A little update from the data wonks here at Marlbank.

The great news we are excited to share with you is that more people than ever are reading marlbank.

The site has only been around for two years but is really growing – and fast.

Traffic is more than 60 per cent up on this time last year in terms of user numbers – an all-time high. By the same metric the figure is a whopping 41 per cent up on last month.

Time for the big but, though. Marlbank doesn’t have anything other than a small amount of ad revenue so far trickling in even if there is a much bigger amount of goodwill sloshing about to keep the caffeine flowing, virtual ink in the virtual inkpots, and the all-too-real neighbourhood banshee from wailing. Sadly goodwill isn't going to be quite enough to keep the show on the road.

If you like what we're doing and would like to see the site continue, run a label or happen to be a live promoter ask for the ratecard and book a space.

Thanks again for reading on a regular basis. We would not be here without you.

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