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Wow, you don't make any money on SteamDB? It seems like the sort of thing that should be able to make a lot of money. Even very minimal ads would probably bring

Wow, you don't make any money on SteamDB? It seems like the sort of thing that should be able to make a lot of money. Even very minimal ads would probably bring in hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars per year, and if you hate the idea of ads it seems like you could probably sell a premium subscription for some of the info you have that would be useful for devs, like imdb pro or crunchbase pro or something.

xPaw 4y ago
I can, but I have no interest in doing that currently.
- modeless 4y ago
  If you don't mind me asking, what's your day job?
  - cyrux004 4y ago
    check his profile by clicking on id full stack developer per his home page
    - modeless 4y ago
      It's clear that he is a (very good!) full-stack developer. I am curious about where he works, or if he is retired or something, living off investments while working on SteamDB full time. I think very few people would knowingly turn down income of a million dollars per year. In fact I'd say it's a privilege to be in a position to be able to turn that down. I even see some people here who are asking him to make the income even though he doesn't want it so he can give it to a charity.
- giancarlostoro 4y ago
  I wouldnt be surprised if you could easily work out some sort of deal with Steam, if a game page from your site leads to a buy on their end they give you a small percentage.
- tehlike 4y ago
  As some others have said, affiliate is the way to go. You are already driving sales... Should be fair to you to get compensated.
  - matheusmoreira 4y ago
    Agree. Valve should probably find a way to compensate him. I've spent money on Steam because of his site.
- xd1936 4y ago
  Legendary.
- 1270018080 4y ago
  I'll do it?
- nchudleigh 4y ago
  Would be dope to monetize the traffic and donate it or support indie game projects.
- sswezey 4y ago
  Thank you!
- i4i 4y ago
  I hate ads too. The thing I tried that felt ethical and useful was an affiliate code for related (to the content) products that would split the discount 50/50 between me and readers. I stated this clearly in the ad.
- richardjennings 4y ago
  Can I ask if you might consider leveraging your position to aid a charity ?
  - skeeter2020 4y ago
    This isn't a cost-free proposition. "giving away" money is a lot of work; leveraging an asset into money to donate is even more.
    - richardjennings 4y ago
      Agreed. Knowing the opportunity cost must weigh heavily. Bytes and Food. The new boots and cats.
  - zamadatix 4y ago
    Seems like the service itself is his choice of charity.
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
- dimgl 4y ago
  You're an absolute beast. Nice.
- lawrenceyan 4y ago
  Valve should just acquire you to be honest.
  - KomoD 4y ago
    No they should not, because they'd kill it or remove features, and god knows what else.
- pavo-etc 4y ago
  Does steam have some sort of affiliate link program? If they don't they should.
- wly_cdgr 4y ago
  Extremely baller
- trungdq88 4y ago
  Would you share more with us about the reason why you're not monetizing it?
- stOneskull 4y ago
  kudos, mate
- Ruthalas 4y ago
  Many of us appreciate both the service and lack of ads. Thank you for both.
- spicyusername 4y ago
  Not all heroes wear capes
tracker1 4y ago
I completely respect the owner of SteamDB for not doing this... I'm not a fan of ad networks as it stands. Although, affiliate links to games might be an idea (assuming Steam has such a thing). At least for the purchase if someone is interested in buying.
- jbirer 4y ago
  [flagged]
  - sbarre 4y ago
    >You're a fan of taking things and not giving anything back, I see. Don't be obtuse, that's not what he said and you know it. Ad networks are problematic not because of the ads but because of the tracking and page bloat. As he said affiliate links or some kind of custom non-tracking ads would be fine, and I'm not sure no one would be opposed to that.
  - a_t48 4y ago
    > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.
- jffry 4y ago
  > affiliate links to games might be an idea (assuming Steam has such a thing). Steam does not have such a thing.
  - godshatter 4y ago
    Does Amazon still do affiliate links? Because they sell steam codes for games.

xPaw 4y ago

I can, but I have no interest in doing that currently.

modeless 4y ago
If you don't mind me asking, what's your day job?
- cyrux004 4y ago
  check his profile by clicking on id full stack developer per his home page
  - modeless 4y ago
    It's clear that he is a (very good!) full-stack developer. I am curious about where he works, or if he is retired or something, living off investments while working on SteamDB full time. I think very few people would knowingly turn down income of a million dollars per year. In fact I'd say it's a privilege to be in a position to be able to turn that down. I even see some people here who are asking him to make the income even though he doesn't want it so he can give it to a charity.
giancarlostoro 4y ago
I wouldnt be surprised if you could easily work out some sort of deal with Steam, if a game page from your site leads to a buy on their end they give you a small percentage.
tehlike 4y ago
As some others have said, affiliate is the way to go. You are already driving sales... Should be fair to you to get compensated.
- matheusmoreira 4y ago
  Agree. Valve should probably find a way to compensate him. I've spent money on Steam because of his site.
xd1936 4y ago
Legendary.
1270018080 4y ago
I'll do it?
nchudleigh 4y ago
Would be dope to monetize the traffic and donate it or support indie game projects.
sswezey 4y ago
Thank you!
i4i 4y ago
I hate ads too. The thing I tried that felt ethical and useful was an affiliate code for related (to the content) products that would split the discount 50/50 between me and readers. I stated this clearly in the ad.
richardjennings 4y ago
Can I ask if you might consider leveraging your position to aid a charity ?
- skeeter2020 4y ago
  This isn't a cost-free proposition. "giving away" money is a lot of work; leveraging an asset into money to donate is even more.
  - richardjennings 4y ago
    Agreed. Knowing the opportunity cost must weigh heavily. Bytes and Food. The new boots and cats.
- zamadatix 4y ago
  Seems like the service itself is his choice of charity.
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
dimgl 4y ago
You're an absolute beast. Nice.
lawrenceyan 4y ago
Valve should just acquire you to be honest.
- KomoD 4y ago
  No they should not, because they'd kill it or remove features, and god knows what else.
pavo-etc 4y ago
Does steam have some sort of affiliate link program? If they don't they should.
wly_cdgr 4y ago
Extremely baller
trungdq88 4y ago
Would you share more with us about the reason why you're not monetizing it?
stOneskull 4y ago
kudos, mate
Ruthalas 4y ago
Many of us appreciate both the service and lack of ads. Thank you for both.
spicyusername 4y ago
Not all heroes wear capes

tracker1 4y ago

I completely respect the owner of SteamDB for not doing this... I'm not a fan of ad networks as it stands. Although, affiliate links to games might be an idea (assuming Steam has such a thing). At least for the purchase if someone is interested in buying.

jbirer 4y ago
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- sbarre 4y ago
  >You're a fan of taking things and not giving anything back, I see. Don't be obtuse, that's not what he said and you know it. Ad networks are problematic not because of the ads but because of the tracking and page bloat. As he said affiliate links or some kind of custom non-tracking ads would be fine, and I'm not sure no one would be opposed to that.
- a_t48 4y ago
  > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.
jffry 4y ago
> affiliate links to games might be an idea (assuming Steam has such a thing). Steam does not have such a thing.
- godshatter 4y ago
  Does Amazon still do affiliate links? Because they sell steam codes for games.