@Jeffro - I am not trying to suggest that you will not be impartial. I am just trying to illustrate a point that anyone who runs a product, service etc should not also own the websites that report news about it.

You shouldn't have to worry about praising Automattic. That is not what the issue is here. I'm one of the biggest fans of Automattic. I use VaultPress on all my websites and have advised others to use the service on dozens of occasions. Also, I use JetPack and Akismet. I am not trying to criticise Matt, Automattic or anything he has contributed online.

With regards to you trying to sell your website, it is no surprise you didn't sell it if you only listed it for sale here. When selling a website, you need to try and reach the biggest audience possible. Your readers are probably not the best people to target for a sale. You should have listed it on a site such as Flippa.

Sorry, but whether you like it or not, all potential buyers are going to want to know about things such as stats, demographics etc. It might not be crap you care about, though I hope you appreciate why it matters to someone who is spending thousands of dollars on your website. To them, having the right level of traffic could be the difference between turning a profit or throwing thousands of dollars down the drain. :)