Wow, it's been longer than I thought . . . I started the site back in the Fall of 05' actually. I started this site to hold
the first PE survey results and
the free PE guide. As a side note, the free PE guide was a rough draft (extremely rough) of what would later become my 250 page book on PE (due out within a month).
Roughly 5 or so months later I started a forum, as I was getting quite a few PE-related emails via the "contact us" page. I wanted to keep all my answers in one place in hopes it would help people in the future who had the same questions. I never imagined the site getting to 1,000 members - let alone 5,000
Also, the site had no advertisements until just a few months ago. We tried the donation route for nearly two years, and unfortunately that didn't pan out.