It's hard to believe that this blog is nine years old today. Sometimes I guess that old saying about "time flies when you're having fun" is as true for me in genealogy blogging as it is for me in researching my family tree. You'd think by now I would have run out of things to blog about but that hasn't happened yet!
A few stats: This is post 1901. I've had 489,309 pageviews (the majority of which are probably webcrawlers) and I currently have 292 followers (I still haven't cracked the 300 barrier.)
These were my all time Top 5 blogposts as of January 2015:
THE FIFTH ANNUAL GREAT GENEALOGY POETRY CHALLENGE POSTS 2471 pageviews
MEMORIES OF MALDEN 938 pageviews
THE FOURTH AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BLOGPOST CHALLENGE ROUNDUP 757 pageviews
ANCESTRY.COM, 'NEW SEARCH' AND THE C.H.O.P. PRINCIPLE. 618 pageviews
THE BOOK OF ME, WRITTEN BY YOU 3: THE SKIN I'M IN. 584 pageviews
And these are my all time Top Ten as of today:
I was inspired to start my own geneablog by seeing the blogs written by Randy Seaver, Chris Dunham, and Tim Abbott, who as it turns out, are all my cousins. I found their blogs while
googling the surnames of my ancestors, and I realized that a genealogy blog might help other
distant cousins find me. It's worked beyond me expectations as "cousin bait".
Finally, thanks to you folks who read what I write and encourage me by leaving comments!
5 comments:
Happy Blogiversary!
Congratulations on your 9th blogiversary. I enjoy reading your posts.
Keep 'em coming!
Great track record, Bill, way to go! You were one of my first geneablogging buddies :-D
- Brenda
Congratulations, Bill. I didn't realize your Annual Genealogy Poetry Challenge was so popular...I'm glad I participate. I wish you had linked your posts in this piece. Also, I believe you have more followers because of those who subscribe by email. Again, congratulations.
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