Good video. I wish the host would add chapters to his videos. 26 minutes is kind of a long video and it would be great if I could skip all the off topic stuff.

Anyway, the title is kind of misleading. It’s not really about monetizing as in making a profit. It’s about bringing in enough money for the instance admins to cover their costs - for the instance to be self sustaining without the admin paying out of pocket. That doesn’t have to involve ads.

So all the people drive-by downvoting just because you see the word monetize. Please stop.

The fediverse is a great digital third place because it’s so open, owner-maintained, relaxed, non-corporate, and non-profit. It’s rare to see any form of ads in my experience, except for people talking about their creative work.

It’s not really a place to make money, for all its charms. If you’re looking to make money, you go where the people are. We’re a great crowd, but there aren’t many of us and well, we’re not here to see ads.