@cameronknowlton there are tonnes of discussions on this topic. just use the search function and you will find ross's answer :) I think I remember that there are around 2500-3000 active users but many more visiting the site every day.
(raises hand)
We did a count on this earlier this year... got into the low hundreds before it disappeared into the ether. If you look on the daily tab there are about 2000 photos posted every day, some of course post more than one, some miss a day...
I'm not sure why this number is so elusive...most communities boast their headcount, but I have yet to see exactly how many members we really have... It would be nice to know.....Ross???
Numbers are misleading. The number of 365 members may be high, but those who actually continue with the project is significantly lower. I have over 265 followers, but many of them have stopped posting. I think I lose 3 followers a month that way.
Thanks for all the replies, guys. I asked because web analyics and internet marketing/SEO are my day job, and I'm always interested in a web site's metrics.
In an earlier thread I asked Ross ( http://365project.org/discuss/general/12804/number-of-365-users), here's his answer:
"Well you could, but lots of people use the site but don't upload every day.
Currently the way I count it is logins within the last 30 days. And that number comes out at around 10,000 people.
Although close to 100,000 have attempted it."
What a project! Though some days it's tough, I like it so much!
Good job, @godders, and everyone else who has lasted the test of time. I'm still in my first month, and have wavered a few times. (@godders, I like your panoramas.)
I do not post eveyday, but I do keep the images current when I post 3-4 times a week. When I am done with my initial 365project, I will consider using this site differntly. Maybe ACE memership for more creative projects.
I'm here and have managed to post everyday since I joined but have only been working one job as its been the summer holidays - back to two in a week's time and determined to remain a daily regular - let's see!
I know the feeling, @plainjaneandnononsense... I've been on 1/2 time during my first month, let's see if I've improved my shooting focus and editing process efficiently enough to manage shooting *and* working 2 SEO agency gigs.
I've been here since the start of January. Every photo uploaded was taken on the day, no fillers! Its hard work fitting it all in around work, study and family some days, but so worth while and such a great learning experience!
This article by Laurie Higgins, @lauriehiggins, a freelance writer for the Cape Cod Times, was printed in the paper last year, and was also posted on this site in November. She's taking a bit of a break from the project now, but her article is worth reading. It's amazing to see how many people - both active and inactive are on this site. What I find more amazing is the percentage of people who actually finish the project. I've sent this to a few of my friends who are very near to finishing their projects, just to let them know that they're in the 2.5% - quite an accomplishment! http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111111/LIFE/111110304
@sparkleplenty1 Now I don't feel so bad. I passed my 365th photo, but I don't consider it a "finished project" because I didn't do it in 365 straight days. It took me closer to 18 months. But now that I know I'm not in the minority, it actually gives me motivation to keep going, and I guess in some weird sense, it's okay if I never finish, in the true sense of putting up one photo every day for 365 days in a row.
I'm here, a little over halfway through my first year! Absolutely love the project :) I struggle sometimes with posting every day but I don't have any fillers this year .. even if the pics are terrible I still put them up :P
Great to hear, @steviemichelle, I wondered about what I now know to be fillers, and I have extended respect for those who shoot and edit daily (@cromwell, you're exempt, keep the Star Wars shots coming).
I'm staring down the barrel of a week (or even month) long project of setting up my pro site, and have been struggling with the idea of a Retro week/month where I apply my current processing skills to my top photos going back 15 years or so, for incorporation into the new site. I know the 365 Project is what we each decide to make of it, but I feel intrepidation about 'breaking the seal'. How have others addressed this internally?
I'm here on my first year too... have so far managed one photo every day, taken on the day, with no fillers, but is has been tough some days and I have loads of bad photos!
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put whatever you want on Cameron. If 2.5% succeed I'm guessing the ones who get hung up on a photo a day strictly taken every day are among the 97.5%
I've been here since the middle of May. No fillers so far. I love browsing all the photos. I am learning a lot .. and many of my daily photos are not life shattering, but I am taking them each day. This is a super group.
I joined in December 2010, but can't seem to keep it going for more than a few months in a row before I burn out, ha! I do love it though, and I have learned so much, which was the real goal. It's a great community and so inspiring to see everyone else's photographs too.
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We did a count on this earlier this year... got into the low hundreds before it disappeared into the ether. If you look on the daily tab there are about 2000 photos posted every day, some of course post more than one, some miss a day...
"Well you could, but lots of people use the site but don't upload every day.
Currently the way I count it is logins within the last 30 days. And that number comes out at around 10,000 people.
Although close to 100,000 have attempted it."
What a project! Though some days it's tough, I like it so much!
JK, heeelllooo!
I've been here since the start of January. Every photo uploaded was taken on the day, no fillers! Its hard work fitting it all in around work, study and family some days, but so worth while and such a great learning experience!
so...me!
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111111/LIFE/111110304
I'm staring down the barrel of a week (or even month) long project of setting up my pro site, and have been struggling with the idea of a Retro week/month where I apply my current processing skills to my top photos going back 15 years or so, for incorporation into the new site. I know the 365 Project is what we each decide to make of it, but I feel intrepidation about 'breaking the seal'. How have others addressed this internally?
2.5% and 1.5% carry on beyond that!!! I suddenly feel quite happy.
put whatever you want on Cameron. If 2.5% succeed I'm guessing the ones who get hung up on a photo a day strictly taken every day are among the 97.5%