: Another Doomed Attempt to Monetize Fanfic
(Thanks to the mousey on wank_report for the original notice and![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif)
qem_chibati for boosting the signal on ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif)
clairvoyantwank. I think it's grown all big enough for a Fandom Wank entry of its very own.)
Meet Keith Mander. He posts about things like the hierarchical ranking of how deep a company actively utilises social media and he buys websites. His recent purchases include Just Pooh (a Winnie-the-Pooh site) and he "snapped up" Twilight Archives, a Twilight fic site a couple of months ago. You can read about his purchase of Just Pooh here, where he shares such wisdom as:
I tend to avoid marketplaces such as SitePoint and eBay. Sellers using one of these platforms tend to have a better understanding of their site’s value, and therefore have higher expectations. My approach would be to directly contact site owners who are unaware of their site’s value and who’ve never experimented with online advertising. They’re usually surprised when you contact them with an offer and this eases the negotiation process. The potential with this approach is far greater.
His latest purchase? ( One does not simply walk into Fandom... )
(Thanks to the mousey on wank_report for the original notice and
qem_chibati for boosting the signal on clairvoyantwank. I think it's grown all big enough for a Fandom Wank entry of its very own.)Meet Keith Mander. He posts about things like the hierarchical ranking of how deep a company actively utilises social media and he buys websites. His recent purchases include Just Pooh (a Winnie-the-Pooh site) and he "snapped up" Twilight Archives, a Twilight fic site a couple of months ago. You can read about his purchase of Just Pooh here, where he shares such wisdom as:
I tend to avoid marketplaces such as SitePoint and eBay. Sellers using one of these platforms tend to have a better understanding of their site’s value, and therefore have higher expectations. My approach would be to directly contact site owners who are unaware of their site’s value and who’ve never experimented with online advertising. They’re usually surprised when you contact them with an offer and this eases the negotiation process. The potential with this approach is far greater.
His latest purchase? ( One does not simply walk into Fandom... )