We’re a relatively young blog here at SuccessCREEations. While I started blogging a while back, S-C didn’t come into being until the Get Started post on 23 August which, if my reckoning is correct is almost exactly 4 months ago.
We’ve come a long way in that third of a year.
First the boring stuff. From a statistical perspective, in that time we’ve had 10,304 unique visitors who looked at a combined 117,561 pages. We’ve gone from nonexistent to a Technocrati ranking of 60,370 (out of 63.2 million blogs currently tracked) with 176 links from 55 different blogs. Today our Alexa Ranking is 41,893 with a three month average of 125,787.
All that happened with 93 posts and 336 comments. Oh, and let’s not forget the 1,088 spam comments so far that Askimet has spared us from viewing.
These four months also included a significant amount of self discovery and a nearly 3 week long hiatus from blogging with two whole weeks of no posts at all. Talk about a traffic killer!
We’ve completely refocused SuccessCREEations in that time and made a significant course correction from exploring personal success tips and strategies to helping businesses fuel growth through blogging.
And that brings us to the good part: the people. Here at SuccessCREEations I’ve met a whole bunch of new and wonderful people that I didn’t know four months ago. New folks have stopped by, left a comment or two, or even become engaged in some lively discussion over the months.
This post is for you.
The idea came from Kirsten Harrell’s thank you post yesterday. Talk about a lady who gets what blogging is all about!
All you folks who have commented along the way are the only reason all those boring numbers up there exist. And the way things are set up currently you don’t get any credit back to your blog for your time thanks to the way WordPress has its nofollow stuff set up.
So in the spirit of the Christmas season, and in an effort to say thanks to all you who have left comments here this year I wanted to give y’all a link that your blog would get credit for.
Some of you have popped in, left a single comment and moved on. Some of us have become friends over the months. And, yes, there are even some of you that I’ve disagreed with over the months.
But you have all added to the conversation here.
I lost a few comments in the server melt down earlier this week, but I tried to include links for all I remembered. I apologize if I left anyone out because of that.
So without any further babbling from your host, here are the links. And thank you for the conversation!
David Turner
Joe Hauckes
Starbucker
Lyman Reed
OllieG
Rick Cockrum
Michael A. Stelzner
Liz Strauss
HART
Carolyn Manning
John Richardson
Kent Blumberg
Rosa Say
Tony D. Clark
Mike Sansone
Chris Johnston
Easton Ellsworth
Markus Schmidt
Eric Marcoullier
James Walton
Dave Rothacker
Troy Worman
Phil Gerbyshak
Becky McCray
Michael Wagner
Neil Dawson
Mike Sigers
Kirsten Harrell
Michael DeWitt
Renée Alexandrea
Jerry Kolber
Thilak
Braydon
Terry
Drew McLellan
Trevor Hampel
Damon
Jody Weissler
Amanda Chapel
Jessica Doyle
Dave Barnhart
Char
Ellen Weber
Doug Karr
Anne Simons
Robyn McMaster
Grigor Ćorić
Andrew Wee
Michael Wagner
Hey Chris! Thanks for the kind words and the link. I wish you and SuccessCREEations all the best in 07! Just think what we will accomplish with our MM group!
You’re most welcome, Kirsten! And I still owe you an email on the MM stuff, don’t I. Doh!
Chris, I enjoyed the way you used our names rather than our blog titles to stir some Christmas cheer and thanks. Our names hold weight with us so this was an exta nice touch and it must have taken you lots of time to convert. So, in return, thanks for the way you valued us!
Splendid cyber Christmas Card, Chris! Your karma level has certainly risen with the link love you sent.
Robyn, you are most welcome! I’ve learned from my bride that personal gifts are far better than impersonal ones. (Further proof that I am trainable!)
Carolyn, Link love is a beautiful thing. Enjoy your holiday!
Chris – Merry Christmas to you as well! I’m glad I met you at Liz’s Open Comment Night and thanks for bringing the Klondike bars each week.
