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#11

NiCe :smiley:

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#12

Congrats on the milestone. Definitely a testament to all the hard work of the creators and contributors. The content is always top notch and discussions fun.

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#13

And he couldn’t even add this to the proper category… I should silence the op for a day… :stuck_out_tongue:

Anyways… :chu: is :100: awesomeness!!!

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#14

WooooHooooo, congrats, this is a great site and forum… i check it on a daily basis. :slight_smile:

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#15

Congrats, awesome achievement!

Are ads the only way the site pays for itself? I’ve whitelisted the site, but if there are other ways to support the site I’d be interested.

#16

Affiliate links are the other method (yes, so clicking links if interested in buying stuff helps out as well).

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#17

I had actually been thinking about starting a new Thread congratulating the CHU Crew on the success of the Forum, having watched it grow since the get go …

I remember those early days … (not all that long ago)

#18

Haha… yes, rough start but I’m glad people are finally utilizing it more. It’s the whole purpose, to allow everyone to have a voice, strike up conversations, debates, etc with other people who have the same interests.

#19

I tried to come here in the very beginning but the forum software turned me off. Glad I got past that and now I actually like it.

#20

First time writing on here, but long time reader and fan. This is a great site. I’ve been made aware of key issues that would have fallen way under my radar. I have a great collection and been able to let this hobby of mine sustain itself by getting great spec advice—which is great for justifying to the wife what I spend. Thank you.

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#21

And as of the Day Before the Night Before Christmas, we hit 20,000,000 views. Small Christmas gift for me.

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#22

It’s pretty impressive and significant for being a niche website. :partying_face:

Also, 20 million is for main site, not counting the forums!

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#23

So 5-10M was 34 months.
10-15M was 20 months.
15-20M was 16 months.

Give or take 1 month.

I’m surprised that the last 5M hits were in a shorter time frame then previous given the forum obviously diverts some of that traffic away. So I find that stat impressive.

#24

Yeah, also there was a slowdown on main site with not as many articles getting pushed as well, since the forums also accommodate for such chat, talk, etc.

#25

Can you look up how many of those visits are me? :grin:

#26

I don’t think i keep logs that long, google analytics don’t keep records of IP addresses.

#27

There has been a lot of slowdown on the main site due to more focus on the forum. I will pull a forum story and post it on the main site for non-forum members since not everyone that visits Chu visits the forum and not everyone on the forum visits Chu.

I wanted to hit 20 mil before the end of the year and we met that goal. Forum is sitting at 13 million views. With like 5 mil this year or something. More than anything it’s just acknowledgment to me that this is something worth doing. I do spend a lot of time focused on content.

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#28

Yeah, the forum “views” is different from the main site. The main site is usually a view to read article and they’re done, so it’s more unique views where as the forums is people coming back for discussions, etc. Still pretty impressive though…

#29

Keeping on growing!

“That’s What He/She Said”
#30

Forum just hit 15,000,000 views. Much faster than the main site obviously. Different reading type. But thanks to all.

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