Adsense also pays my life... He's wrong. The lesson is "He's not good at making money from advertising".
- Hates_ 15y ago
  I have no doubt that many people make a decent living off Adsense. As the basis of a business' main revenue model, it didn't work for us.

throwaway88 15y ago

> The main lesson is never build a business based on advertising revenue. You clearly don't understand, or have skill in that area. Advertising income is very very easy to create a startup from, as long as you understand it and learn the basics. TBH, the lesson you should be learning is that you didn't make something people wanted. That is the reason those 2 things failed. If you get the users, then you can make money from advertising. It's a simple numbers game. You failed to get the users (Or you were spending way too much).