Want to take over The Lost Blog?
1 year, 7 months ago by AndreasRead more: The Lost Blog
It’s soon been a year since I finished school and I’m starting to realize that if I want to reach the big goals in my life, I need to focus 100% on my dream of becoming a screenwriter and director.
I’m still a big Lost fan and couldn’t be happier about the site and the great community of regular commenters, but if I follow my dreams I won’t be able to spend much time writing posts and managing this site, so I have decided that the best solution is to sell the site and let someone else take over.
I’m looking for offers from prospective buyers, so if you think you have what it takes to run The Lost Blog and maybe even improve the site, I’d be happy to hear from you.
If you’re already starting to miss me, don’t worry, it’s entirely possible that I will write a guest post now and then if the new owner likes that idea. Also, I’m very proud of the site and will not be selling it unless I find a person who I think will be able to maintain the quality of the site.
- Last month The Lost Blog had 78,000 unique visitors and over 150,000 pageviews according to Statcounter.
- Average unique visitors per day is 2,500. Some days we have 1,500 visitors, some days over 6000.
- Close to 1,500 persons subscribe to the site through e-mail or RSS-feeds.
- We have over 500 posts and 9000 comments.
- According to Alexa, this is the 182,881 most popular website on the Internet.
- Ad revenue is $150-250 month via Adsense
- The site uses around 30 GB Bandwidth a month. I’m currently paying $10/month for the hosting.
- The Lost Blog has been mentioned in articles by Google, The Guardian, several books and an uncountable number of websites.
- We have received interview requests from among others, MSNBC and Time Magazine and have helped Lost production company Touchstone Television to find suitable persons for their test groups.
- According to this site, The Lost Blog is worth over $81,000. According to this methodology, it is worth $32,400
- I’m a bit more realistic and would be happy with $3000-4000. Lower offers will also be considered though as I’m not primarily selling for the money but am looking for someone who can keep up the quality of the site.
Here are some stats related to The Lost Blog
If you are interested in taking over the site and want to make an offer, please send me an e-mail, the address can be found at the top of the sidebar.
If you have any questions, ideas or advice, please leave a comment and I will answer as soon as possible.
Comment 1, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
How much does it earn a month? How many uniques a day? How much bandwidth a month?
I’d be very interested in hearing more.
Comment 2, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Good luck Andreas. I have already noticed that your attention is waning as far as commenting in the threads. I fear that this blog will lose “what it is” when a person with a different vision takes it over. All good things must end, I hoped it would be when Lost ended.
Comment 3, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Jamie, I’ve sent you a mail!
Hammer, thanks. It’s true that I haven’t had as much time as I’d like to take part in the discussions but I’m trying to read as much as possible, and a lot of times you guys have already said the same things I was thinking about.
I understand your concern, but I really hope to find a new owner who can bring something new and interesting to the table. Change doesn’t have to be bad and I really hope that the site keeps running with high quality until Lost ends, with or without me.
Comment 4, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Andreas I have missed your comments these last few months and hope that when you find a replacement that person keeps the blog as tuned in and intelligent as you have over the years. I am sorry to hear that you must move on as you will be sorely missed. This is the best blog for intelligent LOST discussion!
Comment 5, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Hi Andreas,
How much does the blog earn in a month? I would also like to see more specific stats on bandwith, unique vistors, page views, etc.
Comment 6, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
I want to know more statistics myself and exactly how much you think you should get for the site.
Thanks, :)
Comment 7, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
I am also interested in the overall site analytics, such as page views per unique, overhead costs for site maintenance (hosting/bandwidth), and monthly revenue via adsense/other outlets. Please feel free to send me an email.
As a Lost fanatic and long-time lurker, I would definitely be interested!
–Chris
Comment 8, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
yeah, could you make this public? thanks and i hope to hear from you soon?
cheers,
chad
Comment 9, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Andreas, its been 2 weeks since i found this place and i already love it and as you can see everyone else does too. You have brought many lost fans together to discuss the show and that should be applauded. I hope you can fulfill your dreams and ambitions and im sure whoever takes over your position will be great, but you will always be greater.
