Frustrated. And you?

[wolfadeus]

In the past year, I have been working like crazy - on websites and other, unrelated things. Traffic has been climbing upwards. Nevertheless, when it comes to actual revenue, I make a bit less than about a year ago.

Frustrated. A lot. Me no like crisis.

[janharders]

The crazy thing is: everybody's talking about crisis but I don't feel it. I just adjusted my hourly rates (going up), nobody cared. My clients are hiring and have me on speed dial for all the work that needs to be done. Web-related profits are way up. Personally, I can't complain, am I alone in this?

[weeks]

Jan, I saw research this week that you are not alone and the market for webmasters looks good.
[borrellassociates.com...]

Last year (small and medium-sized businesses) spent $6.7 billion on online advertising and are poised to spend even more in 2009. In addition, we expect them to triple their annual spending in the next few years on their own Web sites-- something that doesn't count as "advertising" at all, though the SMBs see it as such.

The concept of saving Main Street is not only in vogue, but is also turning out to be a noble cause for local agencies and media companies trying to help their customers -- and themselves -- survive a brutal economy.

You can download the free executive report or pay for the full report.

[wolfadeus]

Good for you, guys. My CTR has fallen by 50% and eCPM as well. If it wasn't for the increase in traffic, I would be desperate.

[jsinger]

The crazy thing is: everybody's talking about crisis but I don't feel it.

Wealth of US families fell about 18% last year. Millionaires lost even more. And things have got worse since the end of 2008. Unprecedented since the Depression.

[online.wsj.com...]

[wolfadeus]

Goodness, don't make me even more miserable than I am already...

[rocknbil]

Honestly?

Everyone's wired to the roof about this economy, everywhere I go. I shrug it off and say, ha . . . welcome to the way I live. No real change for me here.

wolfadeus just remember what's important. And it isn't the money you make.

[tangor]

Discretionary spending is down a bit as folks tighten belts, but essentials remain the same. Name brands may not pull as well as the generic for a time until markets (financial) start working again. Labor intensive jobs seem to hold, if one is not part of a big corporation... ie, small to medium business, particularly in the service related arena. This slowdown will pass... it is just a matter of surviving long enough to get through it.

[workingNOMAD]

Things still go up for me. You have to keep your toes on the gas peddle and diversify to keep ahead of the pack.

Think blue sky thinking and the advantages of taking low hanging fruit.

[wyweb]

Ad revenue is down. Sales are slightly up which compensates somewhat. I'm basically in the same boat I was in a year ago, albeit with different oars.