Ever since our user base exploded, we've had a lot of people asking us money-related questions: How is The StoryGraph funded? Will there be advertising? Can we donate?

Even though the business has come along a lot in the last year, not much has changed with respect to what I wrote in issue #12, "Money, Money, Money..."
 

An excerpt from #12.  If you check it out, you can also have a peek at what the site used to look like!

The StoryGraph is being funded by myself and Rob and the dream is to run a profitable business that directly provides value to our users. 

We don't want any ads on the site and we don't want to accept donations (but thank you to everybody who has offered! 🙏🏾 ).

We want to focus on iterating on the product, getting it to excellent, and then providing y'all with options that you think are worth paying for. 

 

Who remembers our personal recommendation service? 🙋🏾‍♀️

 

Fear not — we won't be putting any of the features you already know and love behind a paywall. We'll be looking out for opportunities for special additions and enhancements. 😎