Originally Posted by
RohloffRoller
He wrote on Fri 31 May 2019 14:37
With a site that gets literally thousands of unique visitors per day (according to my server log, which records a unique cookie that I set for each browser - so it excludes bots, who don't generally accept or keep cookies) - with a site like this, I shouldn't have to be scraping by.
So why shouldn't those who drop in to research their proposed tour not have to pay $5 per month or $50 per annum for the information that they seek?
Very little on the internet is free anymore.
Discuss.
Mike Ayling
Without a doubt NO PAYWALL! I'm an old programmer and do web development. While I'm not an expert at website monetization I'm pretty sure putting up a paywall will be detrimental.
There are other ways to monetize the content you've built up - affiliate links to retailers (e.g amazon), travel services, bike shops, etc.
There are experts that can guide you at this (sorry, don't know anyone to recommend right now). They will analyze your traffic and figure out how to monetize it. It takes a nuanced touch to place ads and not overpower the useful content.