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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mr. Jeon Francis, Founder and President
(216) 281-7451 (Home Office) or jeon@artistschair.com

ARTISTSCHAIR.COM QUARTERLY STATS REPORT
October 1–December 31, 2006

CLEVELAND (January 10, 2006) – Founder and President Jeon Francis is pleased to release the October 1–December 31, 2005 quarterly statistical report relating to the members and the use of the artistschair.com website since the launch of the directory in April 2005.

About Our Members             m = members
Quarter
 
# of Membership
Enrollments
# of Total
Members
# of Visible Profiles in Directory
Members Breakdown by Age Group

 

Apr. 15June 30, 2005

280 280 418

017 yrs. 24m
18
29 yrs. 80m
30
39 yrs. 74m
40
49 yrs. 61m
50
59 yrs. 27m
60+ yrs. 14m

July 1Sept. 30, 2005 107 *387 **540 017 yrs. 29m
18
29 yrs. 120m
30
39 yrs. 94m
40
49 yrs. 87m
50
59 yrs. 37m
60+ yrs. 20m
Oct. 1Dec. 31, 2005 87 *459 **632 017 yrs. 34m
18
29 yrs. 133m
30
39 yrs. 114m
40
49 yrs. 110m
50
59 yrs. 49m
60+ yrs. 19m
Jan. 1Mar. 31, 2006 N/A N/A N/A N/A

*Because of our strict policy of requiring members to post a Primary Photo to each of their talent profiles in order for it to be viewable in the directory, not all 459 members are visible to the public.

**Talent profiles relating to each of the talents and services artistschair.com members offer.

Top Three Ohio Cities Where Members Reside
Cleveland–118m
Lakewood–31m
Cleveland Heights–30m

Cities and States Outside of Ohio Where Members Reside
Brockton, Massachusetts; Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Hollywood, California; Lake Elsinore, California; Laurel, Maryland; Los Angeles, California; Monroe, Michigan; Montgomery, Alabama; New York, New York; Norwood, North Carolina; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; South Burlington, Vermont and Trenton, Michigan

Top Three Union Affiliations Members Identify Themselves With
Non-union–393m
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)–35m
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)–22m (TIE) Actors' Equity Association (AEA)–25m

What Members are Users are Saying About artistschair.com
"I'm really looking forward to the artistschair.com networking event - I've only recently gotten brave enough to seriously look at how I might turn my theatre hobby into a profession, and I've been very interested to discover the wealth of opportunities in the Cleveland area...this event is an important "first step" for me.Amy, local performing artist

"Jeon - First, I just want to thank you for letting me post my apartment on your website. I posted it this morning. Second, I took just a minute to look around the site and am incredibly impressed! It's so easy to use - so incredibly comprehensive - and really nice to look at. You've done an amazing job! I bookmarked it so I can go back and visit it - even when I'm not renting the apartment! Thanks again and WOW! Wendy, visitor to the artistschair.com site

About Artistschair.com Users

Quarter # of Unique
Visitors
# of Visits # of Pages
Accessed
# of Talent
Fields Offered
Talent Category
with Most Profiles Visible
Apr. 15June 30, 2005 Apr. (917)
May (1211)
June (1599)
Apr. (3142)
May (3603)
June (4324)
Apr. (44257)
May (56856)
June (85300)
108 Stage Actors–57
July 1Sept. 30,
2005
July (1248)
Aug. (1162)
Sept. (1411)
July (3032)
Aug. (2715)
Sept. (3336)
July (53484)
Aug. (48704)
Sept. (59114)
108 Stage Actors–89
Oct. 1Dec. 31, 2005 Oct. (1679)
Nov. (1988)
Dec. (1528)
Oct. (4634)
Nov. (4860)
Dec. (3365)
Oct. (63632)
Nov. (60364)
Dec. (48883)
99 Stage Actors–104
Jan. 1Mar. 31, 2006 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Term Definitions from the "About Our Users" Chart
# of Unique Visitors: Refers to client hosts (IP address) who came to visit the site (and who viewed at least one page). This data refers to the number of different physical persons who had reached the site.

# of Visits: Refers to each new visit defined as each new incoming visitor (viewing or browsing a page) who was not connected to the site during the last 60 minutes.

# of Pages Accessed: Refers to the number of times a page of the site is viewed (sum for all visitors for all visits). This piece of data differs from "hits" in that it counts only HTML pages as opposed to images and other files.

# of Talent Fields Offered: Refers to the number of talent field sub categories featured in the artistschair.com directory.

Talent Category with Most Profiles Visible: Refers to the talent field in the directory with the most member profiles visible for public viewing.

Highlights of this Quarter

Members and users saw the introduction of two new features to the artistschair.com website, the Resources section and the Bulletin Board Classifieds.

The Resources section highlights and offers a descriptive listing of arts-related organizations throughout Northeast Ohio. This section is divided into eight field-related sub pages which include Advocacy, Dance, Film, Music, Online Directories, Talent Agencies, Theatre and the Visual Arts.

The Bulletin Board Classifieds allows both artistschair.com members and users to post and view notices at no charge in a variety of arts- and non-arts related fields including: Auditions and Casting Opportunities; Workshops, Classes and Forums; Employment & Volunteer Opportunities; Discounts, Deals, For Sale & Free Stuff; Events, Parties & Happenings; Venue Spaces & Locations; Housing, Roommate & Travel Buddy Notices; Scam and Fraud Alerts; and The Unique, Unusual & Everything Else.

Artistschair.com hosted its first networking event on November 9 at 1300 Gallery, entitled Creative Connections. The event allowed artistschair.com members, users and the general public to gather, network, reconnect and meet one another face-to-face. Click here to access photos of the event.

Additional Press Materials
Artistschair.com is pleased to offer the "Press Center" section for additional press materials, including past press releases, images for Web and newsprint and "artistschair.com in the News" highlights. You may access these materials by visiting www.artistschair.com and clicking on the "Press Center" link on the navigation bar.

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