• illi@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

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

      • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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        3 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.

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          3 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