Comments on: Skinnyr Joins The TechCrunch Deadpool http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:32:12 -0800 hourly 1 By: James Thomas http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-2930808 James Thomas Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:51:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-2930808 Site is at 22,000 users and counting. 20 - 50 signups a day. Revenue is at about $10k/year right now and the site requires no maintenance. Still think its dead? Site is at 22,000 users and counting. 20 – 50 signups a day.

Revenue is at about $10k/year right now and the site requires no maintenance.

Still think its dead?

]]> By: Triggit Makes Grabbing Internet Content Even Easier - GigaOM http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1925560 Triggit Makes Grabbing Internet Content Even Easier - GigaOM Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:01:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1925560 [...] users. Others who have failed to monetize users while focusing on growth include defunct companies Skinnyr and [...] [...] users. Others who have failed to monetize users while focusing on growth include defunct companies Skinnyr and [...]

]]> By: mary crystle http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1494431 mary crystle Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:36:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1494431 friendster is one of the best website that i ever seen!! friendster is one of the best website that i ever seen!!

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1475988 David Mackey Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:48:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1475988 Don't see why selling a site makes it a dead site... Don’t see why selling a site makes it a dead site…

]]> By: anonymous http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1467393 anonymous Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1467393 James said, "The site has no revenue because I’ve never tried to make a dime off of the site." Yeah -- because you'd probably make $0 from it? =) Good luck though. If it actually sells for anymore remotely near that... then that's a new business model I should pursue. Develop a misc. set of webapps, rebranded as various "Web 2.0 Companies / Entities" then flip them for $50k+. As someone who actually tries to monetize my sites, it's a helluva lot harder to make money that way than flipping em. (if your scheme works, that is!) James said, “The site has no revenue because I’ve never tried to make a dime off of the site.”

Yeah — because you’d probably make $0 from it? =)

Good luck though. If it actually sells for anymore remotely near that… then that’s a new business model I should pursue.

Develop a misc. set of webapps, rebranded as various “Web 2.0 Companies / Entities” then flip them for $50k+.

As someone who actually tries to monetize my sites, it’s a helluva lot harder to make money that way than flipping em. (if your scheme works, that is!)

]]> By: Alex Ion http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1464387 Alex Ion Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:10:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1464387 Imagine that with this article Skinnyer is getting free advertising, possibly more subscribers and will sell for much more in the future. I agree this article is not the best, but Duncan is ok. One last thing, CareerRamblings.com got sold for $20,000 after ~7months of work and the blog was making around $1,800 a month. Would Skinnyer be worth $65K? Maybe not that much, but still in the mid $xx,xxx. Cheers Imagine that with this article Skinnyer is getting free advertising, possibly more subscribers and will sell for much more in the future.

I agree this article is not the best, but Duncan is ok.

One last thing, CareerRamblings.com got sold for $20,000 after ~7months of work and the blog was making around $1,800 a month.
Would Skinnyer be worth $65K? Maybe not that much, but still in the mid $xx,xxx.

Cheers

]]> By: James Thomas http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1464161 James Thomas Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:41:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1464161 Austin, I developed it for free, since I'm the developer. Somebody could create a competing site, and even make it better than skinnyr, for far less than my asking price. So how is it justified? Skinnyr traffic has doubled (or close to) every month since january. 1700 users is a pretty good amount, and there's a 10% conversion rate (5% conversion rate if you only look at TC traffic). Combine the steady increase, the existing userbase, the conversion rate, and the strong brand name, and I could ask $65k and get away with it. I don't expect to make $65k, that's just a price I threw out there. As I mention on my site, I'm open to counter offers. The site has no revenue because I've never tried to make a dime off of the site. Austin,

I developed it for free, since I’m the developer. Somebody could create a competing site, and even make it better than skinnyr, for far less than my asking price.

