Comments on: Markus Frind: Work a Little, Make a Lot http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/markus-frind-work-a-little-make-a-lot/ Thoughts on Startups, Entrepreneurs and the Web Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: POF User http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/markus-frind-work-a-little-make-a-lot/comment-page-1/#comment-238574 POF User Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:29:59 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/marcus-frind-work-a-little-make-a-lot/#comment-238574 I don't know where you get your information but times have changed for markus cause he now charges for things on his site making previous members wonder about his so called free site, he's now trying to make people pay for something they use to be able to read before forcing them pay to read what use to be free, you can read that here http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingPosts14272602.aspx he should of thought of this before claiming his site was a free site and telling the public to put away their credit cards, this is misleading information, his site is now overwhelmed with accounts and he now is trying to force long time users to pay for things that were free before, he also kicks people from his site after they speak up in the forums about changes to his site. I don’t know where you get your information but times have changed for markus cause he now charges for things on his site making previous members wonder about his so called free site, he’s now trying to make people pay for something they use to be able to read before forcing them pay to read what use to be free, you can read that here http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingPosts14272602.aspx he should of thought of this before claiming his site was a free site and telling the public to put away their credit cards, this is misleading information, his site is now overwhelmed with accounts and he now is trying to force long time users to pay for things that were free before, he also kicks people from his site after they speak up in the forums about changes to his site.

]]> By: Ryan Coleman http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/markus-frind-work-a-little-make-a-lot/comment-page-1/#comment-37011 Ryan Coleman Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:29:41 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/marcus-frind-work-a-little-make-a-lot/#comment-37011 Free - has a huge part of it... a) if you're looking for love, why not cast a free net too... b) as Tom mentioned, he doesn't really care if people go elsewhere as well (see a.) c) I'm guessing a LOT of users use the ads as shortcuts back to their pay dating site of choice. I'd be interested to know how many UNIQUE click-throughs POF generates to other dating sites. (Added benefit is Dating is likely a hugely competitive keyword space - so CPC is probably $$$$) Free – has a huge part of it…

a) if you’re looking for love, why not cast a free net too…

b) as Tom mentioned, he doesn’t really care if people go elsewhere as well (see a.)

c) I’m guessing a LOT of users use the ads as shortcuts back to their pay dating site of choice. I’d be interested to know how many UNIQUE click-throughs POF generates to other dating sites.

(Added benefit is Dating is likely a hugely competitive keyword space – so CPC is probably $$$$)

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/markus-frind-work-a-little-make-a-lot/comment-page-1/#comment-36996 Mark Evans Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:58:49 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/marcus-frind-work-a-little-make-a-lot/#comment-36996 I had never actually thought of it from that perspective but it makes a lot of sense. Still, there has to be a reason that POF gets so much traffic given there are so many other slicker online dating services. Perhaps, free is also part of the secret advantage too. I had never actually thought of it from that perspective but it makes a lot of sense. Still, there has to be a reason that POF gets so much traffic given there are so many other slicker online dating services. Perhaps, free is also part of the secret advantage too.

]]> By: Thomas Purves http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/markus-frind-work-a-little-make-a-lot/comment-page-1/#comment-36995 Thomas Purves Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:41:18 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/marcus-frind-work-a-little-make-a-lot/#comment-36995 I am convinced that the terribleness of the site is it's biggest secret advantage. The interface is _just_ functional enough to attract an audience, but more than crappy enough (in an oh-so-we-didn't-know-better-looking) to continually drive a steady stream of click-thrus to the advertising partners - almost all of whom are slick, for-pay dating services (probably with great affiliate payouts per new refered customer). it's sad/funny how, sometimes, the worse the design, the better the business model. I am convinced that the terribleness of the site is it’s biggest secret advantage. The interface is _just_ functional enough to attract an audience, but more than crappy enough (in an oh-so-we-didn’t-know-better-looking) to continually drive a steady stream of click-thrus to the advertising partners – almost all of whom are slick, for-pay dating services (probably with great affiliate payouts per new refered customer).

it’s sad/funny how, sometimes, the worse the design, the better the business model.

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