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Thanks for the thoughtful reply, Patrick. Apparently the link description is missing so I'll reiterate some of it here. This was originally just an experiement/

by jzig 14y ago

Thanks for the thoughtful reply, Patrick. Apparently the link description is missing so I'll reiterate some of it here. This was originally just an experiement/pet project by a University of Baltimore student to showcase local atmosphere with video mini-documentaries. However it has become popular enough by faculty and locals that the student decided to make venture out and try making it a real business. There are some design and seo issues that are known and can be improved, however the most challenging question was how to actually make this a revenue generating business. Interesting comparison to the newspaper companies and it is pretty spot on with what the Baltimore Sun is currently going through. Thanks again.

fatalerrorx3 14y ago
All good things started as pet projects...as long as you maintain an interest in building the community you should do fine. Sponsorships and ad sells will come naturally when you establish an engaged audience. Work on building up the content that you curate, and like someone else mentioned maybe use any video editing and recording skills that you may have to create your own video content and commentary, that will give people a reason to come back on a regular basis. Also you should have an email newsletter signup to interact with users when they're not actively looking for new info.