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Traffic Up From 32% – 47%

January 23, 2012 / The_Teach / No comments

As a website owner I am constantly measuring the traffic that the sites I own receive. One of those is of course Cuesport TV.

There are a number of in depth analyses that can be done but my basic key performance indicators are Unique Visitors, Number of Visits and then Page Views over a given time period.

Normally I look at 8 KPI’s for Cuesport TV on a weekly basis, but since the release of the embed players last week I wanted to just have a quick look at the traffic levels from this weekend compared to last.

Comparing these two weekends on the three areas mentioned above the traffic levels rose 32% for the number of Page Views; 41% for the number of Visits and 47% for the number of Unique Users.

OK, so this has only been compared across one weekend but it does show that the Embed players will have an impact long term.

For those that may be interested we use Webtrends for the data analysis on Cuesport TV and we use Google Analytics for all of our other sites including this blog. Some of the data that can be farmed is astonishing and I will be looking at some of the more interesting things that come out of this in a later blog post.

If you own a website and would like to have a customised video player (like the one in the right side bar of this blog) built for your site then please contact us on enquiries@cuesport.tv you can tell us the size requirements of the player and can also help in selecting the kind of content you want to show.

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Finally the Embeds are Working

January 19, 2012 / The_Teach / No comments

Firstly, you will notice a completely updated version of the Cuesport TV Blog, it would be great to hear your opinions in the comments below.

On the right hand side of the blog you will see a small video player, this is an embedded video player running a Cuesport TV playlist. On this particular player it is running the featured videos from the front page of Cuesport TV but it can be used to run any selected list of videos from our archive.

Now we have it working (and it’s taken a while) we are offering custom made video players to other websites that may want one. You can have a custom size and also take some part in which videos you would like to have in the playlist.

The playlist is updated and maintained by ourselves and will contain ads, however, if you want a specific video to play on your website then we can adjust the list to suit you.

If you would like a custom Cuesport TV Video player for your website then please contact us on enquiries@cuesport.tv

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Quality

January 9, 2012 / The_Teach / No comments

Getting hold of quality live events is becoming tougher these days, so if you have a tournament, money match or exhibition that could do with some live coverage then please let us know!

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Good Old Days

January 7, 2012 / The_Teach / No comments

Since we moved to the new website back in May last year the focus has been mainly on making available brand new content that hasn’t been seen before. We have made a concerted effort to try and get coverage from live events edited and available much more quickly on demand than in the past (sometimes this is not always possible).

In complete comparison to this there is a whole host of content dating back from 2008/2009 that was at one-time available on the old website. We get requests quite often from players that have participated in these events asking when the footage will be made available again. The biggest constraint is upload time, a 1gig file takes about 4 hours to upload on the connection we have and you cannot do multiple files at once.

What we have decided to do though is to still focus our intention on the main website. As best we can we will be releasing at least 5-10 new videos per week at Cuesport TV. To supplement this we will be making better use of our YouTube presence and will start uploading some of this older content to the world’s second largest search engine. We are not setting a timeline for this but you can be assured that you will start to see more activity from us on YouTube over the coming weeks and months.

If you haven’t done so already then please have a look and subscribe to our YouTube channel here: Youtube.com/Cuesporttv

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Your Product, Book, Club or Service

January 3, 2012 / The_Teach / No comments

Many people that read this blog and access Cuesport TV are players of the games that we all love, however, there are also may of you out there that own a business, have written a book or provide a service (whether this be billiards related or not).

I would like to extend an open hand to you and offer you the chance to promote yourself on Cuesport TV and the related websites that we operate.

January Sale!

Our standard rate for 12 months of banner advertising is a very low £650.00 (+ VAT if applicable), however as everyone else is in the January sales mood I thought we could be as well.

If you sign-up to a 12-month banner advertising campaign in January 2012 you can get it at the introductory price of only £500.00 (+ VAT) a saving of 23%.

Benefits of Advertising with Us:

  • Low Cost
  • High Impact, industry standard large banner sizes (728×90 and 300×250)
  • 350,000 banner views per month
  • 18000-26000 Viewers per month across all sites
  • Change Your banner creative as often as you like, simply send us new files and within 4-6 hours your new adverts will appear at no extra cost. Ideal if you want to run a promotion.
  • Additional promotion via online press release and our Twitter and Facebook channels
  • 79% Male Audience
  • Predominantly in the 18-35 age range
  • Viewers interested in sports, mobiles, TV, film, clothing, alcohol and gambling
We also have a permanent banner placement that appears on the right side of the main Cuesport TV website, this does not rotate and is priced at £3000.00 per year – book now and get this prime web real estate for just £2000.00 for the whole of 2012. We can also do shorter one-month campaigns on this space from £300.00 per month.
Book Your Campaign Now!
If you want to book your campaign now then contact us on enquiries@cuesport.tv or call me (Pete Williams) on 07748 604771.
Likewise if you want further information then please use the same contact methods above, Cuesport TV wants to work with you in 2012.
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Welcoming in 2012

January 1, 2012 / The_Teach / No comments

First up I hope that everyone enjoyed their New Years celebrations, whether it was spent with family, friends, loved one’s or strangers I sincerely hope that you welcomed in the New Year in a positive way and that the handover is not too big!

