I remember back in 2000 when there was a small Yahoo group that consisted of a few dozen guys talking about their little V6 engines. Who would have ever thought that little group would ever grow into the following that is now this site. We have been through so much these last 8-9 years, I sometimes forget just how big this site is. Sure, compared to some sites out there, 60V6.com is small. Even if you just look at the stats at the bottom of the forum home page, is seems like this is such a small site: 6,770 members, of which only 455 are active (active means the member has visited within the last month). But, I think its the people in the shadows, the ones who lurk around for months, and sometimes even years, before they finally have the need to join, that really show just how big we really are.
I just happened to be watching a show on Nickelodeon tonight with my daughter, and it was about young kids that have their own websites. And they talked about having hundreds of thousands, and even in one instance, over a million hits to their site. That made me think of 60V6 - how many hits do we get? Well, I am pleased to say that in the last 12 months, we have had OVER 21 million hits, and it looks like we average around 1.5 million hits each month. Every minute of every day, their are 35 pages being looked at.
I probably do this about every year, but every year I feel that it is necessary. If it wasn't for all of you who visit the site, and make it what it is, it wouldn't be here anymore. Ben and I can only do so much, and the last few years, what we have done has become less and less. But it is you, the members, that keep building on what was just a small group of guys posting 4-5 messages a day on a Yahoo group, 9 long years ago...
Lets hope the site can continue to grow, as it has become a major part of so many peoples' lives!
I just happened to be watching a show on Nickelodeon tonight with my daughter, and it was about young kids that have their own websites. And they talked about having hundreds of thousands, and even in one instance, over a million hits to their site. That made me think of 60V6 - how many hits do we get? Well, I am pleased to say that in the last 12 months, we have had OVER 21 million hits, and it looks like we average around 1.5 million hits each month. Every minute of every day, their are 35 pages being looked at.
I probably do this about every year, but every year I feel that it is necessary. If it wasn't for all of you who visit the site, and make it what it is, it wouldn't be here anymore. Ben and I can only do so much, and the last few years, what we have done has become less and less. But it is you, the members, that keep building on what was just a small group of guys posting 4-5 messages a day on a Yahoo group, 9 long years ago...
Lets hope the site can continue to grow, as it has become a major part of so many peoples' lives!
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