How Tumblr makes money ?

[DevilDude]

How tumblr,wordpress make money..?? wordpress is free to install...so how they make money ??

[DreamDezigns]

For Tumblr, venture funds are the primary mode of revenue at present. But they have a long term plan for raising profit using ad programs like facebook. For the time being, they earn money from Two sources:

1. A paid directory of tumblrs
2. Premium themes


WordPress earns revenue from the following sources:

1. Web Hosting (to Big Brands like CNN,Time.com & more)
2. Google AdSense
3. Automattic Kismet (excellent spam protection plug-in)
4. Premium Accounts
5. Web Host Referrals (gets a commission per sale)
6. WordPress Support ($2.5-5k per year for support)
7. Poll Daddy (via paid version)
8. Guided Transfers (one-time fee $119)
9. VaultPress ( packages starting at $15 per month)
10.VideoPress (Starts at $60 per year)


Hope it helps :-)

[Bucko]

For example, you can make money on Tumblr by sharing valuable posts with affiliate links. For example, you make a product review and you add and Amazon referral link to the product. So, if somebody purchase the item you will get commissions.