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
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.