Industry Effects Of 1 Million New Webmasters?

Chop Smith · 2004-12-01, 03:24 PM

Some of us post-2000 folks are stubborn and just won't go away. Based on the amount earned most should have gotten out a long time ago. I compare the failure rate of this business with that of 'mom and pop' restaurants. It is extremely high. I think as many get out as get in. Often, a newbie will register a domain, get a $9.95 host, grab sponsor content and built a gallery. He is overjoyed because The Hun lists the gallery. The bubble burst when he gets one sale and discovers that his $9.95 host is wanting an additional couple of hundred from bandwidth usage. Not many survive this experience and those that do usually get out when they graduate from college.

Boards, especially this one, do not contribute to the over-saturation problem. Actually, most link list and TGP owners serve to police the industry. Face it, sponsors push the affiliates, link list and TGP owners regulate them.

As stated by Amadman, stricter rules, no freehosts, partner accounts makes it more difficult to enter this business. In my opinion, the submitter is an endangered species especially if you consider all of the hosted galleries and free sites provided by sponsors.

2004-12-01, 03:24 PM	#11
Chop Smith Eighteen 'til I Die Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,168	Some of us post-2000 folks are stubborn and just won't go away. Based on the amount earned most should have gotten out a long time ago. I compare the failure rate of this business with that of 'mom and pop' restaurants. It is extremely high. I think as many get out as get in. Often, a newbie will register a domain, get a $9.95 host, grab sponsor content and built a gallery. He is overjoyed because The Hun lists the gallery. The bubble burst when he gets one sale and discovers that his $9.95 host is wanting an additional couple of hundred from bandwidth usage. Not many survive this experience and those that do usually get out when they graduate from college. Boards, especially this one, do not contribute to the over-saturation problem. Actually, most link list and TGP owners serve to police the industry. Face it, sponsors push the affiliates, link list and TGP owners regulate them. As stated by Amadman, stricter rules, no freehosts, partner accounts makes it more difficult to enter this business. In my opinion, the submitter is an endangered species especially if you consider all of the hosted galleries and free sites provided by sponsors. __________________