azsouthendzone
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 | | 05/10/2008 10:05 AM |
 Alert | I heard a rumor that 85239.com was struggling and it may close shop. Anyone else hear this? | | | |
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AZ Dreaming
Posts:265
| | 05/10/2008 10:16 AM |
Alert | No, but it would not entirely surprise me. As others have mentioned on these forums, the number of people using it seems to be dying out. Hope it is not true because it does deliver a good service even if there are less people using it. Carolyn do you want to weigh in? | |
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Nervanna
Posts:42
| | 05/10/2008 10:39 AM |
Alert | It would seem that with a history of bringing in nearly $800,000 a year in revenue, that it would take more than a few people who want to spread rumors about a business struggling to take it down. It would appear that there is more than enough to carry it through a dry spell, if there indeed is one. Where did you hear this rumor? Here is where I got my info on revenue:
http://twincities.bizjournals.com/gen/company.html?gcode=44651FB4C2264DCCB69CA22AA8CB0827 You can also go to www.alexa.com to input various competing Web sites to see how their traffic compares to others. The way I read it, none of the other sites get even close to the amount of traffic this one does. So my guess is that it is just a rumor. Maybe the owners will shed more light. | | | |
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LeonPotter
Posts:354
| | 05/10/2008 11:17 AM |
Alert | Posted By Nervanna on 05/10/2008 10:39 AM It would seem that with a history of bringing in nearly $800,000 a year in revenue, that it would take more than a few people who want to spread rumors about a business struggling to take it down. It would appear that there is more than enough to carry it through a dry spell, if there indeed is one. Where did you hear this rumor? Here is where I got my info on revenue:
http://twincities.bizjournals.com/gen/company.html?gcode=44651FB4C2264DCCB69CA22AA8CB0827 You can also go to www.alexa.com to input various competing Web sites to see how their traffic compares to others. The way I read it, none of the other sites get even close to the amount of traffic this one does. So my guess is that it is just a rumor. Maybe the owners will shed more light. I'm not in on the info one way or another. I am a frequent user of the site. My word of caution to anyone looking from the outside in to any business is not to look solely at revenue. This is a gross number. It doesn't reflect expenses and debt. | |
You may remember this from the original 85239:
Proverbs 22:7
The rich ruleth over the poor and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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Nervanna
Posts:42
| | 05/10/2008 11:20 AM |
Alert | | True, true. I hear the rent here in Maricopa is extremely high for business space. | | | |
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OBG II
Posts:421
| | 05/10/2008 11:33 AM |
Alert | they have restricted this site with all the do-rights and chuch ladies and banned really good people. I am not surprised. You never know when the capricious ban-hammer is going to drop. | |
Hay! I am now running for VPeep!
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missPolitick
Posts:604
| | 05/10/2008 6:28 PM |
Alert | I don't understand why people don't just stop logging on if they get offended! Grow up. If someone on here offends you then stop responding to them. | |
Despite All My Rage I Am Still Just A Rat In A Cage | |
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Nervanna
Posts:42
| | 05/11/2008 1:57 PM |
Alert | If this site goes out of business, it will be because a few people are doing their best to bad mouth it, meaning this area will have one less source of local news. Why would any community want to do that to itself? Just ignore the forum or post something POSITIVE.
Hmmm... I shall start. I, for one, love my home. I don't care what others say, Maricopa is a cool place to live. I got a lot of house for the money, and as long as businesses continue to grow, we will have more as consumers to buy closer to home, although most of us drive through Chandler, etc., commuting daily anyway. Let's support ALL local business, and ALL avenues for helping them get out news and advertising. The mood here is whatever we choose to make it, one post at a time. I choose not to whine about others whining ... I am simply pointing out that we can all say something uplifting from time to time, too.
SMILE! It's yo mamma's day!
