Jophrium

• Makes use of 2 new open source web programming languages: Jovelyst and Lystagger
• Jovelyst is similar to Python (all the freemium websites are coded in Jovelyst)
• Lystagger is similar to HTML
• Assume that a given freemium website is called "mysite"
• Domain name: mysite.jophr.net
• Sample open source freemium websites:
  1. jophspace.jophr.net: virtual spaces for marginalized communities
  2. jophpic.jophr.net: organize/share image folders
  3. jophnet.jophr.net: social network website
  4. jophteach.jophr.net: links tutors with students
  5. jophboard.jophr.net: make your own 2-player board games
• Jophteach and Jophboard are written up under Jophspace
• Subscribers pay $20/year (gold) or $12.50/year (silver)
• Silver members can only join at most 2 freemium websites at once, and can only switch websites once a week
• Gold members are members of all freemium websites
• Calculation of website resources consumed:
  • Let W = (no. of image file megabytes served) x (no. of kilo-nodes created)
  • Nodes are 12-byte chunks of RAM
  • Summed up for all users of a given website in one month
• Let H = cost of web hosting
• Websites where W is less than twice the median M are free: H = 0
• H = for W between 2 and 4 times M = $10/mo.
• W between 4 and 8 times M = $15/mo.
• W between 8 and 16 times M = $25/mo.
• W between 16 and 32 times M = $40/mo.
• W greater than 32,768 times M = $300/mo.
• W greater than 100,000 times M: website speed is throttled
• Every paying website gets a rebate (part of subscription fee revenue = F) proportionate to HR where R = A / B and A is less than or equal to B
• All rebates add up to F
• A = W for non-members only and
• B = W for members only or vice versa
• Purpose of R = A / B: motivate developers to create balanced websites, where population sizes of members and non-members are as equal as possible
• Allow financial transactions between developers and end-users using credit cards/PayPal
• Don't charge transaction fees
• No freemium website is allowed to directly compete with any of the 5 sample websites
• Transaction disputes (cheating):
  • Developer accused of cheating by 3 or more unique users in 90 days or less
  • User accused of cheating by 2 or more unique developers in 180 days or less
  • User/developer gets F rating for 2 years (allowed to appeal)
• Any Lystagger web page can have a corresponding HTML web page which contains converted HTML code and a link to its Lystagger page

Revenue and Expenses

• Let Q = no. of freemium projects
• Assume Q = 20
• Let q = no. of freemium projects who pay hosting fees
• Assume q = Q x 30 percent = 6
• Let s = no. of silver members/project
• Assume s = 20
• Divide by 2, assuming each silver member belongs to 2 projects
  • Then no. of silver members = Qs / 2 = 20 x 20 / 2 = 200
  • Assume user conversion rate = 5 percent
  • Let U = no. of users
  • Then U = 200 / 5 percent = 4000
  • F = subscription fees total = 200 x 12.5 = $2500/year
  • Let H = web hosting fees total
  • Let h = avg. hosting fee per project per month
  • Assume h = $20
  • H = 12qh = 12 x 6 x 20 = $1440/year
  • Let N = net amt. paid to each project
  • Then N = (F - H) / q
  • N = (2500 - 1440) / 6
  • N = $177/year
  • Let N = (KF - H) / q
  • Assume N = 0
  • H = KF
  • K = H / F
  • K = 1440 / 2500 = 58 percent
  • Let V = revenue
  • V = F - H
  • V = 2500 - 1440 = $1060/year
• Assume Q = 100
• Assume q = Q x 30 percent = 30
• Assume s = 40
• Divide by 2, assuming each silver member belongs to 2 projects
  • Then no. of silver members = Qs / 2 = 100 x 40 / 2 = 2000
  • Assume user conversion rate = 5 percent
  • Let U = no. of users
  • Then U = 2000 / 5 percent = 40,000
  • F = subscription fees total = 2000 x 12.5 = $25,000/year
  • Assume h = $20/month
  • H = 12qh = 12 x 30 x 20 = $7200/year
  • Let N = (KF - H) / q
  • Assume N = 0
  • K = H / F = 7200 / 25,000 = 29 percent
  • V = F - H = 25,000 - 7200 = $17,800/year
  • Let E = expenses
  • E = Google AdWords cost + web hosting
  • E = 3600 + 7500 = $11,100/year
  • Let P = profit
  • P = V - E
  • P = 17,800 - 11,100 = $6700/year

Implementation Steps

1. Read Murach's Java Servlets and JSP book
2. Implement Jabbler: web-based HTML5 Scrabble game, user vs. robot
   • Jabbler is currently console-based Java Scrabble game
3. Write basic Lystagger design specs
4. Implement Jovelyst 0.1, console-based
   • Token parsing and building program tree has already been implemented
5. Finish Jovelyst 1.0, console-based
6. Write advanced Lystagger design specs
7. Implement LSTG-to-HTML converter
8. Implement monospace mode
9. Implement rich-text mode
10. Integrate Jovelyst with Lystagger (monospace/rich-text modes)
11. Implement LYST-to-JS converter
12. Recruit GitHub open source coders/testers
13. Approach Progress Place
14. Implement Jophspace
15. Design non-commercial (free) website
16. Launch website
17. Beta test Jophspace
18. Implement Jophrium
19. Beta test Jophrium
20. Implement Jabbler: web-based, 2-player
21. Implement monospace mode, dual user
22. Implement rich-text mode, dual user
23. Implement volunteer Jophteach
24. Beta test volunteer Jophteach
25. Implement paid Jophteach
26. Implement Jophboard
    1. Integrate Jabbler as first Java-based sample board game
    2. WYSIWYG board/piece editor
    3. Codeless prototyping system
    4. Beta test
    5. Implement Jovelyst code editor
    6. Integrate with board editor/prototyping system
27. Implement Jophpic
28. Design commercial website
29. Launch commercial website
30. Beta test Jophpic
31. Beta test paid Jophteach
32. Accept credit card payments
33. Implement Jophnet
34. Beta test Jophnet
35. Hire Java programmer with expertise in making websites scalable
36. Hire translators to internationalize Jophrium

About Me

I am Mike Hahn, the founder of Jophrium.com. I was previously employed at Brooklyn Computer Systems as a Delphi Programmer and a Technical Writer (I worked there between 1996 and 2013). At the end of 2014 I quit my job as a volunteer tutor at Fred Victor on Tuesday afternoons, where for 5 years I taught math, computers, and literacy. I'm now a volunteer math/computer tutor at West Neighbourhood House. My hobbies are reading quora.com questions/answers and the news at cbc.ca. About twice a year I get together with my sister Cathy who lives in Victoria. She comes here or I go out there usually in the summer. A few months prior to starting my Jophrium project I used to lie on the couch a lot, not being very active. Now I'm busy most of the time. I visit my brother Dave once a month or so and I also visit my friends Main and Steph once or twice a month.

Contact Info

Mike Hahn
Founder
Jophrium.com
2495 Dundas St. West
Ste. 515
Toronto, ON  M6P 1X4
Canada

Phone: 416-533-4417
Email: hahnbytes (AT) gmail (DOT) com
Web: www.hahnbytes.com