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Re:Ask HN: Anyone here have more than two revenue streams? by dangrossman on Thursday January 10, 2013 @03:35PM (#5039573)
I run two eCommerce sites with one-off payments for products.

I run three content sites that run ads for revenue.

I run one web application where you deposit money into a pool and service usage deducts from that pool.

I run one web application which is free with optional paid subscription upgrades.

I run one web application which requires a paid subscription.

I never decided to add on a revenue stream, I decided to build products, and chose the business model that made sense for the product and customers that would be using it.

You should be able to figure out what the sites are by poking around my profile. Feel free to ping me if you had some specific question.

Re:Ask HN: Anyone here have more than two revenue streams? by majani on Thursday January 10, 2013 @04:37PM (#5039924)
What's the distribution of revenue like across the sites? Is there one which props up the rest? Are there some that are walking dead?
Re:Ask HN: Anyone here have more than two revenue streams? by justhw on Thursday January 10, 2013 @08:11PM (#5040781)
Just curious, what kind of site are we talking with your 3rd model? IOW, what would I Google to find sites like that.

Thanks

Re:Ask HN: Anyone here have more than two revenue streams? by dangrossman on Friday January 11, 2013 @05:36AM (#5042132)
Prepay, I guess. Some examples would include prepaid cell phones, Twilio, MaxMind, 7Search, online gambling.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone here have more than two revenue streams? by areeve on Wednesday January 23, 2013 @09:10PM (#5106692)
If you don't mind me asking – what kind of revenue do you generate off these?
Re:Ask HN: Anyone here have more than two revenue streams? by tectonic on Sunday January 13, 2013 @03:32PM (#5051763)
About how much time do you spend maintaining these sites vs. making new ones?