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Post by madmax on Mar 16, 2012 15:48:42 GMT -5
Well.. lets see how long it takes for 30 more people to find the forum..
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Post by hammerdown63 on Mar 16, 2012 18:48:32 GMT -5
There were less than 200 when i found it ;D ;D
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Post by crusher71 on Mar 16, 2012 21:28:02 GMT -5
WITH AROUND 1500 TO 2000 MEMBERS OF THE NEW WECRASH.. WHERE EXACTLY DID 78,000 MEMBERS GO??? MAKES YOU WONDER.... MAYBE ALIENS TOOK THEM TO THEIR MOTHERSHIP..OR MAYBEEEEEEEEEE.......  |
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Post by hammerdown63 on Mar 16, 2012 23:19:32 GMT -5
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Post by bearhunter on Mar 17, 2012 0:38:30 GMT -5
WITH AROUND 1500 TO 2000 MEMBERS OF THE NEW WECRASH.. WHERE EXACTLY DID 78,000 MEMBERS GO??? MAKES YOU WONDER.... MAYBE ALIENS TOOK THEM TO THEIR MOTHERSHIP..OR MAYBEEEEEEEEEE....... Yeah exactly Jon, there were probablly 50,00 multiple screen name members or more cause if you went thru there list and looked at the number of posts most had were 10 or less. Just another way for Tory to pump his ego and pocket book up. Tom |
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Post by derby111 on Mar 18, 2012 22:08:22 GMT -5
1001 now  |
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Post by madmax on Mar 18, 2012 22:32:07 GMT -5
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Post by scottgropp on Mar 20, 2012 20:52:35 GMT -5
I cautioned many folks about the fake hype. It would have been nice if someone believed me. I know how big the derby world is. I know how many engines I sell and how many are on the track time and time again. If I have as many as I do, but yet others are claiming to build more, but you never see them on the track, it makes more sense now for folks that understand the market isn't as big as people think. There aren't 10,000 derby customers willing to buy engines. Some of the builders claiming to be returning 100 calls/messages a day are full of crap. So was 50,000 members or more. After the meltdown, I think there were less than 5000 a day viewing wecrash. Realistic, as far as my estimate.
Before the switchover to the new site, I conducted an experiment with my thread on wecrash vs. my website and measured traffic on both. It was interesting.
Hopefully a fresh start and can keep it real over here.
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Post by hammerdown63 on Mar 22, 2012 22:16:13 GMT -5
Before the switchover to the new site, I conducted an experiment with my thread on wecrash vs. my website and measured traffic on both. It was interesting. so what was the out come  |
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Post by scottgropp on Mar 23, 2012 21:19:28 GMT -5
9 days of my post on wecrash with everyone putting in their two cents about how I didn't know anything and THE THREAD had about 10,000 views in that nine day period. Then I posted actual content for people to view and learn from and in 9 days on my website - only 1100 views on the site in the same timeframe.
Basically, people would rather jump on and live in derby drama land instead of going and reading real info. Read the info, and debate it, fine. But that isn't what people wanted to do over there. Hype, and drama, and who cares about facts and reality.
Again, the derby world really is pretty small. To think there are 50,000 derby people who joined was nuts. Even if you counted all of the 15 year old experts.
Scott
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Post by scared23c on Mar 23, 2012 22:35:47 GMT -5
amen scott
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Post by hammerdown63 on Mar 23, 2012 23:58:37 GMT -5
9 days of my post on wecrash with everyone putting in their two cents about how I didn't know anything and THE THREAD had about 10,000 views in that nine day period. Then I posted actual content for people to view and learn from and in 9 days on my website - only 1100 views on the site in the same timeframe. Basically, people would rather jump on and live in derby drama land instead of going and reading real info. Read the info, and debate it, fine. But that isn't what people wanted to do over there. Hype, and drama, and who cares about facts and reality. Again, the derby world really is pretty small. To think there are 50,000 derby people who joined was nuts. Even if you counted all of the 15 year old experts. Scott That and the money it costs just to compete, not to many poeple want to throw money into something you wreck...All my friends think im crazy for the money I spend but like true friends they are they are there dam near ever derby im in.. |
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Post by scottgropp on Mar 24, 2012 1:30:02 GMT -5
I wish it didn't cost so much. Truthfully, I could build a Mayhem winning engine for less than $1000 if you just count parts, no labor, and no costs for the research it took to get where I am, and most importantly -- if I spent hours and hours searching ebay, swap meets, craigslist, etc., and got the deals I needed to find (no, I won't share what to look for).
I remember 10+ years ago when I was first selling products on a nationwide scale and people were thinking it was crazy to buy new tires - because back then you could go to the local tire place and find some decent 7.00-15 tires for $10 or 15. Now you can barely find them, so new seems easier to most. Same with engines - I have some ads I handed out at shows where I have full roller engines for $2595 fresh. PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT COST!!
If we keep the drama out, and support the folks in the sport instead of cutting each others throats, there is a future. But I'm not sure that is going to happen. If new people to the sport could see the good guys and not the keyboard kings, we'd have more joining.
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Post by hammerdown63 on Mar 24, 2012 8:49:20 GMT -5
If we keep the drama out, and support the folks in the sport instead of cutting each others throats, there is a future. But I'm not sure that is going to happen. If new people to the sport could see the good guys and not the keyboard kings, we'd have more joining. When I started derbying nobody cut noone throat everyone kinda help you if you had a problem.. Now unless you have a buddy there you are F'ed drama is what drives these boards.....frank zappa said it best when alice cooper supposedly sacrificed chickens on stage(even though he never did). "don't tell anyone, the advertising it is generating you can't buy!" got to love Frank Zappa |
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Post by hammerdown63 on Mar 24, 2012 9:00:44 GMT -5
I wish it didn't cost so much. Truthfully, I could build a Mayhem winning engine for less than $1000 if you just count parts, no labor, and no costs for the research it took to get where I am, and most importantly -- if I spent hours and hours searching ebay, swap meets, craigslist, etc., and got the deals I needed to find (no, I won't share what to look for). I remember 10+ years ago when I was first selling products on a nationwide scale and people were thinking it was crazy to buy new tires - because back then you could go to the local tire place and find some decent 7.00-15 tires for $10 or 15. Now you can barely find them, so new seems easier to most. Same with engines - I have some ads I handed out at shows where I have full roller engines for $2595 fresh. PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT COST!! If we keep the drama out, and support the folks in the sport instead of cutting each others throats, there is a future. But I'm not sure that is going to happen. If new people to the sport could see the good guys and not the keyboard kings, we'd have more joining. The cost of getting a car in getting high even on the newer cars.. Im trying to get my nephew into this sport and he really has no intrest cause he has seem how much i have spend..Wish the days of knocking out the windows and go were still around |
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