Alibaba was moving on several fronts to seek income. Posting on Alibaba was free for members, but the compant hoped to generate revenue from them in exchange for a variety of services, such as the new BizSite product. For the moment, the company sought income from advertising, third party service providers, and alliances. It predicted less than $1 million for 2000 revenues. Nonetheless, Alibaba was confident it had a marketable asset in its membership base. As Ma put it: