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Hi guys.

I'm planning to build a new site that will offer free service to it's users.
My problem is that the site have to make significant profit to keep it's
service working and free.

I'm looking for the best methods to make profit with the site.
I already looked for advertising sites for my website, and found that Adify may
be the best option.
I know that my target audience will be very big so I was thinking about combining
CPM ads and other types of ads.

To increase the amount of impressions I thought to add extra things to the service
I want to offer like a form.

There is other options but publishing ads?

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Several good ideas already in the thread from , , and others. Instead of repeating common options, here are practical, implementable angles and the measurements you need to decide which to pursue.

Treat monetization like product engineering: pick a single hypothesis, instrument it, run a controlled test, then iterate. Track MAU, DAU, conversion-to-paid, ARPU (average revenue per user), LTV and CAC. A quick break‑even check tells you whether a given model is realistic for your current traffic:

# simple break-even sketch (swap numbers)
fixed_monthly_cost = 3000.0
price = 5.0          # monthly paid tier
conversion = 0.02    # fraction of MAU who pay
needed_MAU = fixed_monthly_cost / (price * conversion)

If the needed MAU is too high, consider higher-ARPU or B2B routes that scale with fewer customers: white-labeling the service to enterprises, selling API access with metered billing, building a transaction/marketplace fee, or offering paid support/implementation. Lead-generation (packaged, verified user intent sold to partners) also works well for vertical niches — but disclose it and respect privacy regulations.

Practical tips and cautions: start with one monetization path and instrument funnel events (signup → activation → trial → upgrade). Use short trials and price anchors to test willingness to pay. Avoid selling raw dofollow backlinks — that risks search penalties; prefer sponsored content with proper attributes. Read ad/network contracts carefully (payout terms, fill rates, brand controls). If revenue is low: run qualitative interviews, reduce churn by improving onboarding, and experiment with bundles or enterprise pilots to raise ARPU quickly.

Focus on measurable experiments, not on piling revenue sources. One well-optimized model beats several half-baked ones.

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Member Avatar for jomon003

Offer premium content section for which the users may pay some amount
Ads
Backlink sale
Sponsors
Donate

Adsense would be a better option........

Member Avatar for Member #681823

Offer premium content section for which the users may pay some amount
Ads
Backlink sale
Sponsors
Donate

Adsense would be a better option........

sponsors is a good idea.
How does the backlink work? one time payment?

And about Adsense, how is it better? Adify claim they give 80% of the profit
and got paypal payments and let you to choose which kind of ads to show.
(if what I read was true)
It seems better then Adsense.

Member Avatar for varshahooda

when your site will launch?..and what kind of services you will provide..?

Member Avatar for remarkablyso

Create an eBook or two (something relevant) and sell that via the website.

Member Avatar for rahulbatra

First make your website high PR and than ask for adv.and other services also.

Member Avatar for nysilly

Tell you from experience, its hard to monetize free content unless you can generate some serious buzz around it. And when you do try to monetize your free content expect to get some heat, for example when Wikipedia and Twitter decided to finally monetize. Get a second job to fund your hobby - because until you are making money its just a hobby.
My friend has a hobby, he gives away $25 every monday (@tweetergames) he makes about $2 - $5 a day tweeting. He has not made a return yet.

Ad disclosure <--- I have a website finally getting some steam, PR3, I pay advertisers to advertise. It's still a hobby i.m.o.

Member Avatar for joelchrist

you can join high paid affiliate program. It will get you some money.

Member Avatar for mushget

The easy is google adsense.

Member Avatar for PaulLSteel

you can join high paid affiliate program. It will get you some money.

Yeah, affiliate links are a good way of monetising and they can be easily woven into the sites content.

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