starting up your own site worth it?

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jamie123

27-09-2005 07:21:43

I was looking into starting my own free stuff referral site, and i was wondering

1. is it worth it? is there actually any profitable income?

2. how much are clickbooth's payouts?

3. what is the cheapest script site out there, or can i pay anyone on here to do a script for me?

Thanks!

RoBsTaMaCk

27-09-2005 08:19:10

To answer your questions

1.) Yes, this is America. Since America is a capitalist economy no one runs a for-profit business at a loss. Freepay has been around for over a year and is still in business and shipping gifts. If they were operating at a loss they would've closed up shop long ago. No one invests money in a business just because it is 'cool'.

2.) If you mean advertiser's payouts, they vary from company to company. Most likely the advertisers employ a multi-tiered payout program. For example, they'll pay you $x to have someone sign up for their program. If the person stays on past the trial period, they'll pay you and additional $y every z months. Also, some companies just pay out a flat rate for the initial subscription and no recurring kickbacks thereafter.

3.) The cheapest script is the one you make yourself. Unless you cut in a programmer on the profits you are going to have to pay someone to create a website for you.

jamie123

27-09-2005 12:15:23

i see, but my problem was this


i really wanna create one of these sites, but i have no idea how to do the scripting for the site, i know html, basic css, and basic javascript , i don't know any php or anything, therefore i found a site that's 90 dollars to do your site for you, i was considering it, but before i considered it i wanted to know how much i was going to make from this, like, for freepay let's say, an ipod requires 5 referrals, that must mean that their advertising company pays them 50 dollars or more each time someone signs up and becomes a member? correct?

so i just wanna know on [ida88a6146b]average[/ida88a6146b] how much does clickbooth pay out for someone signing up under an advertiser

Jake

27-09-2005 14:36:01

[quote1c95336a64="RoBsTaMaCk"]To answer your questions

1.) Freepay has been around for over a year and is still in business and shipping gifts. If they were operating at a loss they would've closed up shop long ago. No one invests money in a business just because it is 'cool'.
[/quote1c95336a64]

We have actually been around for five years....;)

Archon810

27-09-2005 15:24:06

[quote603e8fd1e6="jamie123"]i see, but my problem was this


i really wanna create one of these sites, but i have no idea how to do the scripting for the site, i know html, basic css, and basic javascript , i don't know any php or anything, therefore i found a site that's 90 dollars to do your site for you, i was considering it, but before i considered it i wanted to know how much i was going to make from this, like, for freepay let's say, an ipod requires 5 referrals, that must mean that their advertising company pays them 50 dollars or more each time someone signs up and becomes a member? correct?

so i just wanna know on [i603e8fd1e6]average[/i603e8fd1e6] how much does clickbooth pay out for someone signing up under an advertiser[/quote603e8fd1e6]

i'm sorry, u're a noob and obviously under 18, please dont start a site. and of course it's not $50, get the business model straight.

Berky34

27-09-2005 15:46:41

[quote8b830b49b5="Jake"][quote8b830b49b5="RoBsTaMaCk"]To answer your questions

1.) Freepay has been around for over a year and is still in business and shipping gifts. If they were operating at a loss they would've closed up shop long ago. No one invests money in a business just because it is 'cool'.
[/quote8b830b49b5]

We have actually been around for five years....;)[/quote8b830b49b5]

yup 5 years... and Gratis started on June 27th!!!! My BIRTHDAY!! what a great present...

halfbreed

27-09-2005 15:56:25

So when you were 10? lol Unless thats a joke.

Berky34

27-09-2005 17:49:22

it's no joke... it really was on my B-day.

ilanbg

27-09-2005 19:34:01

Is your age a joke; were you really doing freesites at ten years old, is what he meant.

Berky34

27-09-2005 19:44:49

[quote4cbf34dc2f="ilanbg"]Is your age a joke; were you really doing freesites at ten years old, is what he meant.[/quote4cbf34dc2f]

O lol no way- I started this a couple months ago... guess I didn't get that one..

blbrown

29-09-2005 19:52:19

[quote63563e0089="jamie123"]i see, but my problem was this


i really wanna create one of these sites, but i have no idea how to do the scripting for the site, i know html, basic css, and basic javascript , i don't know any php or anything, therefore i found a site that's 90 dollars to do your site for you, i was considering it, but before i considered it i wanted to know how much i was going to make from this, like, for freepay let's say, an ipod requires 5 referrals, that must mean that their advertising company pays them 50 dollars or more each time someone signs up and becomes a member? correct?

so i just wanna know on [i63563e0089]average[/i63563e0089] how much does clickbooth pay out for someone signing up under an advertiser[/quote63563e0089]

No, it's not that simple. They lose money when someone completes one of these deals. But they operate under the assumption that for every one person that completes the deal, many more will not, so on average they can make money.

JerriBlank

30-09-2005 05:57:48

[quote75be3b9bf6="blbrown"]No, it's not that simple. They lose money when someone completes one of these deals. But they operate under the assumption that for every one person that completes the deal, many more will not, so on average they can make money.[/quote75be3b9bf6]

That's true. I think that's why Coobro went out of business - they were actually having to send out the goodies they promised.



jb

tsanghan

04-10-2005 12:06:19

the question is how do they find the advertisers and people that would offer money and how do they order the item and ship it lol