Analytics without Google (part 2)

The hardest part of a new forum is the first hundred real members — everything before that is setup.

• Speed first
• Content people search for
• Consistent posting

— my entire SEO strategy.

Would love to hear how you all handle this.

Charging flat monthly for sponsorships worked better than CPM for my niche.

Nice thread, following for the replies.

The empty-room problem is real — seed quality discussions early.

Self-hosted analytics is so much calmer to work with.

Core Web Vitals compliance took me a weekend and showed results in a month.

Core Web Vitals compliance took me a weekend and showed results in a month.

Self-hosted analytics is so much calmer to work with.

That has been my experience as well.

Core Web Vitals compliance took me a weekend and showed results in a month.

Charging flat monthly for sponsorships worked better than CPM for my niche.

Core Web Vitals compliance took me a weekend and showed results in a month.

Core Web Vitals compliance took me a weekend and showed results in a month.

The empty-room problem is real — seed quality discussions early.

Comparisons convert way better than reviews for me too.

Charging flat monthly for sponsorships worked better than CPM for my niche.

Good point, I had not thought of it that way.