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Only 24,853 UVs and 31,097 PVs for a fully designed and built out microsite (a clever one I might add)? Just from my blog post (http://www.brokentone.com/blog/

Only 24,853 UVs and 31,097 PVs for a fully designed and built out microsite (a clever one I might add)? Just from my blog post (http://www.brokentone.com/blog/2566/ http://www.brokentone.com/blog/2566/) that made it to HN front page the other day (with really no other promotion) I got: 21,893 UVs, 23,094 PVs. Not phallus measuring, just providing some reference and cost/benefit.

Wilya 14y ago
Yeah, it's amusing how the article focuses on the pageview numbers, which aren't that impressive. A catchy rant making it near the top of HN will easily give you similar numbers. The number of social shares seems more interesting (3k Facebook likes isn't that bad, better than what I would have gotten), but if it didn't lead to more pageviews, I don't really see the point.
- ajaymehta 14y ago
  Thanks! I think you're right, the 3k Facebook likes were great to see. Unfortunately the page was modded off of HN (like all the other April Fool's jokes) after rising to the top super fast... I think if that hadn't happened we would have ended up with quite a bit more traffic.
  - wtvanhest 14y ago
    One nice thing is that you probably got a diverse group of PVs rather than a homogeneous one you would see from just linking to reddit or HN. For a service like yours where you need random people finding out about it, I'd be really happy with your numbers and the fact that the traffic came from unique sources.
    - ajaymehta 14y ago
      Thank you! Agreed. The page was on HN for like 18 minutes. The cool thing was to see traffic coming in from all over the place and getting tweets saying "Best April Fool's prank this year!" :) It was a scrappy, last-minute fun project that managed to exceed expectations. The Crowdtilt founders thought it was sweet too!
brador 14y ago
For those who are phallus measuring, here's the biggest i've ever seen: http://bjk5.com/post/30813320623/what-traffic-from-60-minutes-looks-like http://bjk5.com/post/30813320623/what-traffic-from-60-minute.... Yep, that's per second.
drewvolpe 14y ago
I had the same take away; seems like a huge waste of effort for a very modest marketing return (and a not very funny joke).
ajaymehta 14y ago
Well that's awesome! Congrats on the success with your post. I think most people that put lots of effort into websites (whether they be simple blog posts, splash pages like this, or a fully-built-out product) struggle to get notable traffic. This might not be an unprecedented traffic success, but it was fun and generated a pretty surprising amount of buzz on social media.

Wilya 14y ago

Yeah, it's amusing how the article focuses on the pageview numbers, which aren't that impressive. A catchy rant making it near the top of HN will easily give you similar numbers. The number of social shares seems more interesting (3k Facebook likes isn't that bad, better than what I would have gotten), but if it didn't lead to more pageviews, I don't really see the point.

ajaymehta 14y ago
Thanks! I think you're right, the 3k Facebook likes were great to see. Unfortunately the page was modded off of HN (like all the other April Fool's jokes) after rising to the top super fast... I think if that hadn't happened we would have ended up with quite a bit more traffic.
- wtvanhest 14y ago
  One nice thing is that you probably got a diverse group of PVs rather than a homogeneous one you would see from just linking to reddit or HN. For a service like yours where you need random people finding out about it, I'd be really happy with your numbers and the fact that the traffic came from unique sources.
  - ajaymehta 14y ago
    Thank you! Agreed. The page was on HN for like 18 minutes. The cool thing was to see traffic coming in from all over the place and getting tweets saying "Best April Fool's prank this year!" :) It was a scrappy, last-minute fun project that managed to exceed expectations. The Crowdtilt founders thought it was sweet too!

brador 14y ago

For those who are phallus measuring, here's the biggest i've ever seen: http://bjk5.com/post/30813320623/what-traffic-from-60-minutes-looks-like http://bjk5.com/post/30813320623/what-traffic-from-60-minute.... Yep, that's per second.

drewvolpe 14y ago

I had the same take away; seems like a huge waste of effort for a very modest marketing return (and a not very funny joke).

ajaymehta 14y ago

Well that's awesome! Congrats on the success with your post. I think most people that put lots of effort into websites (whether they be simple blog posts, splash pages like this, or a fully-built-out product) struggle to get notable traffic. This might not be an unprecedented traffic success, but it was fun and generated a pretty surprising amount of buzz on social media.