This is a new series called Monthly Blog Update. I will be sharing the month by month progress of the blog.
The purpose of this blog is to convert it into a media company devoted to entertain and educate its public. Our theme will continue being personal development and entrepreneurship. I will show all the metrics relevant to the growth of the blog.
Blog metrics
Website visits
This is the most important metric of all. In fact, I don’t care if all the other metrics go to zero as long as the blog’s traffic continues to increase. If there is an audience, there is a sustainable business model.
| Website visits | |
| September | 1,860 |
| August | 1,665 |
My most pressing goal is to bring website visits to 2,000 per month. Let’s see if we can make it for the month of October.
Alexa Ranking
Alexa rank is a measure of website popularity. It ranks millions of websites in order of popularity, with an Alexa Rank of 1 being the most popular
| Website visits | |
| September | 1,470,651 |
| August | 1,851,389 |
Domain Authority
Domain Authority (DA) is a search engine ranking score developed by Moz that predicts how well a website will rank on search engine result pages (SERPs). A Domain Authority score ranges from one to 100, with higher scores corresponding to a greater ability to rank.
| Domain authority | |
| September | 21 |
| August | 21 |
Podcast downloads
I am struggling to get pass 1,000 downloads par month. Hopefully, on October we will get 1,000 downloads.
| Podcast downloads | |
| September | 953 |
| August | 980 |
LinkedIn Connections
I spend about 20 minutes every day on LinkedIn connecting with people. Connect with me on LinkedIn.
| LinkedIn connections | |
| September | 4,644 |
| August | 4,392 |
Twitter followers
Only during the past two months I have started focusing on Twitter. So far I am happy with the response. Follow me on Twitter.
| Twitter followers | |
| September | 493 |
| August | 395 |
Instagram Followers
I don’t get Instagram. I don’t understand its popularity. I don’t know why people like me who have a blog would want to spend any time there. You can’t link back to your blog posts and you have to post only through your phone when a laptop is so much easier. Perhaps my lack of understanding is the reason why more people are not following me. I keep my account open because I believe that one day it will click and I will understand.
| Instagram Followers | |
| September | 157 |
| August | 153 |
YouTube Subscribers
YouTube has always been appealing to me, but I am always afraid to make videos and to put myself out there. I find that YouTube subscribers are the hardest one to get. Subscribe to my YouTube channel.
| YouTube Subscribers | |
| September | 106 |
| August | 92 |
Dreams for the future
As we are entering our sixth month of lock down due to the pandemic, I had a lot of time to reflect about my life and the things I would like to do.
I continue asking myself this question: “What would I do if I was a millionaire and I didn’t have to work for a living?”
The answer continues being podcasting and blogging.
I am committing all my creativity and energy to the blog and podcast. I like reading, listening, writing, sharing ideas, and interviewing people. I can’t think of anything better to do with my time. So here we are, creating the best I can with my current set of skills.
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