Ask HN: Why is it so hard for social media/networking sites to monetize their users?

Re:Ask HN: Why is it so hard for social media/networking sit... by yummyfajitas on Wednesday April 01, 2009 @09:31PM (#542776)

PoF has another advantage.

If you are at PoF, you are searching for a date. PoF makes a lot of money selling ads for better dating sites, something it's users are almost already looking for.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so hard for social media/networking sit... by ajcronk on Wednesday April 01, 2009 @11:06PM (#542844)

If PoF is a launchpad to premium dating sites, how do people end up on PoF in the first place? I assumed SEO, and I searched for "dating" and "online dating" but PoF didn't rank high. Maybe they go after more niche keywords.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so hard for social media/networking sit... by iigs on Wednesday April 01, 2009 @11:25PM (#542860)

Google search for "free dating" put PoF at #2

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so hard for social media/networking sit... by mikeyur on Wednesday April 01, 2009 @11:35PM (#542873)

PoF is mostly word of mouth, it was the only 'good' free dating site for awhile and they're still banking off that.

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