Wow... 19 years! A lot has changed over those 19 years but SatelliteGuys has changed and grown with the times!
Over the years we have seen technology change a lot and have gone from talking about the changes to being involved with the design of the hardware and software. In fact as I write this now a number of our SatelliteGuys members are testing and help shape the next generation of TV viewing technology, and that's something I am awfully proud of.
We wouldn't have survived the 19 years if not for the wonderful staff we have had over the years, and over the past years folks like KE4EST, MSMITH198025, RAOUL5778, and Ilya have really stepped up handing most of the moderation duties.
This year I forced myself to become a real system admin moving us off our old servers and onto the new server we are today, before the move we were paying someone a good amount of money each month to keep the site running and now I am doing it all on my own. In that time I have learned that sometime while everything appears to be setup perfectly, each server has its own quirks. I have had to learn UNIX quickly, and while we have had some issues, I am 99.5% happy with how things are running now
A few months ago we introduced our new Social Influencers forums, which is a section that allows you to watch the latest videos from some of the internet' biggest technology influencers, and I am very happy to say that these new forums are working and helping SatelliteGuys! With these new forums people are spending more time on SatelliteGuys watching these videos which helps us in our analytic ratings and has boosted our ad revenue over 20%!
Ad revenue is important these days to pay our bills as unfortunately the world of Satellite TV news has been really quiet the past few years, and because of this our Pub Memberships have been down, so the ad revenue helps fill the gap there.
But speaking of Pub Members, we would not be here today if it was not for the kind financial support of our Pub Members! Some of our Pub Members have been with us since day one, and I can not say THANK YOU enough to them and all that supported us over the years.
The internet ad world is a strange place and things keep changing all the time, if I had my choice we would have no ads, but unfortunately we have to pay the bills. With the server and personnel changes we made this year we are now operating most every month without me having to pay for some of the operations out of my pocket and thats a good place to be. Of course I would love to see that pick up some as early next year we have to pay again for all our domains, software licenses, add on renewals etc. As I said earlier the Internet ad world is a strange place, and what the Google God's like today that is working for, they may not like tomorrow, we have been and will always be at their mercy, but thankfully the Pub Members have been there especially when we needed them most. So again a big thank you to our Pub Members as again this site would not be here without their support.
SatelliteGuys has grown to be so much more than just satellite, we have become a community of friends talking about all kinds of things, we talk sports, cooking, music, radio and even cutting the cord. SatelliteGuys is your place to discuss almost everything.
For the last 19 years SatelliteGuys has been a living history book of the Satellite Industry, something I am proud of. A lot in the industry has changed over those 19 years, but in that time we have been here and as things continue to change we hope to be here for the next 19 years as well.
Thank YOU for 19 amazing years!
Over the years we have seen technology change a lot and have gone from talking about the changes to being involved with the design of the hardware and software. In fact as I write this now a number of our SatelliteGuys members are testing and help shape the next generation of TV viewing technology, and that's something I am awfully proud of.
We wouldn't have survived the 19 years if not for the wonderful staff we have had over the years, and over the past years folks like KE4EST, MSMITH198025, RAOUL5778, and Ilya have really stepped up handing most of the moderation duties.
This year I forced myself to become a real system admin moving us off our old servers and onto the new server we are today, before the move we were paying someone a good amount of money each month to keep the site running and now I am doing it all on my own. In that time I have learned that sometime while everything appears to be setup perfectly, each server has its own quirks. I have had to learn UNIX quickly, and while we have had some issues, I am 99.5% happy with how things are running now
A few months ago we introduced our new Social Influencers forums, which is a section that allows you to watch the latest videos from some of the internet' biggest technology influencers, and I am very happy to say that these new forums are working and helping SatelliteGuys! With these new forums people are spending more time on SatelliteGuys watching these videos which helps us in our analytic ratings and has boosted our ad revenue over 20%!
Ad revenue is important these days to pay our bills as unfortunately the world of Satellite TV news has been really quiet the past few years, and because of this our Pub Memberships have been down, so the ad revenue helps fill the gap there.
But speaking of Pub Members, we would not be here today if it was not for the kind financial support of our Pub Members! Some of our Pub Members have been with us since day one, and I can not say THANK YOU enough to them and all that supported us over the years.
The internet ad world is a strange place and things keep changing all the time, if I had my choice we would have no ads, but unfortunately we have to pay the bills. With the server and personnel changes we made this year we are now operating most every month without me having to pay for some of the operations out of my pocket and thats a good place to be. Of course I would love to see that pick up some as early next year we have to pay again for all our domains, software licenses, add on renewals etc. As I said earlier the Internet ad world is a strange place, and what the Google God's like today that is working for, they may not like tomorrow, we have been and will always be at their mercy, but thankfully the Pub Members have been there especially when we needed them most. So again a big thank you to our Pub Members as again this site would not be here without their support.
SatelliteGuys has grown to be so much more than just satellite, we have become a community of friends talking about all kinds of things, we talk sports, cooking, music, radio and even cutting the cord. SatelliteGuys is your place to discuss almost everything.
For the last 19 years SatelliteGuys has been a living history book of the Satellite Industry, something I am proud of. A lot in the industry has changed over those 19 years, but in that time we have been here and as things continue to change we hope to be here for the next 19 years as well.
Thank YOU for 19 amazing years!
