Unofficial: "20,000 Sites" Competition

Simon · 21st April 2008, 08:28 AM

25/04/2008 Vimes
01/05/2008 Desquinn
03/05/2008 ToothlessParrot
04/05/2008 hitchman
09/05/2008 Adam
10/05/2008 dbrookes
13/05/2008 hellhound
15/05/2008 iraklis
21/05/2008 Alex.
25/05/2008 Simon
28/05/2008 Kirless
31/05/2008 mathewd
05/06/2008 peterd
06/06/2008 Tim
10/06/2008 red-defender
12/06/2008 percepts
15/06/2008 johnniefp
18/06/2008 Charles
19/06/2008 SWUK
20/06/2008 a-j
22/06/2008 ijl
23/06/2008 L Plates
02/07/2008 uxello
10/07/2008 dylan
14/07/2008 ejkaull
15/07/2008 RichMedia

* 17/07/2008 Euge

25/07/2008 richandzhaoyan
28/07/2008 alpage2
03/08/2008 Vger
05/08/2008 Daryl Grant
16/08/2008 dejay
17/08/2008 fluxman
25/08/2008 knapper
10/09/2008 artemus
16/09/2008 L-plate
13/10/2008 cardin.smith

21/04/2008 18.650
22/04/2008 18.660
23/04/2008 18.665
24/04/2008 18.715
29/04/2008 18.817
03/05/2008 18.990
07/05/2008 19.071
10/05/2008 19.175
19/05/2008 19.180
22/05/2008 19.226
26/05/2008 19.279
04/06/2008 19.314
05/06/2008 19.507
13/06/2008 19.526
18/06/2008 19.578
29/06/2008 19.718
30/06/2008 19.747
06/07/2008 19.800
08/07/2008 19.803
10/07/2008 19.832
13/07/2008 19.906
16/07/2008 19.935
17/07/2008 19.964
18/07/2008 19.987
19/07/2008 *20.000*

Good luck everyone

Simon

percepts · 21st April 2008, 04:25 PM

things a bit light at your end Simon?

Simon · 21st April 2008, 04:45 PM

Nah, just needed a short break from work, I was going insane, and I wanted to know how long it was going to be until my new TomTom arrives!
I am going to win this time, I'm sure of it, something good has got to happen soon.....

percepts · 21st April 2008, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon

Nah, just needed a short break from work, I was going insane, and I wanted to know how long it was going to be until my new TomTom arrives!
I am going to win this time, I'm sure of it, something good has got to happen soon.....

Bad news I'm afraid. You're in the queue behind me. Infact a long way behind me

Simon · 23rd April 2008, 05:23 PM

There is only a couple of weeks between our guesses... who knows what will happen.

Anyone involved in the last comp will remember that a reseller moved to UH with a large number of sites and the site count suddenly hit the target.

MrBen · 23rd April 2008, 05:39 PM

If it's getting close to your date then I'm sure I could be persuaded to set up some sites under my reseller account... for a suitable reward

Ben

Simon · 23rd April 2008, 06:11 PM

We've got space for a couple of hundred on our server, but I don't think the cost of the domain names would out weight the value of the TomTom!

I think its maybe time to promote my hosting business and get some of this space sold!

MrBen · 23rd April 2008, 06:40 PM

Ah, but you don't need domain names to create sites

"some-random.tld" is perfectly valid and would work or setting subdomains up as a seperate site

It's just a bit time consuming creating the sites. Not that I'm encouraging anyone to cheat

Ben

Simon · 23rd April 2008, 07:20 PM

The wonders of root access to the server mean that I "could" create random accounts using words from a dictionary file to generate stupid accounts. Don't think its really worth it though

UH-Matt · 23rd April 2008, 07:55 PM

/ME adds anti-cheat software to Simons server.

Simon · 23rd April 2008, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UH-Matt

/ME adds anti-cheat software to Simons server.

Don't worry, I don' have time at the moment to do it anyway, to busy with other jobs.

Markup · 2nd May 2008, 08:50 PM

Not sure how long it will take you guys to hit that 20,000. I am absolutely certain though, that it will only be a stepping stone to much more than that once word of your level of service hits a wider audience.

Just joined you and typically, I needed support at 9.21 last night so sent an email. Being used to a certain level of service I then logged off, expecting a response at anytime within the next few days.

When I checked the mail this am I see that I had a response (both by the creation of a ticket and by email) at 9.46 last night with a resolution to my problem - 25 mins, that's faultless!!!

20.000 - sooner rather than later I'd say...

Simon · 3rd May 2008, 12:38 PM

34 out of the 37 who entered this competition still have a chance of winning the TomTom!

Alex. · 4th May 2008, 12:14 AM

What happens if none chooses the exact date?
Is it the closest guess that wins the prize?

Simon · 4th May 2008, 11:19 AM

Yes, based on the previous competitions it is the closest to the date that will win

Simon · 7th May 2008, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markup

Not sure how long it will take you guys to hit that 20,000.

Not sure when 20 will be, but they've just hit 19,000

Markup · 7th May 2008, 06:06 PM

350 new acquisitions in 16 (or so) days - good business that!

Well done guys.

Simon · 22nd May 2008, 01:49 PM

3 days and 774 sites to go....

Go on Matt, you can do it!

percepts · 22nd May 2008, 04:29 PM

I noticed there seems to have been a slow down in new domains. I rekon the boys have been out sunning themselves instead of making sales.
Unless there is a sudden quite big surge in domains, then I'm out of it too and my guess was 12 June.

PHP5 only?

UH-Tony · 22nd May 2008, 04:35 PM

Keep in mind that nearly, if not all sign-ups come from word of mouth (says the guy having nothing to do with sales of course) so you can all influence the competition results directly