Brownstoner Monthly Traffic Tops 1.5 Million Pageviews
We just crossed an important milestone last month, clearing 1.5 million pageviews for the first time. Last year we bounced around in a trading range of 1 million to 1.2 million but started breaking out in January. Thanks to all the readers, contributors and advertisers who’ve helped make it happen.
We just crossed an important milestone last month, clearing 1.5 million pageviews for the first time. Last year we bounced around in a trading range of 1 million to 1.2 million but started breaking out in January. Thanks to all the readers, contributors and advertisers who’ve helped make it happen.
Congratulations! You should know that your success has even reached Britain. My father-in-law was telling my husband recently about a book that he is reading about social-marketing and blogs. He told my husband about this one blog “in Brooklyn” that was doing a lot for community-networking. My husband then told him about Brownstoner to which he replied “thats the one.” My husband can’t remember the name of the book, but I can find out if you want.
Biff—agreed that What has proved to be a crucial foil for many posters on the site. One can’t have the kinds of discussions we have here in a vacuum.
ditto–at least your traffic has decreased since that discussion. Are you back?
did your comments last week have an effect on traffic Mr. B – Am I wrong in thinking traffic has slightly decreased this week as compared to last?
Thanks for the information, Mr. B.
“For some reason November was actually one of the two worst months last year.”
– We were all still hung over from the End of the World Party in mid-October. 🙂
Speaking once again of that, whether one loves or hates The What, I think he really does deserve some credit for the uptick in hits. Using an exaggeration of one of his posts, I calculated his initial prediction for the end of the world to be October 16, 2008. Without him, I’m not sure those of us who banded together would have done so. I think it is hard to refute that he has without a doubt made the site more interesting.
Last full month of guest commenting was June–pageviews were around 1.2 million. For some reason November was actually one of the two worst months last year. Probably more to do with the calendar than any dip in activity: In addition to Thanksgiving break, November started and ended with weekends, which is bad for traffic. Weekend traffic is less than half of weekday, not surprisingly. At the time if you look at the daily number, switching to required log-in had no noticeable impact on traffic.
Congrats, Mr. B. Your hard work is evident in the site, and your other ventures. It’s a blessing to be able to love your work, and look forward to doing it, and to be willing to change and improve as time goes by, so it remains current and relevant.
Opening up Brownstoner was always fun and interesting, and sometimes challenging, but now, it’s often a gathering with friends to share in a larger community called Brookly. The community we have here is unique and quite wonderful in a world of increasing impersonality and isolation.
Thanks for my opportunity to contribute, and here’s to higher and higher numbers.
“And when you submit the comment and the page goes to the “May take a minute” notice, is that a hit?”
Infinitejester, I actually think that is more of a “hint”.
🙂
That is a massive number of hits. I’m a big fan of the Forum, as well as the main postings and the general hilarity of the comments. Mazel tov!
It would be interesting to know the hit count for the last full month when guest posting was allowed. Mr. B?