On the heels of a successful Kickstarter campaign, Nevergrind smashed its all-time pageview record. The previous record, 35,981, was set in March, 2015. The new record clocks in at 94,044, 261% higher than the previous record.
This was not exceptionally surprising considering that Nevergrind launched version 1.0 with server accounts and completed its Kickstarter campaign and promotion. On top of that, this blog, Maelfyn’s Glade, was launched in April and the Wiki was launched on March 29th, so traffic on both of these sites only added to the tremendous surge seen in April. But what really triggered the surge in traffic was the tremendous spike in forum discussion. We even set a new record for single-day traffic with 5,515 pageviews on April 24th.
It’s remarkable to look at the long-term traffic history of Nevergrind. In its first month it had a mere 3 pageviews. And now, if last month’s traffic can be maintained, it will easily exceed 1 million pageviews in a year! Check out this lifetime traffic curve!
It will be interesting to see if I can continue to generate value and excitement for my players. There are still a lot of features that I am excited to add, so I think Nevergrind still has some room to grow if I continue to execute properly and respond to what the audience wants. Player profiles, integrated chat, item trading, and mailboxes are all on the agenda, so I think Nevergrind’s best days are ahead of it!
