Hi Hackers!
I am a long time roleplayer, and since I moved out on the country side, it has been a real hassel to to get a group going.
I used to play a lot of "one shots", meaning games that only lasted a single sitting (3-4 hours), in contrast to a campaign (several sittings, if not hundreds).
An idea spawned in my brain; I could make a simple "looking for group" board, specifically aimed a roleplayers that just wanted to get a game going, preferably NOW, using some sort of video chat service. A bonus here is that it would totally scratch my own itch, and I would probably use the site a lot myself.
The site would be incredibly cheap to run (webserver + database), but I'd prefer, if I could find a sleek way to monetize it, without charging the users money directly.
What options do I have for monetization of such a site? I can name a few:
What other options do I have?
ads + affiliate (drivethrurpg and amazon).
I would think the easiest thing would be affiliate links. Probably Amazon. It's a place to get started.
Later if you find some book or something selling well then you could buy some inventory wholesale and take a higher cut of the revenue.