hcb wrote:
Hi, I was just wondering - is this a not-for-profit site? It seems that all of the admins and mods do so much to keep this forum and website active and alive (not to mention immensely helpful), I can't help but wonder if you guys are getting paid to do the wonderful job you have been doing - it must be a lot of time and energy on your part! Thank you! XX
Thanks for asking
We all have full time jobs or are full-time students and for all, GMAT Club is a hobby (and I definitely prefer it to my job).
There is a server administrator who gets paid to keep the lights on but other than that. We do make money along the way from ads and referrals but the income generated from the site gets reinvested back into the site one way or another (such as me taking a vacation - just kidding). Anyway, to run this as a true for-profit business would require making certain sacrifices, which we are not interested to make.
I guess you could say it is quite ironic for a site that focuses on business school but the original philosophy was to create a place where applicants could help each other and exchange information. In the last few years we are focusing on preserving and organizing a lot of the wisdom shared here and still have quite a bit to go.
Please don't hesitate to contact myself or any of the admins/moderators with thoughts or suggestions.
Best Regards,
BB.
This is my first forum where i feel like contributing. I was very lazy otherwise, never replied so much on forums. But this place is amazing and I feel good to be part of it.
I m glad to know whatever you have stated above. After my gmail, Gmatclub is the url which is opened. Not just because I want to give gmat , but I feel good to be here. Thanks all for being part of this community.