Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Ugh. Site getting big. Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]da bears[/m] at 12:23 pm on May 15, 2008[quote]I bet there are a ton of rules on this site. Someone link me to it. [/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post bighead1991 Posted at 12:21 pm on May 15, 2008 A site which I run is now getting 35GB of traffic a day and ever growing, which translates into over 1000GB of traffic a month. It receives around 600 users per day straight to the site and 130,000 hits per day, which are off linked images and browsing. I'm gonna have to put some limits on soon or increase advertisements  it if it keeps growing at the rate it does. I don't want to either put limits on the site or increase advertisements at all, I hate ADs and limits. At least on the bright side its being doing relatively well, in profit ($100+ per month) and hasn't taken much effort.

Replies bighead1991 Posted at 6:43 am on May 17, 2008 Just upgraded to a dedicated, should be alright in a few days. Found a good deal with a company I used to be with. iwashere85 Posted at 5:09 am on May 16, 2008 Or, offer "premium services" People pay more for some extra features. coloring the void Posted at 2:33 pm on May 15, 2008 Quote: from bighead1991 at 2:27 pm on May 15, 2008 Quote: from allsmiles at 9:24 pm on May 15, 2008 Do you ask for donations? I do not. Asking for charity is a shame free way to keep things free. bighead1991 Posted at 2:27 pm on May 15, 2008 Quote: from allsmiles at 9:24 pm on May 15, 2008 Do you ask for donations? I do not. allsmiles Posted at 1:24 pm on May 15, 2008 Do you ask for donations? RossTheHoss69 Posted at 1:00 pm on May 15, 2008 I would just do ads. As annoying as they are, it's alot better than limits. bighead1991 Posted at 12:43 pm on May 15, 2008 Quote: from Reece Dodsworth at 8:35 pm on May 15, 2008 well but adds at the bottom where no one looks lol They are, but it doesn't get too much money as they are in at the bottom. Milky Way kid Posted at 12:35 pm on May 15, 2008 well but adds at the bottom where no one looks lol bighead1991 Posted at 12:26 pm on May 15, 2008 Quote: from marshmellowman at 8:23 pm on May 15, 2008 Well done! If people are hotlinking your images you can always prevent that with a .htaccess file. Thats the point of the site, image hosting, its just a pain that some images are using a lot of bandwidth, getting viewed a lot times. For example one image on my site has been viewed 80,000 times and has used up 15GB of bandwidth over the past two weeks, an excessive amount. major Posted at 12:25 pm on May 15, 2008 Quote: from Da Bears at 12:23 pm on May 15, 2008 I bet there are a ton of rules on this site.   Someone link me to it. imagedo.com hateitandloveit Posted at 12:25 pm on May 15, 2008 MOAR ADS da bears Posted at 12:23 pm on May 15, 2008 I bet there are a ton of rules on this site. Someone link me to it. marshmellowman Posted at 12:23 pm on May 15, 2008 Well done! If people are hotlinking your images you can always prevent that with a .htaccess file. EDIT: Just saw your site was an image hosting website, so hotlinking clearly is not the problem. Images do suck a lot of bandwidth sadly. the messenger Posted at 12:22 pm on May 15, 2008 Nooo, your website is the only one that allows a 10mb upload limit! All 14 previous replies displayed.