WordPress puts together an annual report for its user. According to the report: I published 38 posts (half of the previous year) There were 93,000 page views March 3rd was my busiest day with 1,096 views Sunday was my most popular day to post Facebook and Twitter were the main sources of traffic Most visitors... Continue Reading →
10 things I learned from 10 years of blogging
Today marks 10 years since I published my first blogpost. I would link to it but reading through some of my old posts all I can think was wow was I obnoxious 10 years ago. I suppose that's the case when you are fresh out of university and haven't really experienced life but like to think you have.... Continue Reading →
November byte counting – blog stats
November has been a busy month for me. With the end of the year fast upon my I had reports, OTJs and just to add to the madness I also made my sister's wedding cake which would be difficult at the best of times but she lives in on a different island than me. Thus... Continue Reading →
Has twitter killed the art of blog commenting?
As a blogger there's nothing I love blog comments. Short comments saying 'right on,' long rambly comments tearing apart my arguments, thoughtful comments, comments with links, comments from friends, comments from people I've never met. The comments section is what makes blogging so addictive. Through commenting I've struck up friendships and often use the comment section... Continue Reading →
October Byte counting – blog stats
Huge month for traffic on the blog this month - the biggest ever. I wrote a bit more this month but am still struggling to find time to write content. Hopefully this will get better in the future (yes I know I've said that a lot this year). Interestingly I'm starting to get a lot... Continue Reading →
How do I get people to visit to my blog? – SEO strategy for newbies
Starting a blog can be exciting. You're brimming with all these fantastic ideas for posts, you are publishing regularly and then you look down out your visitor counter and realize that nobody is reading your work. Ouch. It seems like all those hours you've spent writing your posts and designing your site has gone to... Continue Reading →
Byte counting – August Blog stats
Huge month for traffic on the blog this month - the biggest ever. I wrote a bit more this month but am still struggling to find time to write content. Hopefully this will get better in the future (yes I know I've said that a lot). Interestingly I'm starting to get a lot of traffic... Continue Reading →
Blog stats June
Is it that the time already? April marked two big blog monuments. This blog has surpassed 50,000 hits last saturday and I've now published my 200 post. The 200th post was the text to my ignition talk Aborted Landings, Airsick Bags and… Teaching? My post rate has definitely gone down in the last month or two. I'm hoping that I might... Continue Reading →
Byte Counting April – My blog makes 50,000 hits
Is it that the time already? April marked two big blog monuments. This blog has surpassed 50,000 hits last saturday and I've now published my 200 post. The 200th post was the text to my ignition talk Aborted Landings, Airsick Bags and… Teaching? My post rate has definitely gone down in the last month or two. I'm hoping that I might... Continue Reading →
March Byte Counting – Blog stats
So it's April and I'm waaaaaaaaaaaay behind on my blog stats not to mention actually posting actual content on my blog. I've had a few posts but feel that I'm kind of losing my blogging mojo. On the other hand, I've set up 28 individual blogs for my students, had my first set of learning... Continue Reading →
Teaching the Teacher 