mo money mo problems
posted by max on August 22, 2006 at 04:50:26 PM
if you haven't seen my latest ytmnd yet, check it out.
What I'm trying to say is YTMND isn't doing so hot, traffic and press is better than ever, but ad revenue just isn't keeping up with the costs of running such a high traffic site.
what this means is i'm going to need to stop focusing on new features as much and start focusing on making YTMND more profitable again. read more for further info (including shirt info!).
You are going to start to notice more ads on YTMND. I've always tried to keep them as out of the way as possible and as few to a page as possible, but YTMND just can't afford to do that any longer.
I've added pop ups to all sub domains for non-logged in users as a temporary solution. The front page is probably going to have a few ads added on to it in various places.
I'm currently waiting on a few more shirt designs and I'm going to post them later this week and let you guys decide which ones get printed. There are still around 20 XXXL of the old shirts so if you want one of the original shirts and are a hefty dude go here.
I also have someone doing some designs for a sticker, which is probably going to be screen printed on vinyl and I'll sell them in packs of 10 or 20 or something.
If you have any good ideas for shirts or hoodies etc, feel free to mail me a design at max@ytmnd.com and we can discuss it.
I am going to be sending out a demographics survey to all registered users via private message later today. Filling it out would be extremely helpful as I know almost nothing about most of you and can't really give advertisers a good idea of who you are! Better ads = more money = less ads = better ytmnd.
Last but not least, I signed a release for the Colbert Report to show some YTMNDs on there, so hopefully they should air sometime this week (if at all).
P.S.: if you run ad/popup blockers and are capable of/willing to disable them when using ytmnd.com, it might be helpful.
Click ads when you see relevant information about products you may wish to purchase. Ad clicks are worthless without people actually buying products.
What I'm trying to say is YTMND isn't doing so hot, traffic and press is better than ever, but ad revenue just isn't keeping up with the costs of running such a high traffic site.
what this means is i'm going to need to stop focusing on new features as much and start focusing on making YTMND more profitable again. read more for further info (including shirt info!).
You are going to start to notice more ads on YTMND. I've always tried to keep them as out of the way as possible and as few to a page as possible, but YTMND just can't afford to do that any longer.
I've added pop ups to all sub domains for non-logged in users as a temporary solution. The front page is probably going to have a few ads added on to it in various places.
I'm currently waiting on a few more shirt designs and I'm going to post them later this week and let you guys decide which ones get printed. There are still around 20 XXXL of the old shirts so if you want one of the original shirts and are a hefty dude go here.
I also have someone doing some designs for a sticker, which is probably going to be screen printed on vinyl and I'll sell them in packs of 10 or 20 or something.
If you have any good ideas for shirts or hoodies etc, feel free to mail me a design at max@ytmnd.com and we can discuss it.
I am going to be sending out a demographics survey to all registered users via private message later today. Filling it out would be extremely helpful as I know almost nothing about most of you and can't really give advertisers a good idea of who you are! Better ads = more money = less ads = better ytmnd.
Last but not least, I signed a release for the Colbert Report to show some YTMNDs on there, so hopefully they should air sometime this week (if at all).
P.S.: if you run ad/popup blockers and are capable of/willing to disable them when using ytmnd.com, it might be helpful.
PLEASE DO NOT RANDOMLY CLICK ADS, THIS DOES NOT HELP
Click ads when you see relevant information about products you may wish to purchase. Ad clicks are worthless without people actually buying products.
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1. I would have infinitely more respect for Colbert if he just took the sites he wanted and showed them without Max having to sign a release.
2. Max could always take content from other sites and just say he's hosting it. That seems to work well elsewhere, and it's not like anyone would ever successfully sue him.
3. Premium membership still = good idea.
I think that if you had the genius to make this site, you have the genius to make this site w/ ads in a way that won't suck. Bring it on.
Also, I will buy a ZIP UP hoodie, as these are usually expensive, and could generate mula...Also I like the idea of longsleeve shirts, those are good in cold places.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT POPUPS! YOU'LL DRIVE AWAY POTENTIAL YTMND LOVERS LIKE EBAUMS DID WITH THUR POPUPSH*T HAX0R!!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT POPUPS! YOU'LL DRIVE AWAY POTENTIAL YTMND LOVERS LIKE EBAUMS DID WITH THUR POPUPSH*T HAX0R!!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT POPUPS! YOU'LL DRIVE AWAY POTENTIAL YTMND LOVERS LIKE EBAUMS DID WITH THUR POPUPSH*T HAX0R!!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT POPUPS! YOU'LL DRIVE AWAY POTENTIAL YTMND LOVERS LIKE EBAUMS DID WITH THUR POPUPSH*T HAX0R!!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT POPUPS! YOU'LL DRIVE AWAY POTENTIAL YTMND LOVERS LIKE EBAUMS DID WITH THUR POPUPSH*T HAX0R!!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT POPUPS! YOU'LL DRIVE AWAY POTENTIAL YTMND LOVERS LIKE EBAUMS DID WITH THUR POPUPSH*T HAX0R!!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT POPUPS! YOU'LL DRIVE AWAY POTENTIAL YTMND LOVERS LIKE EBAUMS DID WITH THUR POPUPSH*T HAX0R!!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT POPUPS! YOU'LL DRIVE AWAY POTENTIAL YTMND LOVERS LIKE EBAUMS DID WITH THUR POPUPSH*T HAX0R!!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT POPUPS! YOU'LL DRIVE AWAY POTENTIAL YTMND LOVERS LIKE
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh yeah
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh