StartupNation.com, 2008 Summary by the Numbers
Thought I’d share some internal information about StartupNation and its performance as derived from Google Analytics over the year gone by. I figured, you, our coveted members and new visitors, deserve complete transparency. So here goes, in the form of a 2008 vs. 2007 comparison:
2008 vs. 2007, and % change
1) Number of Visits: 2,292,027 vs. 1,663,118, an increase of 37.82%
2) Number of Unique Visitors: 1,680,513 vs. 1,160,765, an increase of 44.78%
3) Pages Viewed: 8,557,397 vs. 6,959,779, an increase of 22.96%
and some interesting additional observations…
4) Traffic from Google: 989,505 vs. 496,381, an increase of 33%
5) Visitors using Mac browser: 209,973 vs. 125,217, an increase of 40.23%
6) Fastest growing non-U.S. audience: India, 36,312 vs. 23,955, an increase of 51.38%
We’re proud to have achieved this performance by practicing what we preach as indicated in our StartupNation advice on grassroots marketing, word-of-mouth marketing, and search engine optimization. Not a SINGLE advertising dollar was spent in 2008.
By any measure, it was an extraordinary year for StartupNation. We can’t thank you enough for being a part of our growth. The contributions you’ve made in our community and in spreading the word about StartupNation have been instrumental in our success an in the site’s value to each user.
We’ve always assessed the merit of our efforts by the breadth of our impact. To see the user base grow so significantly is incredibly gratifying as we seek to empower you to pursue your dreams, to foster entrepreneurship generally in America and to help the U.S. to continuously earn the brand, “land of opportunity.”
Having said all this, we’re certainly not sitting back on last year’s laurels. StartupNation will completely renew itself in 2009, and is determined to make the achievements of the past pale in comparison to those we envision in the year and years ahead.
With gratitude, promise and a bottomless reservoir of ambition,
- the StartupNation Team
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:29 am
The Mac increase is really interesting. I wouldn’t think the change would be so drastic.
January 25th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
l would like to find a manufacturer that makes plastic and rubber toy if you know of any please let me know
January 26th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Hey Rich…thanks for the insight. Love this - “Not a SINGLE advertising dollar was spent in 2008. ” Nice job!
January 26th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Hey, Rod. Thanks for the nod! it’s a powerful moment for us small businesses with small marketing budgets. so many options! noticed that Google Analytics this weekend drove most traffic from 3 different social media sites: Twitter, Facebook, and StumbleUpon.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Really remarkable performance , especially the “Fastest growing non-U.S. audience”. The 51.38 % increase showing that India is the next hub of upcoming entrepreneurs.
February 1st, 2009 at 11:50 pm
I’ve once read that if you can’t measure it, then it’s not worth doing… now these are some amazing RESULTS! I would like to say keep it up but I would imagine that would lower the bar! Congratulations and enjoy the ride as you take Start Up Nation to a whole new level.