CLIQIST
PERFORMANCE
2015
2015 MONTHLY VISITORS
83,624
50,591
42,439
46,524
45,007
47,223
39,948
37,260
Jan
44,757
44,119
34,689
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
36,174
Dec
YEAR OVER YEAR
552,355
240,735
7,349
2013
2014
2015
TRAFFIC DETAIL
Where's The Traffic Coming From?
Search Engines
224,961
N4G.com
40,211
Twitter
14,077
Facebook
12,957
Reddit
12,337
Where's The Traffic Going?
Kickstarter
23,725
Superhealthclub
3,931
Steam
3,017
Mangagamer
2,230
Bigfingers.Selz
1,298
Outbound Kickstarter Detail
Metal Gear Solid Remake
2,588
Half Life 3
499
Dune MMO
364
Sunset
326
Edge of Eternity
291
MOST POPULAR STORIES
Top 20 Articles For 2014
Traffic
The Deer God Game Guide
52,224
Never Alone Game Guide
42,732
Secrets, Rumors, and Easter Eggs of Five Nights at Freddy’s
36,966
More Games Like Coming Out On Top
13,292
Getting Started with The Deer God
12,275
Tormentum: Dark Sorrow Game Guide
11,751
The Ultimate Five Nights at Freddy’s Guide
10,104
What Not to do in Massive Chalice. A Strategy Primer.
9,364
Metal Gear Solid 1 PS4 Remake Hits Kickstarter
8,890
Tale of Tales Returning to Kickstarter After Sunset Disappointment
8,315
A Guide to Shovel Knight’s Feats
8,151
Sunless Sea Beginner’s Game Guide
5,420
Is Dark Skyes The Latest Kickstarter Scam? Updated 3/30
3,996
Is Last Year a Kickstarter Scam, or Worse?
3,643
Star Citizen 101 – Lesson 3 – Choosing Your First Ship
3,399
Bloodborne Fan Theories And Endings Explained
3,389
Dream of Going to E3? Don’t.
3,172
$114k Horror Survival Kickstarter Last Year Continues to Raise Red Flags
2,629
What Happened to Indie Statik and its Kickstarter?
2,432
Get Ready to Fight For Survival in On My Own
2,375
Total Traffic From Top 20 Articles
244,519
Total Traffic For 2015
552,355
ARTICLES & FINANCIALS
Articles Published
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Articles Published in 2015
Articles Published in 2014
2015 Income :
• Patreon - $234
• Google - $135
Payments To Writers
96
January
$230.00
116
February
$275.00
105
March
$743.03
102
April
$376.82
109
May
$670.00
115
June
$539.00
154
July
$601.00
116
August
$345.00
111
September
$290.50
138
October
$347.00
96
November
$263.00
85
December
$133.25
1343
1318
Total Paid in 2015
Total Paid in 2014
* Total does not include hosting and license fees.
$4,813.60
$3,551.14
COST ANALYSIS
Average Cost Per Article
 2014 - $2.69
 2015 - $3.58
Average Cost Per 100 Visits
 2014 - $1.48
 2015 - $0.87
CHANGES IN 2016
Emphasize Mission : The Resource for Backers
• No More Reviews
• Not relevant to the crowdfunding experience
• Reviews are found everywhere
• Low traffic
• Post-campaign/dev coverage to focus on analysis
• Game of the Month Transitions to Crowdfunded Game of Note
• Game of Note open to unlimited coverage
• Emphasize exclusivity
• No more being forced to come up with a GOTM
• Fewer Color Pieces and Guides
• Will require pre-approval
• Guides not relevant to the crowdfunding experience
• Unlimited allowance for Game of Note
• More Interviews and Analysis
• Both support mission
• Modified pay structure for interview as well as analysis articles
• Publish Kickstarter Data File
• Free to all
• Updated regularly
• Backer Impacting Considerations
• More Kickstarter MIA articles
• Regular check-ins on high dollar projects
• Improve backer education