So how is it justified? Skinnyr traffic has doubled (or close to) every month since january. 1700 users is a pretty good amount, and there’s a 10% conversion rate (5% conversion rate if you only look at TC traffic). Combine the steady increase, the existing userbase, the conversion rate, and the strong brand name, and I could ask $65k and get away with it. I don’t expect to make $65k, that’s just a price I threw out there. As I mention on my site, I’m open to counter offers.

The site has no revenue because I’ve never tried to make a dime off of the site.

]]> By: Austin Storm http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1464141 Austin Storm Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:34:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1464141 How long / how much money would it take to develop a site like this? Guy Kawasaki just revealed that he paid a little over 4K to develop Truemors. How long / how much money would it take to develop a site like this? Guy Kawasaki just revealed that he paid a little over 4K to develop Truemors.

]]> By: Shawn http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1464102 Shawn Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:16:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1464102 The site it's self isn't bad at all. I would give the design a B+ and the idea a B+. But then who am I to hand out those grades? If it isn't even making money or have that many users, why would TC even post on this to begin with? The site it’s self isn’t bad at all. I would give the design a B+ and the idea a B+. But then who am I to hand out those grades? If it isn’t even making money or have that many users, why would TC even post on this to begin with?

]]> By: Concrete Stain http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1463933 Concrete Stain Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:11:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1463933 A site shouldn't be "A live" becuase it get covered by TC - it should "A live" as - soon as it makes money - Then dead / as soon as it - closes down or reshifts focus drastically. - Rb A site shouldn’t be “A live” becuase it get covered by TC

– it should “A live” as – soon as it makes money

– Then dead / as soon as it – closes down or reshifts focus drastically.

– Rb

]]> By: yongfook http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462834 yongfook Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:03:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462834 I think the old "any press is good press" adage applies here. If I was selling my web app, I'd kill for some Techcrunch exposure - *whatever the hell they were saying about me*. Hell they could say that I eat babies if it means that me selling http://8apps.com gets known by 10,000 more people. I think the old “any press is good press” adage applies here. If I was selling my web app, I’d kill for some Techcrunch exposure – *whatever the hell they were saying about me*. Hell they could say that I eat babies if it means that me selling http://8apps.com gets known by 10,000 more people.

]]> By: katti_bambi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462747 katti_bambi Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:30:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462747 Is it not a bit early to put this site to the deadpool with slimming season being in full swing? But the price per visitor is quite hefty - at least the purse of the buyer would get a slimming :-) Is it not a bit early to put this site to the deadpool with slimming season being in full swing?

But the price per visitor is quite hefty – at least the purse of the buyer would get a slimming :-)

]]> By: Joris http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462625 Joris Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:45:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462625 I personally think Techcrunch made an error here... How can something be dead if the website is still active, used [not by so much people but anyways], rebranded... The service will remain in play after the sale because of its potential on a niche market... If it will be put offline... then it's dead... but not yet... Give the guy some credit... If techcrunch is sold... it will join its own deadpool? Just because it's sold? Bad post guys... I personally think Techcrunch made an error here…

How can something be dead if the website is still active, used [not by so much people but anyways], rebranded…

The service will remain in play after the sale because of its potential on a niche market… If it will be put offline… then it’s dead… but not yet…

Give the guy some credit…

If techcrunch is sold… it will join its own deadpool? Just because it’s sold?

Bad post guys…

]]> By: Wes http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462591 Wes Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:28:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462591 The bottom line is that the site is not 'dead' but is up for sale. Maybe that was what was supposed to be announced in this post. The bottom line is that the site is not ‘dead’ but is up for sale. Maybe that was what was supposed to be announced in this post.

]]> By: Name (required) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462576 Name (required) Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:22:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462576 Michael can you please think about replace Duncan Riley by someone who make some research before he writes a blogpost. A very high percentage of the last postings of him disappointed me! Michael can you please think about replace Duncan Riley by someone who make some research before he writes a blogpost. A very high percentage of the last postings of him disappointed me!

