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What Summer Doldrums? Abrams Media Sites Shatter Traffic Records in July

by Colby Hall | 11:44 am, August 1st, 2011

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Mediaite has exclusively obtained this note sent from Dan Abrams to the staff of his sites about their traffic numbers. Well actually, it ended up in our inbox and we just thought it was pretty cool.

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I just wanted to send everyone a quick note of congratulations for record breaking July numbers at most of our sites. In his first full month as editor of Geekosystem James Plafke (with deputy Max Eddy) has managed to lead that site to its biggest month ever with well over 9 million page views (1.7 million unique visitors). For a site with just three full time employees that is none too shabby.

Of course, most of these traffic celebration notes lead with our largest site (by our lean standards) Mediaite so adeptly led by Managing Editor Colby Hall and Senior Editor Jon Nicosia. And deservedly so. Mediaite has seen enormous growth in the past two months averaging 2.6 million unique monthly visitors in June and July. When you include Mediaite’s syndicated content that number jumps to 6 million unique visitors viewing Mediaite content each month. Wow.

But the sleeper of the month was Sportsgrid which has seen unprecedented growth since the addition of Tim Burke to the all star team of Dan Fogarty and Glenn Davis. Sportsgrid welcomed almost 1.5 million unique visitors in July. Go team!

When it comes to success out of the gate, the “girl geeks” at The Mary Sue are in a class by themselves. In just five months Susana Polo and Jamie Frevele (with the help of a great summer intern) have created a well traveled home for a sometimes overlooked community of women who love comics, tech and sci fi. July was its biggest month to date as was the case for our newest site Mogulite, led by Amy Tennery.

While Styleite wasn’t able to break its record month of February (when it passed 1 million unique visitors), Verena Von Pfetten, Justin Fenner and Julia Rubin have continued to have great success making Styleite one of the top fashion news sources in the country.

Also a shout out to our cousin site Gossip Cop which broke 2 million monthly unique visitors in June and almost matched that number this month as well.

Across all of our sites, a whopping 11,418,847 unique visitors saw our content in the month of July.

Thanks to all of you and congratulations!

Moderate

Too damn hot to go outside and can’t afford gas for the car.

You guys have taken lessons from CNN, when it comes to braggadocio.
Anonymous

“What Summer Doldrums? Dan Abrams Media Sites Shatter Traffic Records in July as He Annoints Himself God”…lol

Hey, Dan use your power to lower my electric bill.
http://www.IndiaCurry.com Yogi Gupta

It is a good place to ‘vent and rant’. Congratulations!
You did not mention Tommy. Obama compromise on debt ceiling must have been hard on Tommy, agreeing to ‘spending cuts with no obvious tax increases’.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RSLEVQBMJKCHPALYRG4FM2LFPQ Chuck

Grats – Mediaite’s brand of hitting both sides of the aisle is a winning formula. Those who believe you have to tear down others to be successful are full of crap – its not about tearing down others, its about calling crap crap, mistakes mistakes, and good efforts good efforts.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_MKO7NQTQOGOWU656FMU6QVVWVI Gerald

This site undermines its credibility when it feels the need to trumpet its own importance. Straight pathetic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLaLsNkaEq8 Unicon

Congrats Dan !!

Thanks for keeping it an “Olbermann Free Zone” !!

Edit: Except of course, your new post just today
Sonya

Gerald, As a full time media consultant I follow dozens of sites and the Abrams family of media sites is by far the quietest at sharing their accomplishments. They are one of the few that actually has numbers we can independently verify for our clients. I forwarded this post to all of our advertisers because it has real value. This site (and the assocaited) sites exist solely because they have good content. We desperately need them to periodically share with us (and the public) their numbers so are clients know we are steering them in the right direction.
Rusty Shackleford

That’s THE douchiest picture I’ve ever seen in my life. This guy might have millions but I doubt seriously he still has his soul in tact.
Arkansas Steve

Tommy was indoctrinated at a very young age. Changing his mind is like trying to change
((insert joke about something that cannot be changed here )).
However, he is a strong person and has kept his sense of humor (so far), which are good traits.
Also, he has lots of friends in the Mediaite writers room who will comfort him when things happen that he doesn’t understand.

Even the conservatives like you Tommy. We laugh a lot, but we like you.
Observer

When am I going to get credit for the Beckerheads who were able to follow me over here from Glenn Beck dot com once Mediaite switched over to the Disqus system? Their attacks on me make up dozens if not hundreds of comments here. There is nothing useful or interesting unless you find character assassination interesting.

I find it to be supporting evidence of my argument that Glenn Beck has become a cult of personality.
Anonymous

Congrats to Dan for offering a little something for everyone.

If he can just take care of the unseemly personal attacks and use of profanity, this site might prove to be even more lucrative and garner higher numbers. Too bad the moderators are asleep at the wheel….
Anonymous

Must be your winning personality sweetie pie! You made yourself a hell and no one is going to come and save you are they? Too bad. Maybe now you will have the sense to quit, but that would require you to develop above the brain stem level first.
Anonymous

You’re welcome.
Anonymous

And the hits just keep on coming…. I can’t stop laughing.
Anonymous

We aim to please, ma’am…
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Anonymous

“There is nothing useful or interesting unless you find character assassination interesting.” You dare to post this commentary of Dan Abram’s website ON HIS WEBSITE???

Pretty arrogant and brazen of you, Victor Tiffany of Ithaca, NY. Doubt you’ll get a thank you note any time soon, especially since this isn’t about you or Glenn Beck.

Vicky — ZERO

MEDIAite — 9 million page views (1.7 million unique visitors).
Anonymous

He is too stupid to understand.
dave

I’m afraid Dan has too much respect for one’s freedom of speech.
Sandie

Correction, I believe that address is 1540 Danby Rd
Anonymous

Good thing it’s only on the web! Profanity has been banned on the airways since FCC’s regulations of the “seven words you can’t say on TV”.
Anonymous

There were two listed…. I’m sure the postman there knows where to find him should the thank you note ever arrive.
no thanks

i mean really? a blog about dan abrams success on a blog dan abrahms founded?