DevilMinder 1,332 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Hi all, I was prompted to look through the financials of NJDevs because Paypal dinged me twice already this year for $90/mo for hosting here. The revenue picture isn't great. This is the ad report for the last month...$2 It appears that although traffic is up almost 35% from last year the ad displays are down to only 25% of the visitors. Amazon referral bounties have dwindled to nothing (2$) for the entire year. So the short of it, can I ask you all to white-list this site from any ad blockers you have and remember to use the amazon referral link when shopping there? If the shortfalls keep happening I am going to have to figure out some more drastic measures. Thanks again everyone Brad "DM" Smith My Venmo - Username @njdevs www.venmo.com/njdevs Paypal- https://www.paypal.me/njdevs 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfitz804 12,449 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Maybe you should also remind everyone of the Venmo/PayPal info as well, in case they felt like contributing directly. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EdgeControl 939 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 18 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Maybe you should also remind everyone of the Venmo/PayPal info as well, in case they felt like contributing directly. Yup, post a link for direct donations 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NJDevils1214 3,357 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) Just Venmo'd a donation in lieu of turning on ads. Edited March 20 by NJDevils1214 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devil Dan 56 2,556 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Still the same PayPal or venno? It would be silly of me to not to give some of my stimulus to some place I enjoy all year long Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadDog2020 9,430 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) I just Pay Pal’d you a donation DM. Edited March 20 by MadDog2020 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AEWHistory 84 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Thanks for the update. I would hate to see this site go away! Is there a monthly option? Even if it is for something small, like $1-2 per month, if a lot of people all did this it would start to bring up the revenue stream some. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pumpkin cutter 533 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Just white listed it and first ad I got was for ad blockers. Lol 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lateralous 744 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Just donated via Venmo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfitz804 12,449 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Anyone wanna give me the PayPal/Venmo info?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lateralous 744 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, mfitz804 said: Anyone wanna give me the PayPal/Venmo info?? Bottom of first post?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfitz804 12,449 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Lateralous said: Bottom of first post?? If that was there earlier, I missed it completely. Cheddar had been sent. Edited March 20 by mfitz804 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DevilMinder 1,332 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 I added the donation links after. Thanks to the 5 of you that donated. I appreciate it! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MB3 5,664 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 @mfitz804, time to revive that wager thread? that was a blast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfitz804 12,449 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 15 minutes ago, MB3 said: @mfitz804, time to revive that wager thread? that was a blast. Yeah, it’s always a good time. But it was usually just us putting our money where our mouths are. Except that one guy who lost a huge bet that time...I wonder if he ever paid off... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MB3 5,664 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 3 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Yeah, it’s always a good time. But it was usually just us putting our money where our mouths are. Except that one guy who lost a huge bet that time...I wonder if he ever paid off... hahaha you’ll have to remind me?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfitz804 12,449 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) 1 hour ago, MB3 said: hahaha you’ll have to remind me?? I have to see if I can find it.. Edited March 21 by mfitz804 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfitz804 12,449 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 It was @NJDfan1711 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
msweet 141 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Venmo, done! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DevilMinder 1,332 Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Thanks Matt, Fitz, MB30, MD2020, DD56 and Lateralous for your donations! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aylbert 386 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 May I ask what the general cost month to month is? I wouldn't mind "subscribing" a reasonable share. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MB3 5,664 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 9 minutes ago, aylbert said: May I ask what the general cost month to month is? I wouldn't mind "subscribing" a reasonable share. I agree. I wonder if there's a way to have subscribers to help offset the cost? I'd be happy to pay monthly, quarterly or annually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crisis 760 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Yeah I certainly use this site more than that yoga app I sub to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RunninWithTheDevil 1,650 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Yeah like @MB3 said I would have zero problems paying a monthly/yearly sub Maybe start an NJDevs Patreon? Edited March 22 by RunninWithTheDevil 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devils Pride 26 387 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 3/20/2021 at 10:26 AM, DevilMinder said: Hi all, I was prompted to look through the financials of NJDevs because Paypal dinged me twice already this year for $90/mo for hosting here. The revenue picture isn't great. This is the ad report for the last month...$2 It appears that although traffic is up almost 35% from last year the ad displays are down to only 25% of the visitors. Amazon referral bounties have dwindled to nothing (2$) for the entire year. So the short of it, can I ask you all to white-list this site from any ad blockers you have and remember to use the amazon referral link when shopping there? If the shortfalls keep happening I am going to have to figure out some more drastic measures. Thanks again everyone Brad "DM" Smith My Venmo - Username @njdevs www.venmo.com/njdevs Paypal- https://www.paypal.me/njdevs How does the Amazon link work? Just click here and buy? If it opens up in the app, is it still good? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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