{"id":5584,"date":"2013-02-09T11:54:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T15:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=5584"},"modified":"2013-02-10T21:16:36","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T01:16:36","slug":"the-swling-post-is-upgrading-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/the-swling-post-is-upgrading-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"The SWLing Post is upgrading servers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Source: Google Analytics)<\/p><\/div>\n

Dear Readers,<\/p>\n

If you notice a little downtime over the next few days, it is because
\nwe are in the process of moving the SWLing Post (and all<\/em> of
\nSWLing.com) to a new, upgraded server.<\/p>\n

Over the years, readership has grown at an incredible rate, and I am
\nmost grateful. Your encouraging comments and personal stories fuel
\nthis blog in innumerable ways.<\/p>\n

The upgrade is mainly in response to the increased traffic here on the
\nsite, as well as to implement security measures that should help with
\nrecent attacks from abusers in China who actually attempted to bring
\nour site down. (No kidding!)<\/p>\n

This morning, I glanced at my Google Analytics statistics. In the past
\nthirty days–which has only been “average”–SWLing.com has had over
\n78,000 pageviews and over 15,000 unique visitors. Wow! These numbers
\ndo not include the 200+ readers who view the SWLing Post via
\nFeedburner and other RSS readers. As many of you know, we also have an
\nactive Kindle subscription base, whose numbers increase monthly.<\/p>\n

So I’d simply like to say, Thank you! And thanks for your
\npatience. <\/strong>I would have never guessed back in 2008 when I
\nbegan this hobby site, that it would have such an interactive
\nreadership. Going forward, I would like the site to become even more
\ninteractive–so I welcome even more of your stories, your photos, your
\nrecordings, and your thoughts on radio and international broadcasting.<\/p>\n

Our new server is faster, provides more bandwidth, and even better
\noverall support. Though page loads have always been fairly quick,
\nthey’ll be even quicker now. Our upgraded bandwidth gives us even more
\nroom to grow–a necessity, based on the current upward trend.<\/p>\n

In the near future, we will begin to invite sponsorship from selected
\nradio retailers and businesses. Ads from sponsors relevant<\/em> to
\nthe hobby will be chosen and appropriately placed. We promise,
\nhowever, that our site will never<\/em> be cluttered with
\nirrelevant, obtrusive ads–no pop-ups, nothing gimmicky–just
\nindustry-related and hobby-related business and services. Our goal is
\nto simply make enough to support The SWLing Post over the long-haul,
\nand to showcase businesses that invest in and support the wonderful
\nhobby of shortwave radio. We also welcome direct donations from
\nreaders, who can support us in any amount here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Again, thank you all for your incredible support<\/em>–and, especially,
\nyour considerate comments and emails. The radio listening hobby can
\nfeel rather solitary at times, but you have built community around
\nthis site, and it’s particularly inspiring to realize that this club
\nof listeners is growing.<\/p>\n

Thank you,<\/p>\n

Thomas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear Readers, If you notice a little downtime over the next few days, it is because we are in the process of moving the SWLing Post (and all of SWLing.com) to a new, upgraded server. Over the years, readership has grown at an incredible rate, and I am most grateful. 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