Thanks to Everyone for All the Support

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Jul 4, 2023

Analysis

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TL;DR

Knapp Arcade reports 203% traffic growth and explores podcast expansion plans.

Summary

Knapp Arcade founder shares growth metrics and future plans, reporting 203% year-over-year website traffic increase to 321,600 visits and nearly 11,000 Facebook followers. Author recently appeared as guest on Don's Pinball Podcast and is considering launching their own podcast with guest-heavy format. Knapp Arcade will remain free-to-access with potential tip jar model, and founder expresses gratitude to the community.

Key Claims

Website visits increased 203% year-over-year to 321,600
high confidence · Knapp Arcade founder stating traffic metrics from their own analytics
Past 30 days saw 40,592 site sessions with 52,185 post views
high confidence · Knapp Arcade founder providing recent traffic snapshot
Knapp Arcade Facebook page has 10,926 followers
high confidence · Knapp Arcade founder reporting current social media metrics
Knapp Arcade Instagram account has 7,132 followers
high confidence · Knapp Arcade founder reporting current Instagram metrics
First podcast appearance in years was on Don's Pinball Podcast
high confidence · Knapp Arcade founder explicitly stating recent podcast guest appearance
Considering starting Knapp Arcade's own podcast
high confidence · Founder states 'strongly considering starting my own Podcast'
Knapp Arcade previously ran St. Jude's Children's Hospital fundraiser
high confidence · Founder references 'fundraiser like we did for St. Jude's Children's Hospital'

Notable Quotes

“Over the past year, website visits are up 203% to 321,600.”
Knapp Arcade founder — Key growth metric demonstrating platform expansion
“I would like it to be guest-heavy. It's always really fun to talk with others about pinball and arcade stuff. That's what this is all about.”
Knapp Arcade founder — Reveals content strategy philosophy emphasizing community conversation
“I'm in a fortunate position that I would rather use this platform to do another fundraiser like we did for St. Jude's Children's Hospital than put the website completely behind a paywall.”
Knapp Arcade founder — Demonstrates commitment to community-first approach and charity engagement
“This hobby in general and Knapp Arcade in particular have been there for me over the past several years as a healthy way to have fun with the friends that I'm making every day in the hobby and take my mind off of things.”
Knapp Arcade founder — Personal testimony of pinball community's mental health and social benefits

Entities

Knapp Arcadeorganization Don's Pinball Podcastmedia DonpersonSt. Jude's Children's Hospitalorganization

Signals

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business_signal: Knapp Arcade reports significant year-over-year traffic growth (203%) and expanding social media reach, indicating growing influence in pinball/arcade media space
high · 321,600 annual website visits, 10,926 Facebook followers, 7,132 Instagram followers
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community_signal: Knapp Arcade founder actively pursuing podcast guest appearances and considering launching own show with guest-heavy format, reflecting commitment to community conversation
high · Recent Don's Pinball Podcast appearance with multiple guest spots in works; explicitly considering own podcast launch
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community_signal: Pinball community providing substantial engagement with Knapp Arcade platform through comments, visits, and social media following
high · 203% traffic growth, active Facebook community at nearly 11k followers, positive engagement mentioned repeatedly

Topics

Media growth and platform metricsprimaryPodcast expansion strategyprimaryCommunity engagement and monetization philosophysecondaryPinball community mental health and social benefitssecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Author expresses genuine gratitude, celebrates growth metrics, and maintains optimistic outlook on community and platform future. Tone is conversational and appreciative throughout.

Transcript

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I just wanted to drop a quick note here to thank everyone who has stopped by and read, commented and hung out to talk about pinball and arcade stuff lately. I've been really enjoying all of the great conversations that we've had and things that we've been able to learn together. Here's a little State of the Union so to speak for the Knapp Arcade website and social media pages: Over the past year, website visits are up 203% to 321,600. Over the past 30 days, website traffic is up 50% to 40,592 site ssssions with 52,185 post views. On the social media side of things, the Knapp Arcade Facebook page is closing in on 11,000 followers at 10,926. I've been really active on Facebook but I've been slacking on Instagram. I haven't made any visits to new arcades lately so I haven't had the pictures for IG like I was sharing. Still the Instagram account is at 7,132 followers. I need to make a concerted effort to get back into the swing of things there. Today my first Podast in years came out. I was a guest on Don's Pinball Podcast. I have a couple more podcast guest appearances in the works. This should enable me to perfect using my new equipment, make sure the volume levels are all good, create some drops and stuff like that. If I can keep the momentum I am indeed strongly considering starting my own Podcast. I'm still trying to zero in on what I would want a Knapp Arcade Podcast to be like, but I think that I would like it to be guest-heavy. It's always really fun to talk with others about pinball and arcade stuff. That's what this is all about. I've also considered doing quick burst podcasts that are basically just recaps of recent news without a lot of fluff. As you can see, I'm still batting around ideas and am always open to feedback and suggestions. I plan on keeping all of the Knapp Arcade pages free for the foreseeable future. I'm in a fortunate position that I would rather use this platform to do another fundraiser like we did for St. Jude's Children's Hospital the past than put the website completely behind a paywall. If I was to do something to raise revenue, I'd probably just open a tip jar or something like that. We'll see. Everyone has a lot of ups and downs in life, from losing family members to health issues and this hobby in general and Knapp Arcade in particular have been there for me over the past several years as a healthy way to have fun with the friends that I'm making every day in the hobby and take my mind off of things. This stuff keeps me out of trouble so to speak lol. So from the bottom of my heart thanks to everyone for hanging out. Have a great 4th of July!