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fouric · 2018-09-27 10:09:30+00:00

The ultimate goal is to make money, not serve ads.

hgsgm | karma 1743 | avg karma 0.72 · | 2023-06-09 08:53:21

The owners want money, not the pleasure of seeing ads.

pulpfictional | karma 69 | avg karma 0.99 · | 2023-09-11 13:39:45

That needs money, not advertising.

extantproject | karma 296 | avg karma 1.42 · | 2010-08-15 21:10:56+00:00

Right: we are not interested in trying to make money using advertising; we intend to make money by charging for a service that we would pay.

richardhenry | karma 46 | avg karma 1.92 · | 2023-03-28 00:32:22

We will never run ads. We plan to make money primarily by offering pro subscriptions and a version of Wavelength for organizations.

surfsvammel | karma 1681 | avg karma 4.28 · | 2021-04-23 03:31:42

I believe what they are saying is that money is not the goal, the goal is the spread chess, and having ads does not contribute to that goal. That’s it.

I find it quiet strange, that we are living in a world where ads are so ubiquitous that a site is explaining why they don’t have ads, rather than webpages that use ads explain why they do.

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bagels | karma 6530 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2024-02-08 10:23:41

The only reason is to collect advertiser dollars.

hhjj | karma 128 | avg karma 1.39 · | 2021-01-08 19:27:50

We don't sell ads but we are selling ourselves so you can sell ads in the future.

xbar | karma 2874 | avg karma 2.6 · | 2023-01-26 22:04:34

Not primarily an ad-based business.

richardsocher | karma 263 | avg karma 1.34 · | 2021-11-10 00:20:54

Yes, no monetization through targeted ads.

vor1111 | karma 1 | avg karma 0.33 · | 2018-05-14 01:26:45+00:00

The author is referring to brands that typically pay for ads, not provide them.

tomp | karma 21535 | avg karma 2.82 · | 2018-12-03 08:32:37

Not using immoral methods (like advertising/tracking) to generate income.

theGnuMe | karma 918 | avg karma 0.67 · | 2022-12-15 10:14:38

But no ads. Cause we aren't in it for the money.

motoxpro | karma 1327 | avg karma 2.27 · | 2023-01-10 19:02:17

That's literally the point of the product... non ads based monetization

charlesju | karma 1880 | avg karma 2.66 · | 2009-02-24 08:13:28+00:00

If you're a serious startup, you're not monetizing off display ads.

:)

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ihusasmiiu | karma 59 | avg karma 2.68 · | 2023-06-22 06:27:42

If your entire business model is ads, then you have no business model.

timf | karma 19412 | avg karma 12.19 · | 2009-01-05 13:40:47

The general sentiment I'm seeing is not simply "don't advertise" but to make those dollars count more than buying adwords etc. can do for you. In some cases that even means doing time consuming things that don't cost money. That's all business motivated, still.

anilakar | karma 1639 | avg karma 3.77 · | 2023-08-27 02:46:03

And even if you get rid of the ads, the sponsored content is not going anywhere.

staunch | karma 28228 | avg karma 4.34 · | 2015-09-13 11:50:00

In a world with zero advertising (but good alternative business models) no one will wish for ads return. They're not good for the world and don't need to be part of the future.

k__ | karma 14385 | avg karma 1.6 · | 2020-10-17 13:15:43+00:00

Oh, I don't make any money with ads.