Autopsy of a failed side project

Has the site been put down? Why didn't you keep it as a fun little side project? I don't understand why the goal has to always be a $17 million exit. I've built things like facetache.com and openingthemes.tv cause I thought they were fun, not for some massive financial windfall.

SEO is a war of attrition more than anything. Unless you&#x27;re working the blue ocean strategy, it takes up to two years to get sustained top search rankings (using legitimate SEO methods and best practices).<p>By the looks of it, Lyricful deserved better. Hopefully someone with deeper pockets can bring it back.

I thought it was kind of obvious that all the sites are spammy because they are illegal anyway. Its just lazy to set up a content based business model without owning any content. Now a service to people who do own the content, that might have been worthwhile, monetise your lyrics.

Sad to see this site go. Looked like a great project. So just out of pure curiosity, where would someone go to legally acquire lyrics for a particular song ? (sorry to say this but this sounds absolutely retarded to me.. what exactly are you damaging by publishing lyrics to songs ? I don&#x27;t see the copyright argument at all.. it&#x27;s not like someone will not buy a song because they can access the lyrics for free online ?)

It was a good try. Sometimes it works: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/dpndp/i_run_one_of_those_god_damned_awful_music_lyrics/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;IAmA&#x2F;comments&#x2F;dpndp&#x2F;i_run_one_of_tho...</a>

is it ok if I suggest &quot;<a href="http://sideprojectors.com&quot;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sideprojectors.com&quot;</a>? Might be able to find others who might want to take over. :)

Neat, but without the ads what was your plan for making money?