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Bored.com (impulse communications) in debt?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by ForgottenCreature, Oct 6, 2007.

  1. #1
    Has anyone else heard about Bored.com? What do you know about their company? http://www.impulsecorp.com/profile.htm

    2006 Sales: $2,800,744
    2006 Net income: $-118,553

    How can a company that owns Bored.com have negative numbers like that?
     
    ForgottenCreature, Oct 6, 2007 IP
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    muppet Peon

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    Im rather amused they freely show the fact they are losing money
     
    muppet, Oct 6, 2007 IP
  3. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    Exactly. How can they lose money like that? With such a great domain name "bored.com" they should be making millions a year.
     
    ForgottenCreature, Oct 6, 2007 IP
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    8everything Peon

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    Maybe they're not marketing it right.. it has huge potential to get better!
     
    8everything, Oct 6, 2007 IP
  5. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    I agree. How can they improve it? They should just try to SEO bored and get it ranked higher. Its so ugly
     
    ForgottenCreature, Oct 6, 2007 IP
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    bacardirum Well-Known Member

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    Yeah the site is horrible, actually lives up to its name, as it makes you bored when you are there, not the opposite like helping bored people be un-bored.

    I cant understand those figures at all though, sure they cant be correct.
     
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  7. Jerlene.net

    Jerlene.net Prominent Member

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    They fell hard...

    They seemed to have done well with their recent domain sales though.
     
    Jerlene.net, Oct 6, 2007 IP
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    checksum Notable Member

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    With that domain they have tons of potential, doesn't look like the owners know what they're doing though.
     
    checksum, Oct 6, 2007 IP
  9. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    Ya, that's true. They seem to make more from domain sales than their actual websites.
     
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    Jerlene.net Prominent Member

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    Yep. They should stick to that instead.
     
    Jerlene.net, Oct 6, 2007 IP
  11. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    Exactly and sell all of their websites.
     
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    Jerlene.net Prominent Member

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    I bet I could buy bored.com for 5k. hah
     
    Jerlene.net, Oct 6, 2007 IP
  13. DomainMagnate

    DomainMagnate Illustrious Member

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    Good question ;)


    They need to put adsense above the fold like all other sites do, instead they still use some 1997 style banners



    ~MG
     
    DomainMagnate, Oct 6, 2007 IP
  14. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    Or they could put the ads on the left or right side of the content.
     
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    Jerlene.net Prominent Member

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    Maybe they just don't want it to be intrusive.
     
    Jerlene.net, Oct 6, 2007 IP
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    DomainMagnate Illustrious Member

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    I wonder what do they spend $3M/year on
     
    DomainMagnate, Oct 6, 2007 IP
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    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    That's not the point though. Their net income isn't generating revenue so they need to change things.
     
    ForgottenCreature, Oct 6, 2007 IP
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    DomainMagnate Illustrious Member

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    You mean they don't want it to be profitable? :confused:

    ~MG
     
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    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    Wouldn't you want it profitable as well with such a great domain name? They seem to lack a lot of knowledge. x.x
     
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    No, I mean intrusive.
     
    Jerlene.net, Oct 6, 2007 IP