It’s that time of the month again, where bloggers, blog about how well or not so well their blog has been doing. This will officially be my first progress report on my blog. I have had this domain since December of 2006, but it wasn’t until as recent as late December of 2007 that I started taking it seriously. You can see by the stats, that by putting a decent effort, the blog stats have been getting better and better, and the blog continues to grow.
Alexa Ranking
December 31st, 2007 Alexa Ranking 451,327.
January 31st, 2008 Alexa Ranking 157,194.
A gain of 294,133 positions!
I realize that Alexa Ranking is not a direct indicator of traffic, but the number still holds some meaning. I do find though, that Alexa ranking can be accurate for websites that are in the top 100.
Technorati
December 31st, 2007 Technorati Authority Rating was an 8, With a Rank of 962,510.
January 31st, 2008 Technorati Authority Rating is 51, With a Rank of 150,747.
A 43 point rating gain, while advancing 811,763 positions in the rankings.
Traffic Stats
If you click on the image above, you can see from the calendar visitors chart, I have highlighted in red the day the with highest traffic. And on the 9th of January, there was a total of 349 unique visitors. In all the history of my website, this would be the highest unique visitors day ever.
Thursday Reviews
Since I have implemented my Thursday Reviews, I have had a total of 3 websites review me. I hope that this will continue to grow, and that I will continue to have a blog to review every Thursday. Maybe you will be the next person to get a free constructive website review, and in the end its free exposure, and a free backlink, so how can it hurt?
January Conclusion
All in all January was a great month, and a step into the positive direction. The hardest thing will be to be able to keep the momentum going. It is so hard to get that momentum, and once you have that moment going for you, it is easy to lose it.
You are probably wondering where are the earnings report for the jeancosta.com website. Well to be honest, there is none, because I am not yet monetizing the website. I would rather concentrate on gaining users trust, before attempting to make money. I value my visitors more, than making a few quick bucks.
February Goals
I thought about this one, and I think it would be appropriate to set a top 100k goal for both Technorati, and Alexa Ranking. I do think these goals would be achievable.
How did you do last month with your website and or blog?
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Hey Jean, its great to see you blog doing so well. I know people laugh at Alexa numbers sometimes but it can definately be used as an indicator of traffic low.
Hey Jean, you must have the “New Year Syndrom” just like me. You kept writing January 31, 2007 instead of 2008
I do that all the time when I write out a check
hah, Thanks for pointing that out. I guess we are ‘creatures of habit’
Thats funny though, not a single 2008 in the post lol.
Should be fixed now
Your numbers speak well of your blogs growth Jean, especially since you are making a particular effort towards growth.
Your Technorati growth is especially noticeable. A lot of blogs have a hard time moving up the ranks of Technorati.
I began my blog August 5, 2007, and while I do keep widgets that display my Technorati, Alexa, Feedburner, etc, stats on my blog. I don’t pay that much attention to them. I don’t do monthly progress reports or any of that. Now, don’t get me wrong, I certainly want my blog to grow, and make money if it can. However, I spend my time watching tennis and writing posts. I figure if do a good job at that, all else will fall into place.
Hey nice numbers out there!:) Keep it up. Although Alexa or Google’s PR shouldn’t be that big a deal as they are…
I am getting ready for my monthly report. I’ve gone high up on all those you mentioned too. Still have a lot of traffic to get to my 1 million visitor, but who said that would be easy?
i was very admire those have high ranking such as technorati and alexa… mine one is hard to increase… by the way, how you attract visitor?
Jean your Alexa ranking increase a lot within 1 month. Hope i can get a better ranking in the coming month….
I invite you to read my traffic ranking blog that will be released on 2/14.
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