{"id":6235,"date":"2025-01-13T11:25:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T10:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/?p=6235"},"modified":"2025-01-14T08:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T07:49:49","slug":"activity-report-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/blog\/news\/bilan-dactivite-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Business review 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although I started my business in 2010, it was in September 2023 that I decided to devote myself fully to my web business, focused on hosting, maintenance and specialized creation explicitly on WordPress. So 2024 is the first full year for the \"LRob\" you know today. So, what about the results? Spoiler: The results are very encouraging!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New and improved features for 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 brought many service improvements at LRob.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Opening of the <a href=\"https:\/\/portail.lrob.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LRob portal<\/a> to order your subscriptions directly!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Setting up the offer <a href=\"https:\/\/portail.lrob.fr\/produit\/hebergement-web-agency\/?attribute_offre=Personal+Agency&amp;attribute_reglement=Annuel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Personal Agency<\/a> (8 areas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Update info and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/eco-responsibility\/\">eco-responsible commitment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New LRob logo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/blog\/sysadmin\/plesk-and-nginx-reverse-proxy-performance-impact\/\">Setting up the NGinx reverse proxy<\/a> (caching files, Brotli, HTTP\/3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete redesign of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/web-hosting\/\">LRob accommodation offers<\/a> and switch to the Twenty Twenty-Five theme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BBR congestion algorithm for higher throughput on slow connections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Setting up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/blog\/lrob-contributes-abuseipdb\/\">reporting AbuseIPDB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Installation of a new infra server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DNS server migration and ARM VPS testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And much, much more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hosting business 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress hosting business takes off! Many of you have recommended LRob, and new resellers and motivated web agencies are of course making the numbers explode!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hosted sites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, we jumped from 89 to <strong>169 domains hosted<\/strong>. An increase of <strong>+90%<\/strong> (almost x2)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Including sub-domains, this means a total of <strong>217 sites<\/strong> who are hosted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This also takes into account the one and only customer lost this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retailers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, we welcomed 8 dealers, i.e. <strong>+400%<\/strong> increase!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Webmaster 2024 activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>LRob is much more than just a web host: we also provide webmastering services, including site creation, redesigns and other interventions directly on your sites. For every situation! This represents more than half of our turnover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10 external sites repaired post-piracy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 web redesigns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 site creations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical figures 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few facts that will interest the geekiest among you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Backups: 20TB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upload: Approx. 60TB\/year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Average CPU usage: 15%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>131,000 hack attempts blocked and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abuseipdb.com\/user\/169612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported via AbuseIPDB<\/a> in 3 months, or 43,700 per month! We expect to reach over 500,000 by 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LRob 2024 site attendance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visits to the site jumped from <strong>+400%<\/strong> (x5), all the counters are in the green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be attributed to news articles and LinkedIn posts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finance &amp; accounting 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sales figures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sales in 2024 exceed <strong>55 000\u20ac <\/strong>(including nearly \u20ac10,000 via the LRob portal in its first year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In 2023, the first incomplete year, sales amounted to almost \u20ac15,000, which was still decent for a start-up with only a few months' activity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taxes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The URSSAF and Tax total is close to <strong>14 000\u20ac<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business expenses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Expenses that are not deductible from sales under the auto-entrepreneur scheme<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Costs cover servers, software tools and telecommunications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amount: approx. <strong>5 500\u20ac<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Net income<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Salary after taxes and expenses :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I've had this year to live on: <strong>35 600\u20ac<\/strong> (\u20ac2,970\/month)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this is a good figure for a first year, it must be remembered that it required weeks of work well in excess of 35 hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Targets, forecasts and news for 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Several objectives and guidelines have been set:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gradually tilt the balance to make lodging the majority of creations\/remodels by 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue to provide high quality service and satisfy our happy customers!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make the same number or better<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Significantly reduce the number of working hours per week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forecasts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sales are expected to increase by at least +25%, taking pro expenses to over \u20ac8,000 a year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hiring or a change of legal form could take place between 2026 and 2027.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new shared server should be available in the first half of the year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Backups should reach 30 to 40TB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News to come (or already in place)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From January 14, a new telephone number (0221 827 827) for support! Behind the scenes, it's a complete VOIP switchboard, allowing for the future arrival of collaborators, the management of recorded messages, opening hours, and so on. It's even more versatile, so you're never far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the rest, we're going to consolidate our offers and make as much noise as possible, preaching the good word in an attempt to accommodate the whole world!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My standard of living has risen slightly compared with my last permanent contract, which for a first full year is a great achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growth is clear, clean and unambiguous. The company is viable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the hosting business is increasing drastically, it's still a minority compared to creations\/refonts and one-off interventions, and I'd like to reverse this trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, I'm working well over 35 hours at the moment and I'd like to try and reduce the number of hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year has seen some fantastic collaborations. Supporting your projects is an honor and a pleasure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you all, and I look forward to continuing the good work with you in 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish you all the best for the New Year and all the success you deserve!<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Si j&rsquo;ai commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 entreprendre en 2010, c&rsquo;est en Septembre 2023 que j&rsquo;ai d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de me consacrer pleinement \u00e0 mon entreprise du web, ax\u00e9e sur l&rsquo;h\u00e9bergement, la maintenance et la cr\u00e9ation sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e explicitement sur WordPress. L&rsquo;ann\u00e9e 2024 est donc la premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e compl\u00e8te pour le \u00ab\u00a0LRob\u00a0\u00bb que vous connaissez aujourd&rsquo;hui. Alors, qu&rsquo;en est-il du bilan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6235"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6255,"href":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6235\/revisions\/6255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lrob.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}