mjb said:

Joe's site as a whole is unequalled....

This site was a case of "stumbled across it" for me, and I'm glad I did. I have about 20 favorite Beatle sites bookmarked, but this was the first one I've added to the lineup in a few years.

I'm still rather new to the site, and I've been jumping back and forth between the wonderful song analyses and the biographies of people I never knew much about.  Well-researched, organized, and presented -- and, say, this Joe can write!

It's fab, gear, and all the other pimply hyperbole.

JBL

SugarPlumFairy said:

Hopefully the forum will become busier as time passes, but I have to say it's refreshing not to have to wade through endless threads about whether Ringo wore nicer socks than George to find something interesting!

Do I sound like a grumpy old fart now?

No you don't! I can see exactly where you're coming from.  There are other sites I joined that were just nonsense so I no longer go there. On here you get some serious, knowlegeable and really interesting stuff (and that's just the Forum). Joe's site as a whole is unequalled....

So don't feel grumpy one little ...]]> Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:57:22 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p487 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p487 Hi SugarPlumFairy (and Alissa). Thanks for saying such nice things about my site! I'm taking a bit of a Christmas break from adding content, but I'm glad you've been able to find plenty to enjoy reading. The main part of the site is fairly well-ordered (song articles, albums etc), but the forum's a bit of a free-for-all, so there may well be future threads about The Beatles' socks - I'm happy with that, as long as people care enough to write about it!

Please do send any feedback my way, good or bad. Though if you could send me more time ...]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:35:49 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p486 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p486 Welcome to the forum, Mark! I have to agree with you; there sure is a lot of Beatle nonsense out there, and I love that we all have opinions that differ, I'm hoping with more people it will even get more lively!

And on that note, reminded by Mark's post, thank you, Joe! You have an excellent site, I've had it bookmarked for at least 3 months now, and I've been visiting it and posting everyday. Keep up the awesome work, and I'll be sure to read all the articles! (The Manson one is quite well done!) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:05:06 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p482 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p482 I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place, but hello everyone. I stumbled across the site earlier this morning while doing a Google search for Ringo's new album. What can I say but that I'm seriously impressed with everything I've seen so far, though I'm still working my way happily through the various sections. I think I can safely say this is a Beatles home on the internet that I've been waiting for since, well since I've had the internet! Congratulations Joe! 

Hopefully the forum will become busier as time passes, but I have to say it's refreshing ...]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:25:05 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p406 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p406 Hi BeatleMark. Thanks for joining the site (though I know you've been commenting on the song articles for some time)! It's great that this place is attracting some real fans of the Beatles.

Quick site update: traffic's steadily building on the forum, certainly compared to how things were a few months ago, and I'd imagine that after a while it'll pretty much take care of itself. A fortnight ago I was on page 10 of Google for the search term 'beatles', but now I'm around page seven and (hopefully) rising. The more people that come and visit, the busier the forum ...]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:10:08 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p405 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p405

BeatleMark said:I rather enjoy the site!  Great job!  I just created an account so I can respond to post in order to have "more traffic". 

Yay! And from the US too. Welcome!

Edit: I sent you a larger copy through my gmail account. Don't delete any emails from an "Elise".

Do you have a larger version you could send me, to joe at beatlesbible.com? I'd like to use it as one of the banner pics.

In the past I've shied away from going overboard on publicising the site, mainly because it's not finished and I didn't want to become an irritant. I'd only like to do it if there was something really worth plugging (I know a few people who have started Facebook fan pages for their businesses, and it seems a bit forced and unnecessary).

Perhaps I should put together a few ...]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:28:20 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p395 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/lack-of-traffic-topics/#p395 I was thinking about this and decided that it would be cool to have beatlesbible.com banners for myspace, facebook, and forums in general. You know, publicity. Here's what I've been working on all morning. What does everyone think? (Thanks for the idea, Joe. )

I'm glad you like the site, and please do take a good look around. I'm always adding new articles (see the Twitter update for the latest activity).

Here's the latest post, a feature on Rubber Soul: http://www.beatlesbible.com/al.....bber-soul/ - please add any comments you like to the article.

The articles on the site are great, and I'm hoping that eventually others will discover the forum to keep it alive. I'll definitely hang around, there's so much information here that I just eat up. Thanks, Joe.