A old tech tutorial site with 437,000 monthly visits, after being converted into a software directory, how much money can the traffic be turned into?
Headline cites the Historical Research Snapshot. KPI strip is the Latest Revenue Snapshot.
Product at a glance
- what is it
- a tech tutorial site plus software directory: the directory includes 81,858 tools, 4,466 categories, readers can look up and compare for free, software manufacturers pay for inclusion and ranking.
- who is it for
- Software manufacturers who want to be seen when others compare tools and get an external link by the way.
- how does it charge
- Manufacturers pay by project: inclusion starts at $19/month, can be paid monthly, yearly, or one-time; being ranked in the top 5 in a certain directory starts at $59/month; sponsored articles start at $59/month, customized promotions are quoted separately.
- business model
- Content station + paid inclusion: reader end is free, relies on tutorial articles to gain search traffic, money comes from manufacturers' inclusion, ranking and sponsorship fees.
- Cumulative revenue
- $3,108
- MRR
- $502
- Revenue per thousand visits
- $1.3
All from after September 22
Open evidenceFact · as of 2026-11-04
Evidence type: Fact
Source: Latest Revenue Snapshot · provider payment sync
as of: 2026-11-04
Provider-verified revenue signal ≠ audited company financials.
30 days 0% · 2 subscriptions
Open evidenceFact · as of 2026-11-04
Evidence type: Fact
Source: Latest Revenue Snapshot · provider payment sync
as of: 2026-11-04
Provider-verified revenue signal ≠ audited company financials.
September $573 ÷ 262,000 visits
Open evidenceFact · as of 2026-11-04
Evidence type: Fact
Source: Latest Revenue Snapshot · provider payment sync
as of: 2026-11-04
Provider-verified revenue signal ≠ audited company financials.
MRR = current monthly recurring run rate · 30-Day revenue = what the provider recorded in the trailing 30 days. Timing, not extra revenue, is why a ratio can exceed 100%.
Summary
What kind of business is this
Visit site www.itechguides.comSoftware manufacturers all want to appear in user comparison tools, iTechGuides borrows the old tutorial site's search traffic, and puts a large and comprehensive software directory in front of readers. Readers can search for free, manufacturers pay for inclusion starting at $19/month, and can buy the top five spots or sponsored articles to be more prominent.
- form
- Content station + software directory
- customers
- Software Manufacturers
- charging
- Inclusion Fees
- Starting price
- $19/month
- launch
- 2020-04
- team
- 1 person · Self-funded
Core growth findings
Findings may cite earlier snapshots; header KPIs carry Fact and a revenue as-of date. Revenue as of 2026-11-04.
- 01
The foundation of traffic is old domain names plus hot articles
Three-quarters of the visits come from natural searches. The most popular articles with the largest volume are not software directories, but rather hot articles such as Crunchyroll anime recommendations, getting started with Apple Watch 11, and Amazon gift card balances.
- 02
Sold to manufacturers is a small menu of ten items
starting at $19/month, top 5 starting at $59, brand page $29, featured spot $149, each item is marked as "comes with do-follow link". The founder is recruiting merchants on X, reporting "nearly 1,000,000 views per month, domain score 45".
- 03
Traffic is high, money is little
In September, every 1,000 visits only brought in about $1.3. The readers are ordinary people who come to inquire about anime and gift cards, but the ones who pay are software manufacturers, and the two groups do not overlap.
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