Facts About The Sims Resource
As I am in charge of TSR's Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc), I am often asked questions about the site. I thought I'd compile some of those answers (in no particular order) here. If there's something you'd like to know, however, feel free to ask in the comments!
1. Our record for visits in one day is over 167,000 users, of which 98,000 were unique.
2. We have 965,485
downloads available over all four Sims titles. There are 96,661 downloads for the original Sims game. 684,629 downloads are available for The Sims 2. And 167,539 available for The Sims 3, and 16,656 for The Sims 4, with more new content published every day!
3. Our most popular download category is Hairstyles.
4. We currently have 81 Featured Artists.
5. The site was created in 1999 by Steve Bonham and Thomas Isaksson. That's 15 years of custom content!
6. We accept submissions from everyone, beginners and professionals alike. Our Featured Artists get paid for their work.
7. Our site staff have been playing the game and creating for years. Meet them here - http://www.thesimsresource.com/helpcenter/staff
8. We have a huge active forum, with information for every game as well as support for our Workshop program, and where you can request that our artists make something for you, here - http://forums.thesimsresource.com
9. We accept screenshot and story submissions! Looking for some great Sim stories? Check them out here - http://www.thesimsresource.com/stories/browse
10. Each registered member gets his or her own minisite with a blog included.
11. Want to start creating? We have extensive tutorials available, helpful information on our forums, and you can even contact us on Skype to join our Learning and Creating chats.
12. All of our downloads are free, all the time, but we do have a VIP program for anyone who wishes to support the site. Learn about it here - https://www.thesimsresource.com/shop
13. Speaking of our VIP program, we give away days of VIP service to the winners of our daily Facebook lottery. If you can't afford VIP, you can enter the lottery every day for a chance to win!
14. We currently have 160k followers on our Facebook page, and over 9k on our Twitter.
15. Having trouble with the site? Advertisements are the worst offenders, so we've added a Report Ads button on the bottom of every page. For other issues, please send an email to our support team - support@thesimsresource.com
I hope you found this information enlightening!