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I'm considering it for a side-project I'm working on now -- but, man, it's so hard for a site to gain traction even with free accounts, I'm not sure I have the

• jasonlbaptiste 17y ago
  It wouldn't be the easiest thing in the world, but like anything, you start with a niche userbase.
• ekpyrotic 17y ago
  Please do.
  • jasonlbaptiste 17y ago
    create a paid social news site like described above?
    • ekpyrotic 17y ago
      Yes, I'd sign up almost immediately.
      • wmeredith 17y ago
        Try MetaFilter
• patio11 17y ago
  Try building something which provides value even if you're the only person using it. (I have always admired Delicious for this. If every other person on it died tomorrow it would still be an excellent bookmark manager.) Then you don't need "traction", you just need more customers tomorrow than you have today. Repeat times a few hundred.
  • isamuel 17y ago
    Agreed. Plus, if you build something that you would still use even if no one else did, you're guaranteeing that at least one person wants to use what you're making. Doing otherwise is surprisingly common, judging by some of the products out there. The reality, of course, is that you aren't a unique snowflake; lots of other people are like you, and if you really like a product, chances are someone else will too.
• idlewords 17y ago
  There were people who joined Pinboard who told me they never would have considered using the site had it been free. The fact that there was an actual funding model (however offbeat) helped convince them that the site was a serious effort.