Hi folks
I wish I can bring you are detailed report regarding MyADSL’s hits, but unfortunately the general web logs seem to interfere with the forum and I can therefore only use the news section’s visits and make assumptions from this data. Since we have moved the site in April the amount of hits grew by just over 85%. At that stage MyADSL received in the region on 1.1 million hits per month, which will place it close to 2 million now. This is obviously not completely accurate, but just an indication on MyADSL’s increasing activity (just as well we have moved to international servers!).
I am also glad to inform you that MyADSL’s finances are starting to go into the ‘black’. The expenses from our previous hosting have been covered and the current hosting has been paid for until next year. From now on all funds generated from advertising will be kept in the MyADSL account for future hosting costs and possible initiatives by its members. I think it is a good idea to build up a fund to support initiatives like the war-driving organized by TheRodent (even if it is just a small donation to stop the guys from dehydrating [
]).
Regards,
RPM
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I wish I can bring you are detailed report regarding MyADSL’s hits, but unfortunately the general web logs seem to interfere with the forum and I can therefore only use the news section’s visits and make assumptions from this data. Since we have moved the site in April the amount of hits grew by just over 85%. At that stage MyADSL received in the region on 1.1 million hits per month, which will place it close to 2 million now. This is obviously not completely accurate, but just an indication on MyADSL’s increasing activity (just as well we have moved to international servers!).
I am also glad to inform you that MyADSL’s finances are starting to go into the ‘black’. The expenses from our previous hosting have been covered and the current hosting has been paid for until next year. From now on all funds generated from advertising will be kept in the MyADSL account for future hosting costs and possible initiatives by its members. I think it is a good idea to build up a fund to support initiatives like the war-driving organized by TheRodent (even if it is just a small donation to stop the guys from dehydrating [
]). Regards,
RPM
[email protected]
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, but we must remember that MyADSL is a non-profit site. While there are various ways to generate funds we must firstly ask whether we need those funds. Advertising brings in enough for hosting and related expenses. More funds will obviously be welcome if we would like to launch certain initiatives, but I would never like to see this site becoming an ecommerce environment. I have received (and continue to receive) numerous commercial offers and possible alliances for commercial gain, but have refused all of them and will continue to do so… It might sound strange in today’s social environment, but it will be great if MyADSL can remain ‘pure’!. After we have generated a certain amount of funds through advertising I am even considering taking them off again…