We launched our first publicly-accessible version of Stormpulse in late 2006. Even though we emailed everyone we could think of (as we had time), our traffic stayed pretty flat (0-250 visits per day).
We continued to refine the product, continued "to try to get word out" with simple blogging and SEO, and continued to see a flatline of traffic until August 2008 when we launched our affiliate maps program (map is free to embed on your site as long as you link back). The program took off like wildfire and our traffic six months out of the year is now in the 6-7 figure range.
We continued to refine the product, continued "to try to get word out" with simple blogging and SEO, and continued to see a flatline of traffic until August 2008 when we launched our affiliate maps program (map is free to embed on your site as long as you link back). The program took off like wildfire and our traffic six months out of the year is now in the 6-7 figure range.