Just Sayin'

Another great month for the GregAlan.net website and thanks to all of you regular visitors. April was very good and I can't be more appreciative. It cost me some extra bandwidth, but since the new changes were implemented in January, things have gone very well. As some subscribers to the GregSays Newsletter already know, I'm really enjoying the freedom that comes from the total control of the income generation and having it pay for the costs I have in maintaining the site.

When I left radio, I was very unsure about continuing the website. What good was it...truly? I originally got the site when I was in radio as a way of keeping my name out there and "hip with the youngsters." But now I'm having fun with it and operating it as a business more than a hobby.

It costs me about $15-dollars a month (not including internet connection) to host the site...and a lot of my personal time to maintain it. As you know, I made the decision to really crack down on getting some money coming in to pay for those costs and God has truly exceeded my expectations. For the first number of years hosting the site I never made a single dime. Since then, I've tried a few ideas and invested some time in educating myself about how to make this goofy thing pay for itself. GregSays Newsletter subscribers know what I'm talking about.

I hope you don't get too mad at me - I'm not trying to brag or anything - but I currently generate about $300-$400 in pure income every month...and the thanks go to all of the visitors to the site. I know that is only due to your confidence, trust and loyalty in what I provide...not only in the sponsors I choose, the products (and in all cases create them myself)...and very little of it to my own efforts.

April Site Report

Daily Average, 1014 hits. 359 unique visitors per day. Up from 285 per day in March.

Monthly Total, 30431 hits. 10771 unique visitors up from 8843 in March.

Highest Monthly Total, 46992 hits in January 07...13668 unique visitors.

THANK YOU!

Now, see one of the newest sponsors, Stauer Watches for Men and Women...some truly fantastic watches. I really love the WWII era 1944 Ritorno Watch (Hint to wife for my 40th B-day soon). Heck, it's even fun reading the sales copy. Very J-Peterman sounding for your Seinfeld reference. See link below today's post...

It’s the summer of 1944 and a weathered U.S. sergeant is walking in Rome only days after the Allied Liberation.

It’s the summer of 1944 and a weathered U.S. sergeant is walking in Rome only days after the Allied Liberation. There is a joyous mood in the streets and this tough soldier wants to remember this day. He’s only weeks away from returning home. He finds an interesting timepiece in a store just off the Via Veneto and he decides to splurge a little on this memento. He loved the way it felt in his hand, and the complex movement inside the case intrigued him. He really liked the hunter’s back that opened to a secret compartment. He thought that he could squeeze a picture of his wife and new daughter in the case back. He wrote home that now he could count the hours until he returned to the States. This watch went on to survive some harrowing flights in a B-24 bomber and somehow made it back to the U.S. Besides the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star, my father cherished this watch because it was a reminder of the best part of the war for any soldier—the homecoming. He nicknamed the watch Ritorno for homecoming, and the rare heirloom is now valued at $42,000 according to The Complete Guide to Watches. But to our family, it is just a reminder that nothing is more beautiful than the smile of a healthy returning GI.

We wanted to bring this little piece of personal
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If you are not completely satisfied, simply return it within 30 days for a full refund of the purchase price.

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