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Until March, 2001, RotoGuru.com was wholly funded through advertising revenues. Unfortunately, while advertising rates were sufficient to support the site, payment defaults from a number of sources still resulted in the site operating at a small cumulative loss during its first three years.

The current softness in internet advertising markets makes it impossible to support the site solely through advertising sources. In addition, the popularity of the site has prompted a need for more expensive servers to accommodate site traffic, particularly at the message forum. Costs to maintain the site with its current capabilities, features, and game prizes are currently running at around $7,000 annually. In addition, I devote significant personal time and effort to producing the site, for which I am paid zilch.

Advertising fees will only support a small fraction of that load. Sales of RotoGuru merchandise will also provide some revenue, but those amounts are unlikely to be substantial.

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