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> But unless you want to pay a subscription fee to every site you use, it's not a bad deal at all. There are websites out there that do not rely on ads and do
by lazyjones 13y ago
> But unless you want to pay a subscription fee to every site you use, it's not a bad deal at all.
There are websites out there that do not rely on ads and do not require a paid subscription to be used (I built one, a CSE).
- cstross 13y agoYup. Me too. That's the principle I run on.
- stingraycharles 13y agoHow do you make money from your site?
- lazyjones 13y agoCPC and CPO agreements with the merchants... I.e. the user visits the merchant from the site (sometimes buys something) and we get paid for that.
- dhimes 13y agoHow do they stay in business? And, what is a CSE?
- lazyjones 13y ago> How do they stay in business? Make users happy, provide useful content, help them save time and make informed choices when purchasing. Has worked for 14 years so far. > what is a CSE? Comparison Shopping Engine.
- dhimes 13y agoSo, they get a get money for sales? A percentage or something? Genuinely curious. EDIT: I see you've answered this question above. When I'm doing serious comparison shopping, I use a subscription site. I feel better about the reduced incentive to inflate recommendations. Although the subscription site does make mistakes, it's usually in the durability side of things (they can't test a new product for three years and have the results by April). The comparison shopping sites are quite nice once I know what I'm looking for, however.