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Smokin Ace
Posts:220
| | 05/12/2008 9:40 PM |
Alert | Posted By missPolitick on 05/10/2008 6:28 PM I don't understand why people don't just stop logging on if they get offended! Grow up. If someone on here offends you then stop responding to them. I can't say how true this is. I belong to a few forums and it always seem that good people leave due to being "offended". In todays world you need a think skin everywhere you go. As for 85239 I have been using this site for over a year now I sure hope it doesn't fall to the Maricopa high rent wrath..... Seem so many good people have come and gone with it. I heard it was somewhere around $10 per sq ft a month in this town how can anything survive.....??? | |
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ~Lord Acton | |
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maricopacabana
Posts:328
| | 05/13/2008 7:16 AM |
Alert | Posted By Nervanna on 05/11/2008 1:57 PM
If this site goes out of business, it will be because a few people are doing their best to bad mouth it, meaning this area will have one less source of local news. Why would any community want to do that to itself? Just ignore the forum or post something POSITIVE.
That is baseless. What people say about the site is impacted far less than how a business treats their customers. In this case are they providing their advertisers with a good return on their investment. If they are and follow a good business model they will succeed. If they don't take care of their advertisers they will start to lose money and fail. Very simple.
As far as a being a news source Maricopa has at least 3 other viable sources. This site has been lagging as of late on hot subjects. | | | |
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PKMet
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Alert | Posted By maricopacabana on 05/13/2008 7:16 AM Posted By Nervanna on 05/11/2008 1:57 PM
If this site goes out of business, it will be because a few people are doing their best to bad mouth it, meaning this area will have one less source of local news. Why would any community want to do that to itself? Just ignore the forum or post something POSITIVE.
That is baseless. What people say about the site is impacted far less than how a business treats their customers. In this case are they providing their advertisers with a good return on their investment. If they are and follow a good business model they will succeed. If they don't take care of their advertisers they will start to lose money and fail. Very simple.
As far as a being a news source Maricopa has at least 3 other viable sources. This site has been lagging as of late on hot subjects. | |
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just a girl
Posts:130
| | 05/13/2008 7:58 AM |
Alert | Posted By OBG II on 05/10/2008 11:33 AM they have restricted this site with all the do-rights and chuch ladies and banned really good people. I am not surprised. You never know when the capricious ban-hammer is going to drop. while this may be true for the forums, there is more to this site. and that "other stuff" just isn't as appealing to the masses as it once was. It will be more than the lameness of the forum that will bring this site down. | | | |
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Smokin Ace
Posts:220
| | 05/13/2008 9:22 AM |
Alert | while this may be true for the forums, there is more to this site. and that "other stuff" just isn't as appealing to the masses as it once was. It will be more than the lameness of the forum that will bring this site down.  This forum is not that lame....... | |
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ~Lord Acton | |
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maricopacabana
Posts:328
| | 05/13/2008 11:36 AM |
Alert | Posted By PKMet on 05/13/2008 7:44 AM Posted By maricopacabana on 05/13/2008 7:16 AM Posted By Nervanna on 05/11/2008 1:57 PM
If this site goes out of business, it will be because a few people are doing their best to bad mouth it, meaning this area will have one less source of local news. Why would any community want to do that to itself? Just ignore the forum or post something POSITIVE.
That is baseless. What people say about the site is impacted far less than how a business treats their customers. In this case are they providing their advertisers with a good return on their investment. If they are and follow a good business model they will succeed. If they don't take care of their advertisers they will start to lose money and fail. Very simple.
As far as a being a news source Maricopa has at least 3 other viable sources. This site has been lagging as of late on hot subjects. What are the other viable news sources?
There is the Monitor, the Communicator and the Trib. | | | |
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Sedona Gal
Posts:35
| | 05/13/2008 12:06 PM |
Alert | | I love this site and everyone for the most part are good. I also love Maricopa and hope that more business will come out here. I came out here three years ago and there are so many changes already. Let's support 85239 and Maricopa. | | | |
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Smokin Ace
Posts:220
| | 05/13/2008 3:47 PM |
Alert | Posted By Sedona Gal on 05/13/2008 12:06 PM
I love this site and everyone for the most part are good. I also love Maricopa and hope that more business will come out here. I came out here three years ago and there are so many changes already. Let's support 85239 and Maricopa.
I agree lets do our best to support this town and get it moving in the right direction!
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