2011 was a good year for Cuesport TV in many ways but by the same token there were a number of things that I felt needed improvement or a complete overhaul. I am going to try and look at the best and worst of what we achieved in the year in this post.

One of the biggest positives was the move to our new home, the new Cuesport TV ended up being delayed but I am happy with the look that the developers have managed to build. One of the other positives from a financial aspect was also the building of the live event pay-per-view system. I like the fact that is it easy to use but there are still some improvements that can and will be made.

I have also been pleased with the level of service we have managed to provide on the majority of our live events, those that have had problems have had it resolved or had a refund. At the same time the quality of the production has also been good with multi-camera shoots, live scoring and commentary at all events across the year.

Away from the actual video side of things I am also pleased with the Facebook page that we have for Cuesport TV now with over 2500 ‘members’ that comment and post quite regularly, this is something that I want to really develop in 2012 as it is a great way of getting awareness for our content. (Have to put a small note in for Twitter here as well, the other social network that I use frequently has also provided us with some very good interaction and love it or hate it it is here to stay.)

What can be improved?

Rather than go in depth I am simply going to write a list below, if you can think of anything else that we can do to improve then please post it in the comments:

- Greater Production quality of the live events

- Number and frequency of the live events

- More UK 8 Ball content as this drives us the most traffic

- Making videos available from the live events much quicker (we are sitting on some content from as far back as 2008)

- Search functionality on the website

- More users accessing live events (one of the ways that we can continue)

- More users accessing video on demand content more frequently, especially in the UK (The video adverts help to fund the business so the more that are viewed the better it is long-term.)

- New ways of monetising the video channel, with much more relevant advertising/sponsorship

- Creation/Promotion of our own series of events giving us full control

- Access to third party content

- Greater preparation for live events

This is just a short selection and if you have any burning ideas then please let us know.

Here is to a fantastic 2012 thanks for being with us in 2011!

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Merry Christmas

December 22, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

Now, I realise it is a little early but we suffer from premature congratulation here at Cuesport TV!

In all seriousness though, I would like to wish all of our viewers and PPV customers a huge thank you and a massive Merry Christmas for the support you have shown us throughout 2011.

Roll on 2012 is all I can say!

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New Video Releases December 14th

December 14, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

It’s getting close to Christmas now and with that comes a very busy period in most people’s personal lives. Here at Cuesport TV we are no different but we will be trying our hardest to bombard you with new videos right up until the big day.

This week we have released the following new videos:

8 For Vegas – Episode 6 – Dating Sucks!

Money Match TV 14 – Callaghan v Gibney

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 1 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 2 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 3 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 4 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 5 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 6 of 7

Lou Callaghan v Mike Gibney – 7 of 7

Money Match TV 14 – Lawrenson v Osborne

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 1 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 2 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 3 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 4 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 5 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 6 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 7 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 8 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 9 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 10 of 11

Mat Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – 11 of 11 – Embedded below

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Booking in Dates for 2012

December 7, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

As there are no live events booked in for December it is a good time to start trying to fill in the calendar for 2012.

One of the big changes is that we will no longer be covering the Money Match TV series, quite simply it has been a drain on resources and our coverage cannot be continued without the aid of a sponsor, something that is difficult to find.

2012 is going to see us cover more 8-ball as it does seem to appeal better to our audience, our most watched videos have all come from the 8-ball categories on the website. They are also the most widely watched live events so we need to stick to what appeals to our audience.

This is not to say that we won’t try and mix up the content a bit. We still plan on covering elements of the GB 9 Ball Tour and some one-off events but the majority of our focus will be on 8-ball and our video on demand service.

There is already a potential event for January which looks reasonably exciting, once confirmed I will post the details.

February looks quite busy with the return of the Jersey Festival (to be confirmed) and the UPC-BUCS 8-ball event from Yarmouth. The UPC event is one of my personal favourites in the year and had been on the calendar for over 6 months so it is with regret that we will not be able to cover the first GB 9 Ball Tour event of 2012 – unless we can find a secondary team.

March is looking likely that we will cover the English Blackball Championships for the first time and this will be followed up by coverage of the EBA Masters in Bridlington.

If you know of an event that could do with some coverage and may be worth a Cuesport TV visit please do let us know.

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Meet ‘Share’

November 17, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

Since we moved to the flash video player back in the summer the ‘share’ functionality that was integral to what we wanted to achieve with Cuesport TV has been unavailable.

The developers finally scheduled in the time last week and sorted the problem out so today the Cuesport TV ‘Share’ function is officially released.

It is nothing new or groundbreaking in terms of the Internet as a whole but is pretty awesome for both us and you our fans and viewers.

You can click the share button to share a video directly to your Twitter feed or Facebook updates.

Once the ‘share’ screen pops up over your video it is paused and you have a further option (top right icon) to get the embed code.

You can then put any Cuesport TV video into your own website without having to host the video.

There is an example of the embed in action below:

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