Saturday will be the 14th week I have had my server. I have dealt with being DDosed, dealt with the force-op hack, and have continued to learn and work on config files and learn about generating traffic and revenue for my server. I have accumulated some of the most loyal staff and players. I have spent thousands, and yes I MEAN thousands of hours working on the front and back-end of my server. I have learned alot. I actually see the fruits of my labor when I see someone log in and say "THIS IS THE BEST SERVER I HAVE EVER BEEN ON". My server is not built on awesome buildings, it is built on the foundation that EVERY player that joins the server is a part-owner in the server, even the guests that have yet to vote for the server. I take into consideration every single comment about the server. Every dime that the server has made, I have spent on advertising and bumping my server up on the server lists. I have done everythin I know to make mc.craftpimp.com a top server. We have already had 11000 unique players join. We have generated almost $4,000 in 14 weeks. We have expanded to three servers now and I am now learning bungeecord, (and all the pains in the ass it is) :) and I am still learning every day how to better run my minecraft business. I believe the players appreciate it when they see an owner work their ass off for their benefit. No..I KNOW THEY APPRECIATE IT. I try to have patience and figure the most difficult-seeming tasks out every day. I just love the random crashes that come out of nowhere. I think thats is just GOD being an ass to me to teach me something new. Hey, and Im like, well at least he is thinking of me enough to crash my server! :) I will continue to grow, I will continue to learn, I WILL CONTINUE TO MINECRAFT!