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ttyge.bsky.social • 105 days ago

i still wonder about how the platform can be monetised.
this blog post isn't very satisfactory on answering what the business plan will be.
https://bsky.social/about/blog/7-05-2023-business-plan

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ttyge.bsky.social•105 days ago

the domain service is a glorified referral link; not a real business plan. adding up engineering time and infra costs, the platform easily costs upwards of millions per year. i wonder if the team talked about it a bit more, couldn't find relevant references for now.

fsg.bsky.social•105 days ago

Thanks for the link, I was asking myself the same questions recently. The fact that we as users can dictate and set our own algorithm (or set custom feed as default) give us freedom from advertising (we can block ads from scratch). This is incredible, but let me to wonder how they'll pay the infra

ttyge.bsky.social•105 days ago

my idea is probably subscriptions, app ads, and services for businesses and organizations.

having an open network means that you can treat your users less like shit, because they have alternatives if they want to leave; but the alternatives have to be better than you also for the revenue model.

ttyge.bsky.social•105 days ago

so i see some profit-seeking as inevitable to happen here, too; though maybe not as badly as the current platforms, because there is a way to pack your stuff and leave.

let's enjoy the VC money while it lasts :)

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