Cursor Directory · directory of Cursor AI rules
Keep the directory free; charge companies for job ads and featured spots
~$35K/month at ~99.8% gross margin; split not given
Workedpricingupsell-expansion
What they did
Content is free. Companies pay to list job ads, and listings (e.g. MCP servers) can pay to be featured on the site.
What happened
~$35K/month with a claimed 99.8% gross margin.
- Stage
- monetization
“People can find the jobs and uh companies can share their job ads. So, it's a paid uh ad that they pay to get listed.”
“Uh and these are also featured so you can pay to get featured on the site.”
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