I love looking at Fan History’s traffic information. Where is the traffic coming from? Which plugs are effective? Which are less effective? This, for me, is really important information as the decision was made, mostly for financial reasons, to not advertise. With Fan History catering to an obscure niche interest, it means getting and sustaining a large sustainable can be difficult. In two years, some traffic patterns have become rather obvious that those trying to market to fandom or those who seek to create in fandom projects can learn from.
* Wikipedia: Wikipedia is your friend. If your site, blog entry, mailing list is on the right Wikipedia page, you can generate a fair number of visits. It increases your visibility in fandom and to people officially connected to your fandom.
* LiveJournal:
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