Flatlining
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I took a look at the access stats for August the other day in Urchin and was surprised (and predictably dismayed) by some of the things it keeps track of. Couldn’t help but get a laugh out of this selective view of some of the data I whipped up in a spreadsheet. The story of my life.
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Posted to MetaStuff • 2003.08.17 (Sun) • 20:19
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Posted by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com 2003.08.18, 17:35
Could you chart the personal satisfaction you get from doing your website on the chart? I don’t make any money from running my site. But it is fun. I never made any money from watching movies, reading books or drawing for fun but I still do it.
Posted by jh 2003.08.18, 18:15
Jake —- Good idea (would have made the joke better).
And please don’t go thinking I ever intended to make any money whatsoever from Antipixel*. My hosting company installed Urchin a while back and I just happened to notice that it somehow tracked revenue and couldn’t resist the laugh.
*Not even from Google ads, although best of luck to those running them (I think they’re a great way —- for now at least —- of making some pocket money). I won’t run ads of any kind because there’s too much advertising in the world as it is.
I saw a picture of a village somewhere on the Adriatic coast on the latest 28mm.org and what struck me as the most beautiful thing was the absence of outdoor advertising.
When I’m king of the world, outdoor advertising will be banned!
Posted by Jim Hughes 2003.08.18, 19:11
I’m not sure about the pocket money aspect, I know someone with a high traffic blog who is making far more than pocket money from the Google ads.
I’m talking about a revenue level somewhere around 2-3 times average Western salaries. I also know plenty of others who are probably going to barely cover their hosting costs though.
Posted by jh 2003.08.18, 20:35
I guess “Professional Blogger” wouldn’t be a bad business card to flash around (you might find people avoiding you at parties, though).
What does “high traffic” mean, roughly (if I may ask)? Are we talking Kottke/Pilgrim/Zeldman levels, or can the economics become feasible at more modest altitudes?
Posted by nils 2003.08.18, 22:38
When I was a rookie reporter, San Juan Capistrano, California, was my first city beat. That city has really strict building and signage codes. There are no highway billboards, even though the main California Freeway, I-5, cuts right through town. No internally illuminated business signs allowed. It works, the town looks good.
Posted by Jim Hughes 2003.08.20, 19:19
Jeremy,
By high traffic, I’m not sure about the stats from those guys, but I’d guess it’s in that ballpark, I do know that he’s getting significantly more hits than the blogger who shall not be named claims.
He’s definitely getting far more traffic than me :-)
Posted by Mr. X 2003.08.22, 00:04
If I put Google ads on my blog, I’d probably end up having to pay them… ;)
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