Enjoy your holidays, Char! Klondike bars…. Mmmmm… Chocolaty…
Chris – Congrats! Merry Christmas. – Mike
Hey Chris,
Thanks, ‘preciate the link and I agree with Robyn, the personal touch is really nice.
Merry Christmas
Joe
I just discovered your site a few days ago but I have subscribed to it in my newsreader. I look forward to participating in your blog in the days ahead and you also gave me a great idea in this post. Thanks.
Have a Happy Christmas, Chris! Thank you for allowing us to join in.
Michael, Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Joe, You are quite welcome. Merry Christmas!
Patrick, Welcome Aboard! Feel free to rummage around here and kick the tires.
Rick, Happy Christmas, my friend. Your insights are always welcome here!
Great to connect with you, Chris, and thanks for your kindness. Hope to see many great posts from you next year!
Hey Easton! I’ll be around for a while yet. At least that’s the plan, anyway.
Merry Christmas!
Thanks Chris! And have a merry Christmas.
Right back at’cha Chris! It’s been a pleasure, and I look forward to working with you on some exciting blogging projects in 2007. All the best and Happy Holidays!
Chris,
That’s capital W, if you please.
Thanks for the thanks. If memory serves me, the originator of this concept is David Maister, who has been doing this monthly since earlier this year. He also links trackbacks separately, which is a nice way to give reverse link love to your blogging friends.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mike
Lyman, You’re welcome! Merry Christmas!
Starbucker, Next year is a clean slate, isn’t it. Happy Holidays!
Mike, Oops. I only went as far as your front page which is in all caps. Shoulda clicked through to your profile. Fixed it.
A monthly deal might be a little easier to manage. It wasn’t so bad because we’re just getting started here. But next year?…
Mahalo nui Chris, thank you! And congratulations; those stats of yours are terrific. You set a great example with your learning through teaching, blogging about blogging after only four months of it, and I believe you do so well because of the generosity with which you engage with the biz blogging community – just like in this post. Many blessings for the holiday season to you and your family,
Rosa
Merry Christmas, Chris. Your efforts to make others more successful should prove a blessing to many in the New Year. Stay contagious
Thank you Rosa. Wow. As aways, you are too kind. Happy Holidays to you and yours in your island paradise!
Thanks, Mike! Merry Christmas! “Ah-choo!”
Merry Christmas Chis Cringle. Thank you for the gift of a link and a nice to post to read along with it. Looks like Autumn treated you well here at success-creations. Here’s hoping to continued success in 2007!
Cheers!
Congratulations on an outstanding community and important conversations, Most important congratulations on your following. You are a pro. I am in Antigua for the next holiday and will not post right away, you were one of the first bloggers to show me support. That is something I will always remember
Jessica, I haven’t been called that in ages!
We’ll all be doing well as the year turns, I think. Merry Christmas!
Jim! An island Christmas. How wonderful!
I think it was more of a mutual support thing, myself. Enjoy your holiday!
Merry Christmas to you too Chris. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know you a bit in ’06, and I look forward to learning more about you in ’07.
Phil! You wild man! Anyone willing to take time out of a Bucks game to chat with me for a moment is tops in my book. Merry Christmas!
Chris, I’ve enjoyed conversing with you and quoting some of your ideas. Keep sharing your successful philosophy in 2007. May the year be filled with more friends, and more joy.
Thanks Becky! I especially like your idea of more friends next year (joy’s nice too). Merry Christmas!
Chris,
Thanks for the link but more important — thanks for your voice. Your blog is thought-provoking and insightful. I look forward to gettign smarter via you in ’07!
And, you would have shot your eye out.
Best,
Drew
Thanks for your kind words. Merry Christmas!
Your welcome Chris! Merry Christmas!
Dave, the way you weave your stories into your six degrees of blogging tours around the blogosphere are entertaining while they bring new blogs to our attention. That is a wonderful gift you give us all year long!
That’s a lot of people. You get around, don’t you?