/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>13311744
It's easier than you think to negotiate, just be the first node operator to do it. The novelty is how you get a discount.

>>13312289
It depends on who you are and what you want to do. I'm beginning to think about it in tiers.

Tier 0 is just holding Chainlink without the intention of doing anything by way of generating revenue. This renders the token entirely as a spec play, and while I guess this has the potential to make significant money, it ultimately strikes me as short-sighted. It's the worst of many possible options. Yes, you’ll get a return, but all the other options will let you make SO MUCH MORE. You can do this with any number of Links.

Tier 1 is just signing up for Linkpool. This will enable your links to generate revenue, but you're freely giving a huge portion of the revenue away. There's also the risk that they won't have any useful API access at the launch of the network, and that their famously conservative projections will come true. Unless they make a deal with CLC, I just don't see the nodes they run generating traffic. Look at the free adapters right now... there's not much functionality there. You can do this with any number of Links within their restrictions.

Tier 2 is running your own node with the assistance of various services. I think even people who aren’t technically savvy can set up their own node, get EaaS, and sign up for CLC's adapters easy enough, and that will enable you to run a highly profitable node with little per-month fees and other costs. I would HIGHLY recommend people considering this route to look into mining consultancies, however. I spent an afternoon and got a much better deal than Fiews with a much more complex setup for VERY cheap. CLC’s APIs still useful in this instance. Find someone willing to work with you, and keep your eye out for new services (I'd be surprised if my guy doesn't launch his own, cheaper service soon). You can also do this with any number of Links.