Paysite owners - Have you ever calculated this? - GoFuckYourself.com

Brown Bear · 07-03-2003, 11:08 PM

Have you ever worked out your site(s) average monthly costs per member?

1) Average monthly bandwidth usage per member (average bandwidth used divided my average number of members)

2) Average monthly content costs per member (average cost of content updates (in a month) divided by average number of members (in a month))

I did it, and thought it's an interesting way of looking at your members. Economies of scale are amazing.

Wildman · 07-04-2003, 12:16 AM

Didnt you do that BEFORE starting your paysite??

Brown Bear · 07-04-2003, 12:32 AM

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Originally posted by Wildman
Didnt you do that BEFORE starting your paysite??

Nope. I never worried about how much members would cost me to maintain, and I was right because they don't cost much at all when you break it down on a per member basis.

I never bothered doing this until now.

cortezzz · 07-04-2003, 12:44 AM

I think you have to choose a good content provider.

Do I know someone? hmmm...

Wildman · 07-04-2003, 12:45 AM

Suprisingly they dont actually cost that much once you have them....getting them is the hard bit

Bucho · 07-04-2003, 03:09 AM

Economies of scale rocks!

quiet · 07-04-2003, 03:37 AM

once you have a member they cost jack shit. very obvious.

Mr.Fiction · 07-04-2003, 03:41 AM

Maybe you should pay your members instead of them paying you?

quiet · 07-04-2003, 03:43 AM

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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction
Maybe you should pay your members instead of them paying you?

why?

Mr.Fiction · 07-04-2003, 04:01 AM

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Originally posted by quiet

why?

Less chargebacks?

evo_t · 07-04-2003, 07:34 AM

Our biggest cost is advertising not bandwidth, then its trying to hold onto them once you have them !

Groove · 07-04-2003, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brown Bear
Have you ever worked out your site(s) average monthly costs per member?

1) Average monthly bandwidth usage per member (average bandwidth used divided my average number of members)

2) Average monthly content costs per member (average cost of content updates (in a month) divided by average number of members (in a month))

I did it, and thought it's an interesting way of looking at your members. Economies of scale are amazing.

So BB what are your numbers?

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Wildman Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 326	Didnt you do that BEFORE starting your paysite??

07-04-2003, 12:45 AM	#5
Wildman Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 326	Suprisingly they dont actually cost that much once you have them....getting them is the hard bit

07-04-2003, 03:37 AM	#7
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	once you have a member they cost jack shit. very obvious.

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Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	Maybe you should pay your members instead of them paying you?

07-04-2003, 07:34 AM	#11
evo_t Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 61	Our biggest cost is advertising not bandwidth, then its trying to hold onto them once you have them !