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I wonder how much a site like DPReview costs to keep running (web hosting/administration only, no new reviews). Could they subsist on referral links alone for a
by AlexandrB 4y ago
I wonder how much a site like DPReview costs to keep running (web hosting/administration only, no new reviews). Could they subsist on referral links alone for a while if they were spun off or do they need a corporate funder like Amazon?
- throwaway290 4y agoReferral links, Amazon would have to pay them affiliate fees. Amazon don't want to pay. But they could subsist. Limit resources, make site slower, turn off serving expensive media (not necessary for the forums which is the most important part). Problem is they are not being set free but intentionally shut down. Amazon can do what they want.
- AlexandrB 4y agoYeah - it's too bad. While I'm daydreaming, a perfect partnership/merger could be DPReview + Flikr/Smugmug. The latter already has infrastructure to host a ton of high-res images and could make access to some DPReview features part of their subscription plans to justify the spend.
- graeme 4y agoSeems like a false economy. Amazon will surely pay referral fees to somebody. If it goes to a business unit you own, you save the fees. That's what I don't understand about shutting it down. The archives have got to be worth something in terms of making sure the affiliate fees go to an amazon property rather than someone they don't own.
- throwaway290 4y agoyes I meant if they let DPR free they would have to pay fees to third party