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Originally Posted by Irisfire

and if he limited ads to only show to non registered members...he wouldn't earn that much extra anyway...the conversion rates on the site are pretty wild, they either sign up the first time, or they never come back most times...so advertising to the non-paying usergroups wouldn't really make a big difference (just guessing)

I'd be it was more than he thought. esp considering when people search and come into the first time...they could be clicking around.

Also...the subscription are always and option as well...if you install some nice hacks that people might want to use, you can restrict them to a 'contributing' usergroup (or allow that usergroup to use more of said options)...sometimes that works out well too (but not always)...

great tips thanks! I was thinking arcade first for limited viewing. but I know that's no gimme.

I'd love to add premier content section for subscriptions... but its hard for general sites.... not realy anything "premium". if it was a business oriented one it'd be easier (best info), but this is most social site. that said,

what kind of hacks are people using that are "stickiest"?

standard imo would be:
arcade
profile
gallery

Originally Posted by Irisfire

there are MANY more ways to earn money than that...(i.e...adsense is probably one of the worst advertising systems in terms of money earning (it's just the easiest))

I know there are other adnetworks with probably better payouts... but what other "methods" or "ways" are you talking about?

or were you referrign to better paying networks?

Originally Posted by Irisfire

private investors are always the way to go if you can get them

lol. well that's not necessarily ... "making money" just getting capital to pay for ways to eventually make more money (which brings us back to this question).

Originally Posted by Ted S

Since when?

I think just meant most commonly used.

still.. are you saying there are better methods?