Today is a great day! Today I celebrate my First Blogiversary here at The Write Routine. I can still remember walking to work one year ago today brainstorming what my blog would be about and then sitting down and writing it without a single Follower. Today we have 97 Followers and many more following through email. What a difference a year makes!To celebrate, I would like to share some fun statistics with you all.
- To date, The Write Routine has had 9,900 Pageviews.
- Facebook provides the most traffic, however, I should also recognize Julie Hedlund (www.juliehedlund.com). Through her site I have received quite a few hits, as well.
- I participated in The Comment Challenge of 2012 on www.motherreader.com which also generated many hits for The Write Routine, and many new Followers.
- The post with the most hits was Susanna Leonard Hill's "Writing Without Pictures" post. A close second was Debbie Bernstein LaCroix's "Writing Without Pictures" post. And all in all, the "Writing Without Pictures" series was the most viewed.
- An honorable mention goes out to a special kindergartner, Renn Telles, who's "Renn's Pitch Contest" was the 3rd most viewed post!
- The Write Routine has quite an international audience. Of course, the USA and Canada rank very high in views...but Russia is the country with the 2nd highest views. I don't know who my fan is there, but thank you!
- Other countries who have viewed The Write Routine the most are the UK, Australia, Germany, France, Ukraine, Brazil and New Zealand.
- The most popular Search Keywords to find the site are "Marcie Colleen"...can't believe I get googled that much! However, I get found a lot through "15 Habits of Great Writers" which was a series I ran back in June, inspired by the challenge of Jeff Goins on his site. Thanks, Jeff!
- a brand new "Writing Without Pictures" series, in which Picture Book writers share their experiences of having their work illustrated by someone else.
- Friendspiration Friday will continue! Please email me at marciecolleen@gmail.com to participate!
- Posts on KidLitCon 2012, SCBWI NJ 2013, and SCBWI LA 2013!
- and much much more!
Happy Writing!
Congratulations and Happy blogovesary to you and your wonderfully inspiring blog, Marcie! Wishing you many more cupcakes, followers and much fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joanna! And thanks for putting France on the viewing list! :)
DeleteCongratulations Marcie! Your success is so well-deserved. Thank you for bringing your sunny optimism and fantastic hair into our lives! :-)
ReplyDeleteAwww....thanks, Julie! :) And thank you for creating such a wonderful community. I owe lots of my success here to you.
DeleteCongrats Marcie! That's a lot of successes for your first year and you should be understandably proud! Here's to many more blogging years...
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Thanks, Donna! :)
DeleteHappy Blogiversary :) Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steph!! :)
DeleteYea Marcie!!!! Happy Blogiversary. Keep on blogging... I enjoy your posts :•)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Penny! I appreciate that you read and comment often. :)
DeleteDid you make a wish and blown out the candle? Let us know if it comes true, and when you get your first piece published I will let you know if my wish for you has!
ReplyDeleteAwww, thanks, Julie! May we all be one day closer to publication than we were yesterday. :)
DeleteHappy Blogiversary, Marcie! Congrats on a very productive first year-- you've got great stats (that sounds funny--something you don't hear everyday ;-) ). Anyway; best of luck with the next year.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dana! And thanks for taking the journey with me. :)
DeleteCongratulations, Marcie! You've accomplished a lot in just a year. Enjoyed the statistics. You've got me curious about the comment challenge. Will browse there now.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Romelle. The Comment Challenge was great. Participants commit to commenting on several blogs a day for a month. It was great. I discovered some great new blogs and gained some wonderful followers on my blog. I think it happens in early spring. Check it out!
DeleteSOOOOOOOOOO proud of you, Marcie! And thrilled that Renn helped out, too! :)
ReplyDeleteYou've been so diligent, so patient, and so strong with this blog. You deserve the best, and I hope you get the world. Love to you! Happy, happy blogiversary!!!
Thanks, Bethany...and Renn! :)
DeleteYEAHHHH!! Happy Birthday!! How about if I eat cake in your honor? And perhaps some champagne?!
ReplyDeleteXOXOX WE LOVE YOU!!
You have all of the cake and champagne you want, Carter, because I pretty much adore you, too! :)
DeleteHappy Blogiversary, Marcie, and best wishes for a stellar upcoming year! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susanna. It seems if I ever want to boost my readership I just have to feature you! Thanks for all of your support through this past year.
DeleteYay, Marcie! Thanks for sharing so much great PB info with us!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome, Lori. More to come...
DeleteCongratulations, Marcie! You'll have to write a post with tips for blog analysis as you've mentioned above. I'd love to know how you ferret out the details...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jarm! I can't take credit for the stats info...Blogger simply provides that info in their stats section.
DeleteCongratulations, Marcie! Cute cupcake! And I also enjoyed your stats!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tina! I am hardly an illustrator, but glad you liked the cupcake.:)
DeleteCongratulations, Marcie! Happy Blogiversary! What a lovely, chewy word! Here's to another year of success!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Patricia. And thank you for being along for the ride.
DeleteHappy Blog-Birthday Marcie! I'm happy to be follower #98! Wishing you another great year, I look forward to reading future blogs!
ReplyDeleteYay! Welcome, Dana!
DeleteHappy blogiversary! Isn't it amazing what a little idea can become?
ReplyDeleteVery true, Lauri. Life is amazing. Thanks for joining me for the ride. :)
DeleteHappy Anniversary Marce! But I'm afraid your statistics were off. Because I was the number one blog post on your site. Duh.
ReplyDeleteMy bad. :) Thanks for posting this year, Scott. Couldn't have done it without you!
DeleteThree cheers to you, Marcie!!! So much success in a such a short time!! Well deserved celebration. Happy Blogiversary!
ReplyDeleteThanks, LJ! And thanks for being such a faithful Follower. :)
DeleteI'm a little behind, but happy, happy blog-birthday! You are great! I'm sure next year will be even bigger and better. Huuuurrah!
ReplyDeleteAwwww. Thanks, Hannah! And thanks for being a Follower. :)
DeleteSorry I'm late to the party! I was involved in a little mishap, and wasn't around for a while. Happy, happy, happy Blog-iversary! May the next year be even more stellar than the first!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Beth. And glad you are on the mend. :) Its nice to have you back. The blogisphere isn't the same without you!
DeleteCongratulations Marcie! Happy Blog-Birthday. You have a lot to be proud of this year---your informative blog and the great critique group that you started.It just keeps getting better.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathy. I started both around the same time. Hard to believe. :)
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