• @illi@lemm.ee
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    1453 months ago

    They need to make it nice first, to reel people in. Once they are in and invested, that’s when ads start.

    • RBG
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      643 months ago

      Hey, I’ve seen that one!

    • @SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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      283 months ago

      Yep. that’s the classic shitty business model

      • Make a site that’s attractive to use for a lot of people

      • Once you have enough people, lock in the users with network effect, walled garden, etc

      • Use the users to draw in businesses

      • Lock in the businesses and squeeze them for profit.

      • Squeeze users and businesses for money, abandon any maintenance and improvement on the site except for monetization.

      • @Hadriscus@lemm.ee
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        223 months ago

        It’s the 3 D’s.

        1. Develop the product
        2. Draw people in
        3. Dump a nice steamy log on the whole thing