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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy
It seems that you have to address this issue sooner or later. If your vision for this site is to stay the exact same and never grow, then you wont need to, but if you expect new visitors and come and camp out, then eventually, wont you need to deal with the hassles of increased traffic?
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Yes, it will have to be dealt with sooner or later. One of the most common devices used to raise funds is to offer perks to people who pay for them. For example, using an avatar, or even using private messaging. So far the sentiment on this site, from the actual donors, has been no perks for donors.
Does this tend to hurt the bottom line? Yes. But the bottom line is not (yet) very big, so it's not a big deal at all.
Advertising is another option. I have a friend who tells me the ad revenue could be "significant" but I really have no idea how much it would be.
If we have to upgrade our server status, the most likely path will be integrated ads on the site.