Daily Voice Progress Report II

On the one-month anniversary of our launch, we thought you might like an update on the progress of the Daily Voice.

Thanks to you, we're thriving.

Our readership continues to grow each day (on our peak day, we had 1,556 unique visitors and 2,524 page views), we are adding features almost daily (in total, we plan to roll out 38 features, in addition to breaking news), our mighty three-person operation has delivered a number of nice scoops, we've developed a low-cost ad program that we will roll out next week (we've already signed up seven advertisers), and we've done all this without harming a single tree.

We still could use your help in several areas. Here's how.

1. We could use some citizen journalists interested in helping us report on our community.
2. We need interns who want to work hard, learn a lot, and produce good journalism in a fun atmosphere.
3. We will unveil our community calendar next week, so if you have an event, please hit the link at the top of this page and submit the information. (One caveat. The Daily Pilot's calendar features events throughout California -- this weekend, the featured event is the Mammoth Lakes Music Festival. The Daily Voice will promote only events that take place in Newport Beach or Costa Mesa.)
4. We are always thankful for any story tip you could provide.
5. We would love it if you could make this your home page and spread the word about the Daily Voice.

Have a great weekend.

Tom Johnson and Bill Lobdell

Comments

[The Pot Stirrer]

Happy Month-a-versary, guys! It's fun watching you evolve. I look forward to more, more, more... I understand your little jab at the Pilot, but I think your readers may wish to know about surfing events in Huntington Beach, sports and cultural events at UCI (even though they occur over the border in Agranville) or the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach, for example. Keep up the great work.