HfP had 1 million page views in January …. which is a bit spooky, actually

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• Tilly71 says:

  1 Feb1 February 09:32

  Well done, I take a look at this site atleast three times a day and am always surprised you manage to keep to your three new articles a day. So much easier to read than FT.

• Mike says:

  1 Feb1 February 09:38

  Don’t be heaping too much praise on him, he’ll sell up in about 3-5 years for £87 million just like Martin Lewis from moneysavingexpert. On a more serious note Rob, very well done, you’re definitely onto a winner. You never know, maybe a big windfall in a few years time.

  • Rob says:

    1 Feb1 February 10:58

    I was actually asked on Friday over lunch what I thought it was worth, by someone who would have an oblique interest in buying it. But they won’t.

    The honest answer is that, if I sold, I am back to where I was in 2011 – no job (but able to pay the bills ok) and nothing to do all day. Been there, done that, novelty wears off after a bit I promise you!

    There are various lessons from MSE. One is that you can build a valuable business in the ‘saving money / making money’ space without dumbing down. There is actually no money in dumbing down because you reach an audience which no-one values. That is why Shopper Points is pitched a little below HFP, but only a little.

    • whiskerxx says:

      1 Feb1 February 16:39

      Novelty hasn’t worn off for me yet! 🙂

    • Tom C says:

      1 Feb1 February 19:07

      But the difference this time is that you could afford to buy your own private jet. And take me on it. That’s worth considering.

      • Rob says:

        1 Feb1 February 20:36

        I am planning a CoJetage trip in the near future if I can find an interesting route and an interesting deal! Thought that would make a good story.

        I think an outing to London Southend Airport would make a good story though. Guess which is more likely to happen in the next 6 months.

• Alexey says:

  1 Feb1 February 09:51

  Congratulations and thanks for posting very useful news and recommendations. There are many travel blogs out there , even some specializing in the same type of posts , but majority just post something for the sake of posting , or increasing audience , or just promoting their agenda , here is however almost 100% of posts are genuine and useful. Please keep this this way even when you’ll become bigger ))

• Ed says:

  1 Feb1 February 09:53

  HfP is probably my most viewed website, first thing I read the articles and then catch up on the comments throughout the day. Great site and a great reader community.

• Edward Offenbach says:

  1 Feb1 February 10:07

  Well done Rob!!! Fantastic achievement and thank you for all your help and advice.

• Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:

  1 Feb1 February 10:13

  Congratulations from a long-time reader (and, indeed, one of the 0.5%!). I’m always surprised by how many people mention HfP to me on the couple occasions I’ve been name-checked in an article.

• idrive says:

  1 Feb1 February 10:17

  Good Good Good!! Well done and congrats!
  I actually check this on 4 devices, but may be one of the few! I believe 2 is a reasonable number for an average reader.
  Good Luck and welcome Anika!

• Roberto says:

  1 Feb1 February 11:10

  Well done Rob, as a fellow (ex) professional writer I know its difficult to put pen to paper sometimes and whilst 21 unique articles per week sounds easy peasy in reality there are times where its far from that.. I had to write 37 articles about Tuscany in 7 days once and the last 8 or 9 were a tad arduous to say the least.

  Keep up the good work and I will keep an eye out for you in Alexa’s top 1000.

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