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You're right, that site is hideous. =P I came across http://www.workstir.com http://www.workstir.com recently too, which is a similar concept. But I have to wo
by mahipal 18y ago
You're right, that site is hideous. =P
I came across http://www.workstir.com http://www.workstir.com recently too, which is a similar concept. But I have to wonder... do either of these sites actually have a business model?
I had some thoughts on how to possibly monetize this sort of traffic, so a couple other web sites in this niche doesn't really discourage me too much if these guys are just rolling on advertising.
- villageidiot 18y agoAgreed - the existence of competition should not be a deterrent. Angie's List is kind of similar to these two and gets close to a million unique visitors per month. http://www.angieslist.com http://www.angieslist.com And, like you, they have a monetization plan. Something to check out if you haven't done so already. They received quite a lot of useful press coverage outside of the regular tech channels - no doubt that helped them build this level of traffic. Hopefully you have some connections at Martha Stewart Living too :)
- mahipal 18y agoThis is great info, thanks for all these links. Angie's List is interesting -- very high quality, I'm sure, with that "Consumer Reports" style business model. But they also lose a lot of traffic going subscribers-only. No doubt they're rolling in money, but I'm glad to see it's not the same monetization idea I had. Seeing all these has inspired me to throw together a prototype. I'll post it on HN in a week or two when it's presentable. =)