"There's pretty substantial industries that are built on advertising revenue - free papers, television, and the internet."
In the beginning, it was easier to get advertising dollars for a website. Things have changed in the last couple of years. Advertisers want numbers. How much traffic are you getting and is it targeted? Sure, you could use adsense or some or service, but it will take thousands of unique, targeted visitors to make enough money for a business to survive. This takes lots of time and energy. If you aren't pulling in any other revenue, you will most likely go under.
Charging for a service or product doesn't require those numbers. You can have 100 people a day coming to your site and make 10X more in revenue.
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"There's pretty substantial industries that are built on advertising revenue - free papers, television, and the internet."
In the beginning, it was easier to get advertising dollars for a website. Things have changed in the last couple of years. Advertisers want numbers. How much traffic are you getting and is it targeted? Sure, you could use adsense or some or service, but it will take thousands of unique, targeted visitors to make enough money for a business to survive. This takes lots of time and energy. If you aren't pulling in any other revenue, you will most likely go under.
Charging for a service or product doesn't require those numbers. You can have 100 people a day coming to your site and make 10X more in revenue.
I've been there.