CDD’s costs

The COVID-19 Data Dispatch’s monthly contributors help keep this publication free for all readers.

In the interest of transparency, here are our major costs (estimated):

ItemPrice
Betsy’s research & writing time$960/month
WordPress site & domain$340/year
Mailchimp (newsletter platform)$54/month
Pico (payment platform)$16/month
Tableau license$70/year
Social Warfare (WordPress plugin)$29/year
Custom logo$50 (one-time cost)

In total, our monthly operational expenses come out to about $1,060 per month. Beyond platform and tech costs, funds from contributors are also used to compensate occasional guest writers.

Help us cover those costs: