Should monetization be an afterthought ?
brm: Don't rely only on your perceptions of whats valuable, ask others... you'd be amazed what people will pay for, things like data, pro accounts, products tangentially tied to the purpose of the site etc...if you'd be willing to share some of the basic details of the idea I'm sure we'd be happy to act as armchair quaterbacks and toss out ideas for how it makes money