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Re:Show HN: Loadmill – Run Load Tests with Real Crowdsourced... by simon_acca on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @11:25AM (#14744948)
Great idea, the sample of random users will probably be a lot more representative of actual traffic than the usual load tests!

Are the users of the affiliate websites aware of what is happening though?

From an ethical point of view I think this is no different than ads, so it's fine. Ads however are self-evident, so if I don't approve of them I can avoid the website in question.

Re:Show HN: Loadmill – Run Load Tests with Real Crowdsourced... by idoco on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @11:39AM (#14745056)
Thanks!

Yeah, our affiliates get a visible iframe to embed in their website, and that is their responsibility to communicate this to their visitors (they can also do it in other ways).

This should work really well blogs and websites who want to avoid ads and look for alternative monetization models.

Re:Show HN: Loadmill – Run Load Tests with Real Crowdsourced... by mipmap04 on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @03:09PM (#14755607)
I have a few websites that I needed to monetize and this looks perfect. Can't wait to use it.
Re:Show HN: Loadmill – Run Load Tests with Real Crowdsourced... by idoco on Thursday July 13, 2017 @03:15AM (#14759347)
Thanks mipmap, ping me if you need any help with that.
Re:Show HN: Loadmill – Run Load Tests with Real Crowdsourced... by hitzfeld on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @09:34AM (#14744006)
This seems like a very good and cost effective solution to test my website, I'll be in touch :)
Re:Show HN: Loadmill – Run Load Tests with Real Crowdsourced... by sumanjay on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @10:42AM (#14744554)
This is an awesome service! Simple, easy and cost effective! Great job!
Re:Show HN: Loadmill – Run Load Tests with Real Crowdsourced... by Rivi on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @09:56AM (#14744172)
Liked the idea. Thinking out of the box.
Re:Show HN: Loadmill – Run Load Tests with Real Crowdsourced... by Linde on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @09:07AM (#14743814)
Where does the traffic come from?
Re:Show HN: Loadmill – Run Load Tests with Real Crowdsourced... by idoco on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @09:35AM (#14744012)
Hi Linde, the traffic comes from our affiliate websites' visitors. They perform a set of limited http/s requests to the tested application.

This way we can offer our affiliates an alternative monetization model. Website owners embed our script, and share the revenue generated from the tests they help to power, while keeping their website free from ads.