It is exactly one year since I started blogging. I will have a little drink later to celebrate 
Thanks to everyone for participating in this blog. Whether you’re a new reader or one of the regular readers or commentators. Your input is appreciated and motivates me to carry on.
I’m sure there are lots of lurkers who visit this blog too. The definition of a lurker is someone who visits a web site but never leaves a comment. If you’re a lurker then why not pluck up courage and leave a comment at the end of this post. I’d love to hear your thoughts. what you like or dislike, or any articles you’d like to see more of. Even if you just want to leave a comment saying happy birthday or what part of the world you live in, any comment is welcome.
I thought I would take a quick trip down memory lane and quote some statistics for you.
Page Views for First Year: 100,000
Average Bounce Rate: 65%
Most Traffic in a single day: 4,000 (until server crashed under the weight!)
Average Time a Visitor Stays on This Site: 1min 49secs
Number of Feedburner subscribers: 109
Top 10 Most Popular Articles:
1. Ubuntu 7.04 Review (22,005 hits)
2. Apple iPod AV Connection Kit Review (4,776 hits)
4. Apple 1Gb iPod Shuffle Review (3,686 hits)
5. How to access your windows hard drive from Ubuntu (2,610 hits)
6. HP iPAQ 5720 PDA Review (1,439 hits)
7. Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy woes during monitor upgrade (1,409 hits)
8. Introducing Ubuntu 7.10 – The Gutsy Gibbon (1,233 hits)
9. Download WinRar 3.51 For Free (1,204 hits)
10. Solwise 85Mbps HomePlug Review (1,114 hits)
This was my very first post. I used to blog quite a bit about broadband related topics in the early days.
Looking back over the last year I am pleased with how this blog has developed. Some of my articles have attracted far more traffic than I imagined and my Feedburner subscribers numbers, although not stellar, have now reached triple digits.
My current blogging schedule is 2 posts a week (normally Tuesday and Thursday). I will stick to that schedule for now. I’d love to write articles on a daily basis, but with a full time job and family to look after, it’s important for me to get the right balance between blogging and my personal life.
Blogging can be tough at times, especially when you run out of ideas on what to blog about. But I intend to carry this blog through for the long slog. Some blogs achieve rapid success and huge subscriber numbers in a matter of months, either through incredible luck, fantastic marketing, or by writing extremely high quality content. I’d admire these bloggers and good luck to them. But for most bloggers you need to be in the blogging business for several years before seeing any returns.
I hope you can stick around for the next year
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1 Louise Barrett // Jul 16, 2007 at 9:39 am
Happy Birthday
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