# How to monetize a Discourse instance?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-monetize-a-discourse-instance/24316>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [Janeiro 22, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-monetize-a-discourse-instance/24316 "2015-01-22T16:27:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![cfstras](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cfstras/32/103104_2.png) [@cfstras](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cfstras)\
**Post date:** [Fevereiro 19, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-monetize-a-discourse-instance/24316/14 "2015-02-19T13:16:08Z")

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Seconded.  
Also, if your monetization target is in the order of 10$/month, you’re going to waste a lot of time trying to earn that via ads. Better to have a flourishing community and enjoy talking to nice people while paying that amount out of your own pocket.

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