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PlentyOffFish in today's New York Times

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by qwestcommunications, Jan 13, 2008.

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    I thought some of you may like to take a look at it.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/business/13digi.html?ref=business

    I apologize if this has already been done.

    I would love to have popular site where people build the content for you and does not require much, if any input. Good community sites are hard to build though.

    PlentyPffFish spends huge amount on advertising though.

    He has 50,000 images coming in everyday (I find that hard to believe considering his member base is 600,000). Luckily, volunteers on the site sift them through so he has no cost in that regard, according to the article.
     
    qwestcommunications, Jan 13, 2008 IP
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    theyoungpretender Guest

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    And people actually get paid to write this crap ?

    Wheres the facts/stats/screenies :)

    I dont want to hear this crap i want to see the figures and the facts ?

    Not saying i dont believe him but the writer could have done better, it's just regurgitated junk IMHO!
     
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  3. qwestcommunications

    qwestcommunications Notable Member

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    Thats what I thougt too. I also don't believe the stats to be honest. The writer uses the phrase "that sounds about right". It would be beter to do some real research.
     
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    Connections Well-Known Member

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    I cant view it ...states i need to log in :s
     
    Connections, Jan 13, 2008 IP
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    bebe123 Well-Known Member

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    this is my idol :)
     
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  6. Pendragon

    Pendragon Peon

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    #6
    There are loads of stats, just Google "Markus Frind".
     

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    The site is extremely ugly and unprofessional looking :D
     
    zexy, Jan 13, 2008 IP
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    Jarodboy Prominent Member

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    The traffic should increase even more after that news
     
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    #9
    Forget about facts and research. It's a New York Times article. You would think that the writer would at least ask for some proof.

    I also find it hard to believe that the guy pulls in that much in ad revenues from the site. It does, however, make for a great viral marketing article that will likely drive millions of visitors to his site AND create thousands of new competitors.
     
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    this is insane. one idea, lot of advertising dollar, good success. its all about the idea and timing
     
    sultanofseo, Jan 13, 2008 IP
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    yup he advertises alot, and more areas then just online.
     
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    It's not hard to believe buddy. It's a dating site, dating sites are known to have good payouts.
     
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    That site is very popular in Canada.
     
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    Ya, he's trying to get even more popular by 2009.
     
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    I have no doubts that he rakes in 10 million. Its dating and its FREE, prolly the 2 most important thing people look for online. Who wont prefer a free website over CC paid dating account?

    90% people don't care about look and feel. They are there to find a date, not to look at your website design.
    the site is fast, easy to load. No fancy CSS.
     
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  16. Mr. Websites

    Mr. Websites Active Member

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    Does anyone know what sort of EPC he is deriving from the website?
    I'm certain that this is a significant contributor to this higher earnings.
     
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    if i am not wrong, his eCPM is pretty low like 0.10 cents or something. Its all bout traffic.
     
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    The times article is going to give him some high traffic.
     
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    Read carefully; most rev is from affiliates, which is my experience too on highly focused, high traffic sites. Have one of the most popular sites about subject X, put books, dvds, services, etc about X and you'll rake it in.
     
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  20. Abhik

    Abhik ..:: The ONE ::..

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    lol.. what a luck.. :p
     
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