How do image and video hosting sites stay in business?

How long did you have the site? Hmmm a few months maybe

How many members did you end up having? Do not know, did not require signup

Remember how much bandwidth were you using? upwards of 50gb a day (I recommend an unmetered connection)

How much were you making off the website? Didnt get to monetize it fully before I shut it down, but revenues were covering expenses (it was profitable)

Would you recommend getting into image hosting business? Possibly. You have to bring something new. I can give you some awesome pointers on service / marketing if you are interested, PM me. Id also be interested in a partnership.

Minimum cost to start an image hosting site is around $1000. If you dont have this, forget about it.