In 2003, the site received several million hits a month, and almost a thousand emails a day. According to Matt Chapman, the site did no advertising, but grew on word of mouth and endorsements. "Certain bands, like fairly popular bands and stuff would link us on their site and, you know we were Shockwave site of the day a couple of times over the years." "Homestar Runner" popularity, coupled with its positive critical response, has led to the website receiving widespread coverage. "Homestar Runner" has been featured in "Wired", "National Review", "Entertainment Weekly", "Total Gamer", G4, and NPR's "All Things Considered".