Hey, magnatique.
I think we all know that hits are worth shit, when out of context. That's why we are trying to look at similar sites - free sites. TGP galleries are not part of the 'free sites' that everyone here is talking about. People getting to TGP galleries are people who know they'll get a very dirty pics, and then they'll move on (and I really fail to understand how anyone can make a dime off of that stuff, especially considering bandwidth costs...)
But, are you trying to say 200k to someone's TGP are useful hits? Perhaps you are talking about the TGP and not the TGP gallery that someone submits - so I guess I didn't follow you. Yeah, for ther TGP itself, 200k is great. What would suck is the people bookmarking is crap traffic. People who are in the know don't convert.
I don't know what MrBrian does, but if you are saying his traffic is 10x worse than TGP traffic, then he must be living in a dump. What does he do? I also fail to see how such crappy traffic will do anything for you - even if you wish to display a new sponsor. I guess that would be the way, if anything, to convert them. Keep showing new shit, because you know they've already seen the old shit 100,000x before they reach you.
Re: SE, I remember someone removing their link from a search engine claiming the traffic was crappy - I almost died when I heard that.

SE traffic must be some of the best.
I do completely agree with you that it's not the $ / hit, but it's the growth - since even if your $ / hit is small, but it continually grows, then you're laughing all the way to the bank (has anyone actually done that? laughed all the way to the bank?). I guess that's what I am trying to do with my free sites - I want to get traffic and have it maintained by itself, so that each new trade I make grows my traffic - no simply maintains it. It would suck to get 6 million visits knowing as soon as you slack off, they all disappear...
Sorry if I misunderstood any of your comments, again, it's raelly late.
oh, and i'm testing my new sig (didn't work 1st time, dammit, let's try again):
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[This message has been edited by Juge (edited 03-22-2001).]