DevilMinder Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Maybe you should also remind everyone of the Venmo/PayPal info as well, in case they felt like contributing directly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) Just Venmo'd a donation in lieu of turning on ads. Edited March 20, 2021 by NJDevils1214 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) I just Pay Pal’d you a donation DM. Edited March 20, 2021 by MadDog2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEWHistory Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkin cutter Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Just white listed it and first ad I got was for ad blockers. Lol 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Just donated via Venmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Anyone wanna give me the PayPal/Venmo info?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, mfitz804 said: Anyone wanna give me the PayPal/Venmo info?? Bottom of first post?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (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, 2021 by mfitz804 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 I added the donation links after. Thanks to the 5 of you that donated. I appreciate it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (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, 2021 by mfitz804 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 It was @NJDfan1711 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msweet Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Venmo, done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Thanks Matt, Fitz, MB30, MD2020, DD56 and Lateralous for your donations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 May I ask what the general cost month to month is? I wouldn't mind "subscribing" a reasonable share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Yeah I certainly use this site more than that yoga app I sub to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) Yeah like @MB3 said I would have zero problems paying a monthly/yearly sub Maybe start an NJDevs Patreon? Edited March 22, 2021 by RunninWithTheDevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Pride 26 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostondevil11 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 JUst sent some money. I don't post that often but I visit here a lot. It has been way to long since i last donated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 21 hours ago, MB3 said: 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. The cost of that plus your subscription to Pavel Zacha’s OnlyFans is probably too much to spend per month... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) How quickly do Amazon referrals show up? Just bought something using the link but I made sure to bookmark it so going forward the referrals should work every time. Edited March 22, 2021 by Satans Hockey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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