Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Nov 18, 2009 9:49pm
any former MODs over there have any inside knowledge on how many members have paid to signup so far?
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FanOfCats
Posts: 127
Nov 18, 2009 9:50pm
I picked it out of the air... as an example.
There were 150,000 registered users..... so I made the assumption that 20% were active. No basis for my thoughts, just pointing out that "$1 a month" was not exactly accurate. It's $12 a year (all at once)... A serious cash infusion if a significant number of huddlers signed up.... of course, they found out that hardly anyone fell for it.
From the looks of things, less than 1% swallowed the hook
There were 150,000 registered users..... so I made the assumption that 20% were active. No basis for my thoughts, just pointing out that "$1 a month" was not exactly accurate. It's $12 a year (all at once)... A serious cash infusion if a significant number of huddlers signed up.... of course, they found out that hardly anyone fell for it.
From the looks of things, less than 1% swallowed the hook
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Nov 18, 2009 9:52pm
I actuallly checked there numbers. (Very Rough numbers)
68% of the members have ZERO posts !!!
29% have 1-99 posts !!!
3% have more than 100 posts !!!
68% of the members have ZERO posts !!!
29% have 1-99 posts !!!
3% have more than 100 posts !!!
Cleveland Buck
Posts: 5,126
Nov 18, 2009 9:53pm
The other night when a couple of guys were over there spamming the bleacher seats, I found a 3 day old thread by a guy about GLIAC basketball that had only 1 reply and it was the guy replying to his own thread, and I bumped it saying, "Let me bump this for you so you don't have to talk to yourself." I thought I was making a clever point to the idiots over there. Anyway, I just went over there to see what was going on, and the guy replied to me saying thank you. I just felt bad for him because there isn't anyone over there, so I sent him a PM telling him where to go. I'm going to try no getting banned so I can save the wayward souls over there.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Nov 18, 2009 9:56pm
poor guy, kinda feel bad for him.
MrPoke
Posts: 348
Nov 18, 2009 10:00pm
Anyone know if they are checking the PM's?
I know most of the permabands are for spamming, but how likely is it to get banned over there from sending a few PM's mentioning freehuddle.
I know most of the permabands are for spamming, but how likely is it to get banned over there from sending a few PM's mentioning freehuddle.
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tiger1990
Posts: 139
Nov 18, 2009 10:08pm
Here everybody is!! Thanks to Blackdog for the heads up. It's only been a week, but I was so bummed I started a Facebook page. I have not even looked at JJ in a week. What a collosal brain fart...first to let anyone on JJ then to alienate the core by reneging on the lifetime subscription.
Can I get my 4,000 + posts back...?
Can I get my 4,000 + posts back...?
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FanOfCats
Posts: 127
Nov 18, 2009 10:16pm
Wow. And I bet a lot of those 1-99 were made in the past week.Curly J wrote: I actuallly checked there numbers. (Very Rough numbers)
68% of the members have ZERO posts !!!
29% have 1-99 posts !!!
3% have more than 100 posts !!!
Thanks for the info. But now it really has my head shaking. Did they know they had a customer base of only about 4500 people? And if so, was it worth all of this for $50K a year???? Perplexing!
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Nov 18, 2009 10:24pm
There is no other Huddle. This is the one and only.
redfalcon
Posts: 1,088
Nov 18, 2009 10:41pm
I also looked at the numbers. Only about 4500 members had 100 or more posts, and nearly a third of those people hadn't posted in months. So about 3000 active members. Lets say about ten percent paid, which seems high to me, but at ten percentn we get 300. Minus about 50 for the mods, etc., that leaves us with 250 X 12 =3000. I'm guessing somewhere around here. I would definetely think it couldn't be higher than $5000. I really don't think that this will make up for the lost ad revenue or that all of the pay members will keep paying. Sure they will get a few new users, but not many. I definetely agree, though, this seems like a total desperation move.
And on an ammusing not, freehuddle is a banned word over there. Hahaha!
