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Thanks, Angel! I really appreciate all your support!

Really helpful stuff, thanks Jo!

I have just started officially educating my oldest and this is always the first question I get asked. Personally, I take the time to make sure she is exposed to other people though this is not hard as I am quite a people person myself so they all come with me wherever I go so not really a problem.

In terms of children being weird because of home education! I think before making such a judgement, consider if the parents are weird. Weird parents produce weird children whether they go to school or not! And who defines weird anyway?

This was really great to read. I cannot comment too much on the other site as I only just started there when I discovered here and decided this was better. But the accident!!! That really reached me. I am so sorry to hear of it. Now that I have children, having an accident is one of my worst nightmares, what on earth would they do without me? Also, as a child I was part of a major car accident that left my dad a paraplegic so I am pleased that you are recovering, I know the damage a car accident can do.
I love the wizz, Thanks for sharing, it really reached my heart!

Hey @Mum - great to have you come by. I know you are busy: 50+ articles in 2 months, and nearly at the magic 100 author score, way to go girl!
I like numbers. They tell a story. They speak to me.
I see trends in green........red fortune too.
I see 'em bloom ........ for me and for you
And I think to myself........what a wonderful world.
Sorry sidetracked there.
Site comparisons are a great way to delve into the depths of what is happening; where we stand; and what we can strive towards. Having these data at our fingertips can hone our minds to the task ahead. If we know where we are headed we can plan to get there. Putting together short-, medium-, and long-term plans in place, gets us to our destination, whilst allowing us to stop off and enjoy the scenery along the way. And know where we need to stop to fill up with petrol (sorry gas).
Forewarned is forearmed.
Glad to do the leg-work, glad to let everyone know.
You keep on doing what you have been doing - it will assist us all, as well as yourself and your family - I know that is what you are doing it for. Be blessed.

Great Article. It is nice to get an idea of how all the numbers stack up. You did great work comparing the sites. Thanks

You are welcome. Thank you for giving me feedback. It does help a lot.

It is lovely to meet you too on here too, Angel!

So sorry to read about all of the stress you went through on the other site. It sounded like a nightmare. You are worth more than that! If something is so negative then it isn't worth your time. Here's to better writing times on Wizzley :)

Come on guys there must be more you can think of.

@Sheila - as a Brit, I cannot possibly comment on the first one, but I can relate to and concur with the other two.
Thanks for the input.

@Brenda - don't, please don't narrow your target market. Just be aware of the information above and, perhaps, modify your writing slightly. I am not advocating any changes in what is written. I am only presenting the data, as it stands at this particular time. I apologise if what I have presented has misinformed you. As I noted for Sheila - demographics change - and that only occurs with a diversity of offerings (your articles).
Just be aware, akin to watching the passers-by when looking out of your shop window, what the shoppers may be looking for, in our current location. When our shop chain is opened in other locations, (new authors arriving) they may be locations on a secondary, or primary, location. The advantage of this happening is that a different demographic is generated, and more footfall arrives. If the bounce rate stays low, it can be inferred that everybody here will benefit by association.
Demographics change - your articles may be the cause of that change. Wizzley needs to be assisted in accessing both the secondary and primary markets, whilst keeping a firm foothold in the market for which it already satisfies a need. We, as writers, satisfy needs. We just need to satisfy more of them, whilst not alienating those that have been loyal to our brand.
All power to your elbow - keep writing - and thanks for your comment - it is the only way I can gauge whether I am getting my points across successfully, and to address any misconceptions and oversights.

Good points about affiliate networks and Clickbank, Digby. I have made some changes. I disagree with you about cookies. Most internet users don't wipe them regularly. There is a definite income difference between a program with a 1 day and a 30 day cookie.

@Sheila - it is one thing knowing which audience is available to you, but this should not override who you target as your audience: demographics change. The audience you are likely to receive at the moment, from casual footfall on Wizzley (i.e. that attracted to the site by Wizzley and it's current authors), is as above. As the author demographic matures, it will likely change - the equivalent of moving a shop from a tertiary location, to a secondary, and then a primary location. A different demographic is encountered in these circumstances. From footfall looking for specialist products (tertiary); to those looking for semi-mainstream products (Secondary); to those who window shop (and buy) products from the national and multi-national shop chains (primary). Wizzley is currently on the back streets (tertiary) and is of interest to that demographic. We all would like it to move up to a secondary and then primary 'location'. This will come, with time, and the demographics will change accordingly. To effect that change we should write to each of our target audience, but be aware of our location at the same time.
What I am saying is that you should be aware of where we are located; not expect too much if you are marketing for the primary market; be ensured that having a foothold in that primary market will pay dividends, as Wizzley matures; and that, if you rely on footfall generated by others on the site, you are likely best writing at Wizzley, as the 'shoppers' peruse more other 'shops' along our street, than at Hubpages or Squidoo.
Data is one thing: how to interpret it, quite another.
Statistics eh! Who needs them?
Sheila, thanks for passing by and taking your time to comment.

Katie.......and so on ..... included a SHOUTOUT on the forum. I thank you for liking my article so much that you felt it useful to others, and made them aware of it. As you can see from the comments, some have already arrived and gleaned some use out of it.
As you, I love researching and passing on my findings. I am also so pleased that you trust what I write. That is a great burden (a good one) to live up to. I shall endeavor to live up to that.
It is likely that most people at Wizzley are writing for the 'right' market, as they are the people that caused the demographic.
Be well (you know what I mean) - read lakeerieartists article (noted in the text above) - and thanks again.

I have never read Ender's Game and American Gods. I put American Gods on my to read list now. It looks interesting!