How do you make profit from a website?

[Genesis]

Just a question, how do some websites like youtube or facebook make money just by gaining popularity. Is it because of the ads that pay them or something else?

[HKR4444]

You don't know??

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Do yourself a favor and stay out of the business until you fully understand it. noob

In fact stay out of starting all businesses until you get some common sense in your head!!!

You are a disaster waiting to happen.

[Zippey]

Yes. Advertising is a big part.

[ponderingincanada]

Yes, advertising for now. But the long term plan is to make big bucks; they are still trying to figure out how. YouTube is experimenting into getting into the online movie rental business (great idea). Facebook also has been accused of taking personal information and selling it to marketing companies for mailouts or market research.