Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Make Money Fast Online

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the black-and-white-and-oh-you've-heard-this-one dept.

A story in a magazine for dead-tree newspaper editors notes that many of the internet operations established in conjunction with newspapers are actually making money. Interesting stuff. Note that they're not making money from banner ads, but from classified ads.

3 of 89 comments (clear)

  1. Soo.... by Verizon+Guy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Note that they're not making money from banner ads, but from classified ads

    Does this mean that Slashdot is going to start a new Classifieds section?

    --

    Aw, fuck it. Let's go bowling. - The Big Lebowski

  2. Are they happy about it though: by aengblom · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Note that they're not making money from banner ads, but from classified ads.

    The question though. Are they happy about it?

    What do I mean? Classifieds are THE most profitable part of dead-tree newspapers. A major reason newspapers WENT online is because they feared their classified business would be stolen by web sites. Hopefully--and I say this because I READ newspapers and Web sites--the demand for classifieds can support both.

    [Disclaimer: Newspaper Association of America Slashdotted so I didn't read the article]

    --


    So close and yet so far from the world's perfect ID number
    1. Re:Are they happy about it though: by Lord+Ender · · Score: 3, Interesting

      People misunderstand what the internet IS. It gives people what they want. If they want classifieds, they will find them on the internet. If you give them something they don't want (adverts) they will ignore it. Boom. The nature of the internet. Giving people exactly want they want and nothing else.

      --
      A slashdotter who didn't build his own computer is like a Jedi who didn't build his own lightsaber.