If individual transactions are relatively small (like e.g. at Thumbtack, StarOfService, Oferteo or LinkedIn) it might make sense for the platform to offer a credits system to its users in which they pre-pay usage and then spend the credits on specific services within the platform. Interestingly, dating sites, being marketplaces for relationships, fit this monetisation scheme well — they offer free discovery and monetise on enabling introductions.

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http://botmakers.net/ uses this approach when offering custom chatbot development projects to developers.

It’s not the main revenue source but allows building great relationships with developers.

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