CoinTalk Hitting all of the Targets

Hitting all the Targets

When I founded CoinTalk.org in the fall of 2002, I simply wanted to provide an alternative to the USENET newsgroup that I had been participating in, as an escape to the burgeoning load of spam and trolling that are ubiquitous in an unmoderated newsgroup.  I’m amazed at how far it has come.

In fact, until recently I didn’t really have any plans for it at all.  In fact, in 2004, I even thought of just closing it down because it was becoming more of a pain than anything, and wasn’t catching on fast enough.  Thank God I kept at it.

The community is over 15,000 strong now, and more importantly it’s 15,000 of the right kind of members as well.  We’ve written over 440,000 posts.  Uploaded countless images of coins, both common and rare.  It’s become what most would consider an invaluable resource to numismatists and coin collectors.

My main goals going forward are to increase membership and traffic to the site.  Enabling members to more easily spread the word is the primary tactic.  Also, creating a wider array of resources and tools to allow collectors and numismatists to explore and learn about the hobby is at the top of the goal list.

I’m more optimistic about Coin Talk now than ever, and looking forward to where 2009 will take the community.