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Re: Meta Question
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:30:24 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Franks wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Timothy Gould wrote:
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I’m not exactly sure that anyone has attempted to start a new site ‘to make a
few bucks’. ... I believe the first offshoot sites were started due to
disagreements about the running and format of things rather than any
misguided attempt to make money... BICBW.
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That seems to be the consensus. But I don’t see any Rock Raiders offshoot
sites, which from my external perspective makes it look less about format, and
more about cherry-picking... BICBVW!
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And there I was thinking it might only be for themes lots of people were
interested in.
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I have my doubts that anyone even could.
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Well, I don’t think it’s that hard considering the numbers - e.g. Classic
Space has had an average of 55 posts a day over the last 3 years:
http://www.classic-space.com/plugins/forum/forumstats.php
It doesn’t show page-views directly, but you can estimate a post/view ratio of
around 1:80.57 from the data on this page:
http://www.classic-space.com/plugins/forum/forumviewforum.php?6
Which would make for an average of around 4431 views/day on the forums alone.
Actually, that should be multiplied by at least two because the main forum
index serves adverts in addition to the individual threads - 8862.
Assuming a weak CPM of $1, that’s around $8.86/day, or about $3233/year - not
enough to live on, but certainly enough to cover bandwidth costs.
The assumptions I’ve made are conservative -- they would have to be doing
something very wrong if they are not turning a profit.
Richard
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Well MOCpages breaks even but
CSF has, until quite
recently been run purely out of pocket. I realise that research is a bit slower
than hand-waving economics but it does have its own rewards.
Tim
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Agreed - it also makes good business sense. What is your basis for assuming the former possibility and disregarding the latter? (...) I was responding to "I have my doubts that anyone even could [turn a profit]" - by sourcing all my figures (...) (16 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) That seems to be the consensus. But I don't see any Rock Raiders offshoot sites, which from my external perspective makes it look less about format, and more about cherry-picking... BICBVW! (...) Well, I don't think it's that hard considering (...) (16 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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