{"id":4370,"date":"2013-05-23T15:10:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T19:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qballers.com\/blog\/?p=4370"},"modified":"2013-05-23T15:10:33","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T19:10:33","slug":"qsn-study-finds-qfl-nation-spent-4-3k-on-fantasy-football-services-over-last-5-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.qballers.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/23\/qsn-study-finds-qfl-nation-spent-4-3k-on-fantasy-football-services-over-last-5-years\/","title":{"rendered":"QSN Study Finds QFL Nation Spent $4.3k On Fantasy Football Services Over Last 5 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A study released by QSN today found that QFL Nation spent a staggering $4,334 on fantasy football services over the last 5 years. From FantasyGuru to Fantrax, QSN estimated the costs of all services used by every League to administer QFL Nation. The results may surprise you.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The complicated nature of The QFL Constitution practically necessitates the use of an entire ecosystem of fantasy football tools &#038; services to administer our rules. I was curious how much is cost, so I did the math. <\/p>\n<p>Did you know QFL Nation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spends about $650 annually, not including magazine subscriptions, on fantasy football tools and services throughout the course of a season?<\/li>\n<li>Saved $267.15 by switching to Fantrax from AllStarStats last year?<\/li>\n<li>Employed at least 8 different fantasy football services last year?<\/li>\n<li>Spends more than double on FantasyGuru subscriptions than any other service?<\/li>\n<p><\/UL><\/p>\n<p><strong>QFL Nation Expense Estimates<\/strong><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\ttable.tableizer-table {\n\tborder: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: <?php echo $tableFont ?>;\n\tfont-size: 12px;\n} \n.tableizer-table td {\n\tpadding: 4px;\n\tmargin: 3px;\n\tborder: 1px solid #ccc;\n}\n.tableizer-table th {\n\tbackground-color: #104E8B; \n\tcolor: #FFF;\n\tfont-weight: bold;\n}\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th>Expense<\/th>\n<th>Per Unit<\/th>\n<th>QFL Nation Total<\/th>\n<th>QFL<\/th>\n<th>QFL2<\/th>\n<th>QFL3<\/th>\n<th>Use<\/th>\n<th>Previous Service<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FantasyGuru<\/td>\n<td>$29.95<\/td>\n<td>$389.35<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>News<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fantrax<\/td>\n<td>$59.95<\/td>\n<td>$179.85<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>League host<\/td>\n<td>Previously used AllStarstats ($149) and RTSports ($?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LeagueSafe  <\/td>\n<td>$2.00<\/td>\n<td>$48.00<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>Quick payouts<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KeeperCommish<\/td>\n<td>$2.99<\/td>\n<td>$35.88<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>Keeper declaration<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rotoworld<\/td>\n<td>$0.00<\/td>\n<td>$0.00<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>News<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ESPN Auction<\/td>\n<td>$0.00<\/td>\n<td>$0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Host online auction<\/td>\n<td>Previously FantasyAuctioneer.com ($?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Doodle<\/td>\n<td>$0.00<\/td>\n<td>$0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>Auction date finder<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Footballguys<\/td>\n<td>$0.00<\/td>\n<td>$0.00<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>Schedule generator<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>$653.08<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>More Observations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>QFL Nation will save more than $1,000 over the next 5 years due to the 29% cost reduction associated with switching to Fantrax. It used to cost $447 annually to use AllStarStats, now it costs $179 to host QFL Nation using Fantrax.<\/li>\n<li>QFL teams are estimated to spend the most as a League on FF tools &#038; services at $341 annually ($28\/person) due mostly to the high concentration of known Guru subscribers. <\/li>\n<li>Deuce spends $221 as a League (or $18.41\/person), while Thrice spends $89 (or $7.40\/person).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How much do you think you spend on fantasy football services?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study released by QSN today found that QFL Nation spent a staggering $4,334 on fantasy football services over the last 5 years. From FantasyGuru to Fantrax, QSN estimated the costs of all services used by every League to administer QFL Nation. 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