Cash Flow

SakSquash · 10-04-2005, 03:43 AM

Do you guys make money off of this site? Just curious.

***Marek*** · 10-04-2005, 04:48 AM

We get money from ads and affiliate programs. We use it to pay for stuff we need to keep the site running.

UPtimist · 10-04-2005, 04:58 AM

Don't try to fool us with that, we're not that dumb. You're using it to make The infernal machine of world dominance! ... That gets you world dominance.

***Marek*** · 10-04-2005, 05:12 AM

Err... the infernal machine of world dominance is needed to keep the site running? Yeah, that's it.

*stuboy* · 10-04-2005, 05:26 AM

Don't be silly... adventure is such a popular genre they must be making mega-bucks! Evil capitalist scum!

squarejawhero · 10-04-2005, 08:42 AM

Marek actually funds this site from his big treasure chest guarded by a zombie Davey Crockett.

BerserkerTails · 10-04-2005, 08:46 AM

"Money, money, money, always funny, in a rich man's world."

Man... Abba rocks.

But seriously, even if you guys didn't make money off the ads to keep the site running, I'd help by donating a few bucks here and there (Even though I'm a poor University student, haha). This is my favorite adventure game site, and one of the few sites I make a habit of checking everyday.

SakSquash · 10-04-2005, 09:07 AM

So it comes out even in the end, or are you making a profit?

***tabacco*** · 10-04-2005, 09:33 AM

All I will say about finances is that I'm fully compensated for our monthly server bill and any incidental software licensing fees (such as for vBulletin).

SakSquash · 10-04-2005, 09:34 AM

In other words, you're not giving up the ghost?

***tabacco*** · 10-04-2005, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by temporaryscars

In other words, you're not giving up the ghost?

Huh?

Intrepid Homoludens · 10-04-2005, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Marek

We get money from ads and affiliate programs. We use it to pay for stuff we need to keep the site running.

You know, you'd probably make a lot more money if you allowed ads that sell cheese.

SakSquash · 10-04-2005, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by tabacco

Huh?

You're not giving a direct answer on whether or not this site generates extra money after costs of operation.

squarejawhero · 10-04-2005, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

You know, you'd probably make a lot more money if you allowed ads that sell cheese.

I'm down with that.

***tabacco*** · 10-04-2005, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by temporaryscars

You're not giving a direct answer on whether or not this site generates extra money after costs of operation.

First of all, I don't have our financial records. Second of all, how the hell is it any of your business? And why should you care?

*Jake* · 10-04-2005, 02:03 PM

Nobody earns a regular paycheck from AG, but in addition to paying the server bills and vBulletin licensing fees, it has helped partially pay staff hotel and airfare bills for E3 some years, if that's what you're wondering.*

* Because I skim hundreds off the top each month to clean my yacht.

Erwin_Br · 10-04-2005, 03:11 PM

It's good to know you guys are not in financial trouble. It's even better to know that I can happily continue ignoring the banners

--Erwin

Intrepid Homoludens · 10-04-2005, 03:28 PM

I'm still waiting to see a Viagra ad pop up (as it were), just so I can say I saw a Viagra ad on AdventureGamers.com.

SakSquash · 10-04-2005, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tabacco

First of all, I don't have our financial records. Second of all, how the hell is it any of your business? And why should you care?

Well, I wasn't exactly asking you in particular you prick, so quit giving me shit.

***Jackal*** · 10-04-2005, 08:14 PM

Temporaryscars, you are way the hell over the line. Lose the attitude. Fast. And consider your demand for a shit-free existence here to be categorically denied. The site admin is not accountable to you.

10-04-2005, 03:43 AM	#1
SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Cash Flow Do you guys make money off of this site? Just curious. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-04-2005, 04:48 AM	#2
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	We get money from ads and affiliate programs. We use it to pay for stuff we need to keep the site running. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-04-2005, 04:58 AM	#3
UPtimist Life and times of... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	Don't try to fool us with that, we're not that dumb. You're using it to make The infernal machine of world dominance! ... That gets you world dominance. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-04-2005, 05:12 AM	#4
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	Err... the infernal machine of world dominance is needed to keep the site running? Yeah, that's it. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-04-2005, 05:26 AM	#5
stuboy Staff Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 531	Don't be silly... adventure is such a popular genre they must be making mega-bucks! Evil capitalist scum! Share Share this post on Twitter

10-04-2005, 08:42 AM	#6
squarejawhero Epinionated. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,841	Marek actually funds this site from his big treasure chest guarded by a zombie Davey Crockett. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Starter of Thread Must Die.

10-04-2005, 08:46 AM	#7
BerserkerTails Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 359	"Money, money, money, always funny, in a rich man's world." Man... Abba rocks. But seriously, even if you guys didn't make money off the ads to keep the site running, I'd help by donating a few bucks here and there (Even though I'm a poor University student, haha). This is my favorite adventure game site, and one of the few sites I make a habit of checking everyday. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Play Two of a Kind.

10-04-2005, 09:07 AM	#8
SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	So it comes out even in the end, or are you making a profit? Share Share this post on Twitter

10-04-2005, 09:33 AM	#9
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	All I will say about finances is that I'm fully compensated for our monthly server bill and any incidental software licensing fees (such as for vBulletin). Share Share this post on Twitter

10-04-2005, 09:34 AM	#10
SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	In other words, you're not giving up the ghost? Share Share this post on Twitter

10-04-2005, 02:03 PM	#16
Jake The Dartmaster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Rafael, California Posts: 3,084	Nobody earns a regular paycheck from AG, but in addition to paying the server bills and vBulletin licensing fees, it has helped partially pay staff hotel and airfare bills for E3 some years, if that's what you're wondering.* * Because I skim hundreds off the top each month to clean my yacht. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ When on the Internet, visit Idle Thumbs \| Mixnmojo \| Sam & Max.net \| Telltale Games "I was one of the original lovers." - Evan Dickens

10-04-2005, 03:11 PM	#17
Erwin_Br Under pressure. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Posts: 3,773	It's good to know you guys are not in financial trouble. It's even better to know that I can happily continue ignoring the banners --Erwin Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ > Learn more about my forthcoming point & click adventure: Bad Timing! > Or... Visit Adventure Developers: Everything about developing adventure games.

10-04-2005, 03:28 PM	#18
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I'm still waiting to see a Viagra ad pop up (as it were), just so I can say I saw a Viagra ad on AdventureGamers.com. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

10-04-2005, 08:14 PM	#20
*Jackal* Hopeful skeptic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 7,743	Temporaryscars, you are way the hell over the line. Lose the attitude. Fast. And consider your demand for a shit-free existence here to be categorically denied. The site admin is not accountable to you. Share Share this post on Twitter

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