Respect is hard to earn, but you have earned mine for doing one simple thing. You have brought fans together for broader views on the show. Enjoy your life after this and i hope to chat with you sooner rather than later
The Lost King
p.s You may be directing LOST soon?
Comment 10, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
I’ve updated the post with some more info and have sent e-mails to those of you who are interested in taking over the site. Looking forward to hearing back from all of you!
I’m glad to hear that you appreciate how I run the site, it means a lot to me.
The Lost King - I can only hope to one day be involved in creating shows or movies of the same caliber as Lost. The producers haven’t asked me to direct an episode yet though ;)
Comment 11, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Andreas wrote:
Don’t worry, the producers will come around eventually.
Comment 12, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
If you’re putting in more than 20 hours per month, you’re making less than minimum wage.
Plus, when the season ends, what kind of numbers do you expect. Unless you could provide a stategy for gaining on the competing blogs (like getting scoops from ABC), I’d rethink the asking price. Just my 2 cents.
Comment 13, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Are you in L.A.? I’m going to film school right now and would love to get in touch with you. If we’re both fans of Lost we already have a connection. So many of the writers down here are in their own worlds and I don’t get them at all. Check out my website for my contact info (www.orlofffilm.com).
Comment 14, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Suggestion: enlist group authorship. I know it’ll mean splitting the take, but if you’re not confident the blog will grow, why would it be worth someone paying $3,000?
Comment 15, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Bizzy, it is irrelevant if the site’s revenue is less than minimum wage since running a website like The Lost Blog can’t be considered a full-time job. If you’re only interested in the site for the money, I’m sure the revenue could be increased.
Like I wrote above, $3000 is a figure that I would be happy with considering among other things, the site’s popularity, brand and the time and work I’ve put into the site.
Only the design would cost $1-2000 if you asked a designer to design and code it as well as customize plugins to look good. A lot goes into creating a popular website which isn’t apparent at first glance, so yes, I do feel that the price is justified, if not even to low.
With that said, I might very well sell the site for a somewhat lower figure as long as I’m confident that the buyer would take good care of the site.
Comment 16, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Andreas wrote:
IM SURE YOU WILL BE DAMON AND CARLTON’S INSPIRATION ONE DAY
Comment 17, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
also may i just add, when were you thinking of actually selling the site? i mean would it be between the season 3-4 gap?
Comment 18, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Well that is bas news …
I gotta say I never understood how you ran the site, how much time does it take you per week ? I don’t know anything about computer engineering or site management.
Why do you really want leave it ? what about working on it with some other fans (in a wiki style), it could still be yours and thus you could check if it’s good.
Why wouldn’t you select some good readers to write interesting posts (like you did for Cecilia or Job) and take care of the designing thing ?
Anyway Andreas, I want you know you did a huge thing for the Lost community and Lost producers should be a bite more grateful towards a guy like you.
Official Lost blogs are boring, and only yours is regurlarly updated with interesting posts. As you might know, I also enjoy 24 (which become a bite boring this year) but I never found any good blog about it … Is it because of Lost specifity as a show or because of you ? The only thing I can say is that this blog is my favourite one on the internet (well among others written by famous French people here … that you surely don’t know though !)
Thank you for this blog and as a French proverb would say about your ambitions in fiction : “it’s much better to live your dreams than to dream your life”.
See u.
Comment 19, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Have you thought about using the blog (and the traffic it generates) to further your personal goals? The two things may not be as contradictory as they seem. Look at how the “Aint it Cool” guys parlayed their site into gigs in the movie business. You do this well and it seems a shame to throw that away.
Comment 20, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
I have to agree with Matt here.
I would instead think of your blog as a huge reference and portfolio. It has probably allready showed directors and screenwriters that you are interested in their field of expertise. It really shows that you are motivated in writing and that you like to present what you write in a good way.
Comment 21, posted 1 year, 7 months ago - Quote and reply
Thanks for the feedback guys. I have found a buyer and an announcement will be made soon.
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