]]> By: James Thomas http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462553 James Thomas Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:14:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462553 The site and the widget *ARE NOT DEAD*, people. The purpose of the press release was to announce NEW FEATURES and a NEW DESIGN. The site never took VC, it's self funded. Read up: http://www.skinnyr.com/this-site-is-not-dead/ The site and the widget *ARE NOT DEAD*, people. The purpose of the press release was to announce NEW FEATURES and a NEW DESIGN.

The site never took VC, it’s self funded.

Read up: http://www.skin...te-is-not-dead/

]]> By: also... http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462506 also... Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:57:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462506 Hey, James Thomas...Don't be lazy.... Why can't you advertise papers near or far from jenny criag stores? You can steal the spot light too! You should talk to people. Hey, James Thomas…Don’t be lazy….

Why can’t you advertise papers near or far from jenny criag stores?

You can steal the spot light too! You should talk to people.

]]> By: Ian http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462495 Ian Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:53:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462495 Stand-alone widgets need to be damn good to survive don't they. Checking the growth of Fatsecret would suggest that fatties remain a 'large' force that are will use a thoughtful online application that provides a good service. Stand-alone widgets need to be damn good to survive don’t they.

Checking the growth of Fatsecret would suggest that fatties remain a ‘large’ force that are will use a thoughtful online application that provides a good service.

]]> By: Hey, James Thomas... http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462493 Hey, James Thomas... Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:51:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462493 James Thomas... you are very lucky. do you why? if you ever take VC money... you would end up pay more than government taxes and investors demands. you would also end up losing entire savings accounts, mortage home, etc... This is what happens if young 20 years old take VC money too early without know the sales forecast. James Thomas… you are very lucky. do you why? if you ever take VC money… you would end up pay more than government taxes and investors demands. you would also end up losing entire savings accounts, mortage home, etc…

This is what happens if young 20 years old take VC money too early without know the sales forecast.

]]> By: James Thomas http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462487 James Thomas Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:48:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462487 I'd like to put in a correction... 1) The site isn't dead. In fact, a redesign was released this morning (Monday morning) 2) Just because there is no revenue does not mean there is not potential for revenue. I've never *tried* to monetize the site. 3) No mention of the new features, the new design, or the yahoo widget? That's all new functionality 4) I'm not selling it to focus on JamJunky. I'm selling it to focus on listobo.com. :) Much thanks for the mention! I’d like to put in a correction…

1) The site isn’t dead. In fact, a redesign was released this morning (Monday morning)
2) Just because there is no revenue does not mean there is not potential for revenue. I’ve never *tried* to monetize the site.
3) No mention of the new features, the new design, or the yahoo widget? That’s all new functionality
4) I’m not selling it to focus on JamJunky. I’m selling it to focus on listobo.com. :)

Much thanks for the mention!

]]> By: Silly-Valley http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462452 Silly-Valley Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:34:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462452 Should that have read $65.00? :) Should that have read $65.00? :)

]]> By: lawrence http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462427 lawrence Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:24:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462427 $65K for a site that only has a 1700 user base and no revenue? kind of steep - if i was a buyer in this marketplace, i'd just have my own site developed for a fraction of his asking price $65K for a site that only has a 1700 user base and no revenue?

kind of steep – if i was a buyer in this marketplace, i’d just have my own site developed for a fraction of his asking price

]]> By: Frank http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462406 Frank Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:18:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462406 "Skinnyr takes the ultimate weight loss treatment by joining the TechCrunch Deadpool." That's a good one...Har Har... “Skinnyr takes the ultimate weight loss treatment by joining the TechCrunch Deadpool.”

That’s a good one…Har Har…

]]> By: one of 1700 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462403 one of 1700 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:18:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462403 Since I'm one of the 1700, do I get a discount? Since I’m one of the 1700, do I get a discount?

]]> By: fatass http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1462351 fatass Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:59:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/25/skinnyr-joins-the-techcrunch-deadpool/#comment-1462351 That's more than 65000 times revenue. That’s more than 65000 times revenue.

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