And on an ammusing not, freehuddle is a banned word over there. Hahaha!
Cleveland Buck
Posts: 5,126
Nov 18, 2009 10:51pm
Freehuddle has been censored over there since before they made the switch.
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Nov 18, 2009 10:52pm
It has been banned for a while I thought.
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Be Nice
Posts: 1,120
Nov 18, 2009 11:02pm
I thought I saw JJ flipping burgers at the Wendy's on Riverside Drive. If not then he has a twin.
BuckeyeBlue
Posts: 561
Nov 19, 2009 1:06am
I got back onto JJs after a few years in the Navy as a way to keep up with high school sports in Ohio. Shortly thereafter I discovered the ST/I forum and started posting there again. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for it when there are so many other options available. They made the mistake of believing their content was more important than the people in the forums. Let's face it, the articles over there aren't going to win any journalistic awards anytime soon.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Nov 19, 2009 10:08am
So if you estimate 20% of "active" members paying the $12, that is only 900 members, or $10,800.Curly J wrote: I actuallly checked there numbers. (Very Rough numbers)
68% of the members have ZERO posts !!!
29% have 1-99 posts !!!
3% have more than 100 posts !!!
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fan_from_texas
Posts: 2,693
Nov 19, 2009 10:11am
Indeed.ptown_trojans_1 wrote: I honestly do not visit the site anymore, haven't had a need. It is sort of sad, but hey, out of the whole deal, we got the freehuddle. So, a blessing in disguise really.
Trueblue23
Posts: 7,463
Nov 19, 2009 10:13am
It's a ghost town, serves them right.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Nov 19, 2009 10:20am
I check-in over there once a day to watch the train wreck. It really is a sad state of affairs. A once great site driven into the ground by people that think they are more skilled than what they are. The content was a joke, at best. Hardly anyone read it, and when they did, it was easy to see the lack of journalistic skill. They should've trimmed the fat(content), left it free, and used the ad revenue to bulk up the site equipment wise. It sucks that the site has taken a nose dive, but I don't feel a bit bad for Frantz & Natali.
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Nov 19, 2009 10:22am
Frantz & Natali can eat it
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Nov 19, 2009 10:32am
FanOfCats wrote: Cat Food Flambe', Yes it was a survival decision. But I wonder how much of the financial sitation was market driven (reduced ad revenue) and how much was self-induced (paid too much for a site that really had no intrinsic value and/or increased expenditures due to poor spending decisions). They put a lot of money into "content" that wasn't really worth anything (remember, folks paid for the "premium" content), so that decision didn't generate much revenue. And the cost of creating that content is high.
They have to have a product offering beyond the opinion and postings of huddlers. Message boards just don't offer uniqueness unless there is specific content that can't be found elsewhere.
If their decision to purchase JJ was based on ad revenue potential, then they should have controlled costs and introduced content as they could afford it. If their decision to purchase was to charge folks for reading other's opinions.... bad idea. NO product there at all
I have never purchased something I couldn't go touch. I have never owned stock in an internet company, and never plan to.
Thunder70
Posts: 748
Nov 19, 2009 10:35am
I agree. This site is a lot better atmosphere wise. Great job!
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cbr97
Posts: 6
Nov 19, 2009 10:40am
Does anyone know about how many members are on this site now? Just curious.
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Nov 19, 2009 10:41am
Was he working next to that one armed girl that works at Wendy's?Be Nice wrote: I thought I saw JJ flipping burgers at the Wendy's on Riverside Drive. If not then he has a twin.
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Nov 19, 2009 10:42am
Newbie. You can check that on the bottom of the homepage.cbr97 wrote: Does anyone know about how many members are on this site now? Just curious.
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Nov 19, 2009 10:45am
I just got an email from someone on the other Huddle that I knew who sent an email to about 10 people pimping out freehuddle.com.
I guess not everyone over there knows about this site yet.
I guess not everyone over there knows about this site yet.