This Forum Is A Living Breathing Growing Life Forum - Page 2

brewer12345 · 02-28-2006, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dory36

We're getting rich at the rate of a little under $2 per day.

Since I have no clue what it takes to maintain a site like this, what are cash costs like (not including labor)?

BigMoneyJim · 02-28-2006, 02:40 PM

Labor is free. (So far

) (Unless he bills himself.)

dory36 · 02-28-2006, 03:13 PM

It's a bit hard to answer precisely, because of the way the costs are incurred -- sort of like estimating the costs of using an otherwise empty room in your house.

But the realistic costs are probably in the ballpark of $100/month.

The getting started costs are a lot lower than that, as someone can start a new forum without anywhere near the need for disk space and bandwidth that we use, and could opt not to do on- and off-site backups nightly.

Danny · 12-09-2006, 08:47 AM

There are currently 3045 members - 1100 more than this time last year - I suspect that some members have used more than one identity (for those that might want to purge their past how do those folks put the past behind them?)

What caught my eye is that there are currently 33 members signed on and 168 180 189 guests browsing!!! That's a lot more guests than I've ever seen before...

Has someone been talking to the press

paradiseken · 12-09-2006, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanTien

What caught my eye is that there are currently 33 members signed on and 168 180 guests browsing!!! That's a lot more guests than I've ever seen before...

Has someone been talking to the press

I'll bet some of those guests are members who, like me, sometimes browse before logging in.

BigMoneyJim · 12-09-2006, 04:01 PM

Wow, we broke the "most online" number on a Saturday? That's highly unusual. I wonder if we got linked from somewhere somewhat prominent?

Oh, I know what it is...it's those database improvements I made this morning that are attracting new users.

There are a few users who have been reborn as new identities and at least one who is a serial new-account-er. We haven't been bugging them unless they start playing two identities at once. But the number of new accounts due to this is pretty small...probably less than 10 over the past year.

02-28-2006, 02:40 PM	#22
BigMoneyJim Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,390	Re: This Forum Is A Living Breathing Growing Life Forum Labor is free. (So far ) (Unless he bills himself.)

02-28-2006, 03:13 PM	#23
dory36 Early-Retirement.org Founder Developer of FIRECalc Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,822	Re: This Forum Is A Living Breathing Growing Life Forum It's a bit hard to answer precisely, because of the way the costs are incurred -- sort of like estimating the costs of using an otherwise empty room in your house. But the realistic costs are probably in the ballpark of $100/month. The getting started costs are a lot lower than that, as someone can start a new forum without anywhere near the need for disk space and bandwidth that we use, and could opt not to do on- and off-site backups nightly. __________________ Often uninformed, seldom undecided. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain

12-09-2006, 08:47 AM	#24
Danny Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minnehaha Posts: 1,999	Re: This Forum Is A Living Breathing Growing Life Forum There are currently 3045 members - 1100 more than this time last year - I suspect that some members have used more than one identity (for those that might want to purge their past how do those folks put the past behind them?) What caught my eye is that there are currently 33 members signed on and 168 180 189 guests browsing!!! That's a lot more guests than I've ever seen before... Has someone been talking to the press __________________ Danny's Waking Up To Another Beautiful Day Danny's American Diners Drive-ins Roadhouses Joints & Dives Waking Up With Nothing To Do...Trying My Very Best To Get It All Done Each and Everyday Golden Rule and Good Actions = Good Results

12-09-2006, 04:01 PM	#26
BigMoneyJim Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,390	Re: This Forum Is A Living Breathing Growing Life Forum Wow, we broke the "most online" number on a Saturday? That's highly unusual. I wonder if we got linked from somewhere somewhat prominent? Oh, I know what it is...it's those database improvements I made this morning that are attracting new users. There are a few users who have been reborn as new identities and at least one who is a serial new-account-er. We haven't been bugging them unless they start playing two identities at once. But the number of new accounts due to this is pretty small...probably less than 10 over the past year.

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