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Thanks! It's been operating for the past 3 years without any ads or third-party trackers, and I don't have plans to shut it down for the forseeable future.

by sweca 2y ago

fragmede 2y ago
No one ever starts these things with plans to shut them down, the question is how much money do you have for this right now, how much money is it burning per unit of time, and how long will that last if no one pays for a paid plan. I'm not asking you to answer those questions, but pointing out the reality of the economics of the situation. If an image goes viral, can you pay a 10x or 100x hosting bill? For how long? How much are you commiting to spend before shutting it down becomes an attractive option?
- sweca 2y ago
  These are good questions to ask. Right now, the monetization strategy is profitable. If an image does go viral, which has happened before on popular Reddit posts that hit the front page, the infrastructure should be able to handle it for a while, and it should not be costly.
  - airtonix 2y ago
    you should protect yourself from free plans going viral and costing you more than you'd like with rate limiting rules of some kind.
    - sweca 2y ago
      I see your point, but the business model can sustain a large influx in free signups. I will keep this in mind though.
- deleted 2y ago
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- shrubble 2y ago
  I can, right now, go find dedicated servers with 1gbps port that will deliver continuous 800Mbps of traffic 24x7, for $35/month. Bandwidth is not as expensive as people think.
  - scharman 2y ago
    You’ve intrigued me! Can you provide a link to such a hosting option? I’ve got some side projects I’d like to explore! Thanks in advance
    - mrbluecoat 2y ago
      https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/ https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/
    - shrubble 2y ago
      Wholesaleinternet.net is just 1 of many places.
  - _rwo 2y ago
    > Bandwidth is not as expensive as people think Now we only need to explain that to AWS folks

Thanks! It's been operating for the past 3 years without any ads or third-party trackers, and I don't have plans to shut it down for the forseeable future.

by sweca 2y ago

Thanks! It's been operating for the past 3 years without any ads or third-party trackers, and I don't have plans to shut it down for the forseeable future.

fragmede 2y ago

No one ever starts these things with plans to shut them down, the question is how much money do you have for this right now, how much money is it burning per unit of time, and how long will that last if no one pays for a paid plan. I'm not asking you to answer those questions, but pointing out the reality of the economics of the situation. If an image goes viral, can you pay a 10x or 100x hosting bill? For how long? How much are you commiting to spend before shutting it down becomes an attractive option?

sweca 2y ago
These are good questions to ask. Right now, the monetization strategy is profitable. If an image does go viral, which has happened before on popular Reddit posts that hit the front page, the infrastructure should be able to handle it for a while, and it should not be costly.
- airtonix 2y ago
  you should protect yourself from free plans going viral and costing you more than you'd like with rate limiting rules of some kind.
  - sweca 2y ago
    I see your point, but the business model can sustain a large influx in free signups. I will keep this in mind though.
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shrubble 2y ago
I can, right now, go find dedicated servers with 1gbps port that will deliver continuous 800Mbps of traffic 24x7, for $35/month. Bandwidth is not as expensive as people think.
- scharman 2y ago
  You’ve intrigued me! Can you provide a link to such a hosting option? I’ve got some side projects I’d like to explore! Thanks in advance
  - mrbluecoat 2y ago
    https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/ https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/
  - shrubble 2y ago
    Wholesaleinternet.net is just 1 of many places.
- _rwo 2y ago
  > Bandwidth is not as expensive as people think Now we only need to explain that to AWS folks