Octopart Traffic

#1

Post by andres » Wed, Mar 05, 2008, 4:00 PM UTC

Octopart Traffic
octopart.com

Re: Octopart Traffic

#2

Post by jl » Wed, Mar 05, 2008, 5:14 PM UTC

Congrats guys - traffic graph is fabulous!

Re: Octopart Traffic

#3

Post by prakash » Wed, Mar 05, 2008, 5:29 PM UTC

congrats!! good to know you are sticking it out and doing well.

Re: Octopart Traffic

#4

Post by andres » Wed, Mar 05, 2008, 5:36 PM UTC

prakash wrote: post #3

congrats!! good to know you are sticking it out and doing well.

thanks! it was definitely difficult at points so we're really glad we stuck with it. paul's essay is right on.

Re: Octopart Traffic

#5

Post by daniel-cussen » Wed, Mar 05, 2008, 5:56 PM UTC

By my estimates, assuming $20 per user (which really varies), that's over $200,000! Congrats!

Re: Octopart Traffic

#6

Post by pg » Wed, Mar 05, 2008, 6:00 PM UTC

This is the magic pattern that means a startup is probably going to make it.

Incidentally, while 10k uniques a day is not a huge number for the average site, it is for this site. These visitors are per capita about as valuable as you can get. They're not just checking out the latest pictures on their friend's profile; they're all looking for electronic parts.

Re: Octopart Traffic

#7

Post by tim2 » Wed, Mar 05, 2008, 6:06 PM UTC

Cause/effect?

That is an awesome site.

Re: Octopart Traffic

#8

Post by mixmax » Wed, Mar 05, 2008, 6:11 PM UTC

pg wrote: post #6

This is the magic pattern that means a startup is probably going to make it. Incidentally, while 10k uniques a day is not a huge number for the average site, it is for this site. These visitors are per capita about as valuable as you can get. They're not just checking out the latest pictures on their friend's profile; they're all looking for electronic parts.

We did some sourcing of hardware parts in a previous startup, so I know the field a little. I think octopart will survive simply because they solve a problem that hasn't been solved well before. Sourcing is a pain...

I'm glad to see these stats, and I think they will definitely make it.

Re: Octopart Traffic

#9

Post by ashu » Wed, Mar 05, 2008, 6:36 PM UTC

Awesome! Keep it up, dudes...

Re: Octopart Traffic

#10

Post by keizo » Wed, Mar 05, 2008, 7:10 PM UTC

This may be some what unrelated... but www.mcmaster.com is the best website I've ever seen or used for sourcing and buying mechanical or industrial products. Maybe it's worth considering that kind of model, ie more like craigslist, for octopart's homepage vs the google style.