The end of 2016 marks the end of my third year blogging. A year ago, I posted about my second year of blog progress compared to my first. So, in the spirit of true numbers geeks everywhere, I am adding this post to continue the tradition!
Posts and Other Numbers
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
Posts | 158 | 124 | 71 |
Sessions | 2899 | 7081 | 2700 |
Users | 1262 | 5108 | 1691 |
Page Views | 9790 | 13586 | 7009 |
I posted about half as often as in previous years; readership responded accordingly.
Data Trends
As you can see, I lost some progress this year. In the summer months of 2015 I had peak readership that has not repeated itself in this year.
It appears as though the number of users is remaining pretty constant and maybe even growing slightly.
Google Analytics
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Most popular posts (by month)
Still, readers did appreciate the things I posted. Here’s the favorites by month.
Jan 18 – Raptor Sketching
Feb 27 – Corgi Found
March 6 – No name but beach trip was fun
April 17 – Goodbye, Bella
May 8 – I finished a painting (miracles do happen)
June 15 – Ruth Ellen Hoag, Day 3
July 22 – North Fork Sanitam and Opal Creek
Aug 28 – Student Issues
Sept 17 – It turns out no one walk on… water
Oct 25 – Red
Nov 20 – Another year, another 6×6 painting
Dec 17 – How to have fun in the cold
Conclusion
My next post will be about how I did on my 2016 goals. After that, it’ll be 2017 with a list of new goals. I’ll be taking the information about into account.