Re: A money-making web site (was: Cost/Audience Comparisons)

Jack Jordan (jtjordan_at_nafta.net)
Tue, 23 Jul 1996 11:42:41 -0500

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>The point I was trying to make was that this type (pre-selling,
>self-promotion, or online-brochure) is the only type of web site that seems to
>be working.

To limit it to "advertising only" sites,... OK.

>The sites that are trying to make money from advertising dollars
>aren't working too well.

I question your criteria. Most new print publications don't turn a profit
for some time, even the ones that spin off existing publications with
established subscriber bases. I heard somewhere (maybe here) that USA Today
didn't make a profit for 10 years or so; what do you think it's worth now?

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