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2015 in review

Posted on December 31, 2015 | 6 comments

I didn’t think I did much blogging this year because I know my posts were fewer, however, according to WordPress it seems as if I’ve been quite busy here. I do enjoy blogging, so it’s rewarding to read a report like this one. If you’re interested in reading the whole thing you can follow the link included below.

Here is my 2015 blog report:

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 7,900 times in 2015. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 7 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

Do you have any thoughts to share about Polilla Writes?

Thanks for reading, and … Creative Musings!  🙂

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An exciting New Page on my blog, “Buy the Book!”

Posted on July 16, 2014 | 6 comments

As the title of this post indicates, I have prepared a new page on my blog … BUY THE BOOK! … and I’m excited about it!  Why? you may ask.  Well, because the new page, which you can visit by clicking on it in the menu above,  is set up to help in promoting the books I review.

On that page I have listed the books you can also find under the menu heading BOOK REVIEWS, but on the new page I have linked to where you can purchase the books on Amazon – both Amazon.com and Amazon.ca. As long as they are listed on Amazon these links will be good. I’m hoping this will help you to easily find the title you’ve just read about here before you forget about it in the busyness of your day. If you are anything like me you will wonder later .. what was the name of that book I wanted? 

So, please, go now and check out the new page, the one called BUY THE BOOK! And I would really appreciate if you let me know what you think of it. Thanks!  🙂

Thanks for reading, and … Creative Musings!  🙂

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A few interesting blogging facts

Posted on March 30, 2014 | 6 comments

Recently, I read some interesting facts about blogging but I don’t recall where I saw that. I had made note of a few things which stood out to me, and which I will share here in case you might like to know.

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Were you aware that 64% of bloggers blog as a hobby? Only 27% of bloggers write full-time at this. I think I would consider myself, at present, full-time – or the closest thing to it. I don’t blog every day but I try to keep up a manageable routine and schedule – however haphazard that can be at times. 🙂

I learned that 21% of bloggers have been blogging for more than 6 years. I started blogging in September 2008 on another site, which makes it five and a half years ago for me.

Do you know what are the major traffic sources for blogs? I’ll tell you: Search Engines make up 48% and Social Media make up 28% – which would consist of Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn, and other such places. My posts are noted by me on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and anywhere else I or my readers choose to mention my posts.

In January 2010 I moved to WordPress. I am pleased to be one of the 40% of bloggers who are using WordPress as their blogging platform.

Another interesting fact is that 30% of bloggers are 25-34 years of age, while 27% are 35-44 years old, and I don’t fit in either of those age groups! Oh well, I still feel at home here.

How do you rate with regard to the above facts? Do you have any other interesting things to add to this information?

Thanks for reading, and … Creative Musings! 🙂

 

 

 

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My years in blogging on WordPress

Posted on January 22, 2014 | 4 comments

My fourth WP blogging anniversary was January 9! I can hardly believe it’s been four years.  Thanks to Laura Best for telling me about WordPress when we met at her book signing in November 2009.

I’m sure you who have a blog here on WordPress received your annual report at the end of the year. You found out how much blogging you actually did last year, which of your posts were the most interesting to your readers, and how many times your blog was viewed during the year. I didn’t share any of my reports with you when I received them but here are the parts I like from 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. I find it interesting to look back and compare. Perhaps there is a post listed here you missed or would like to read again.

2010:

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,000 times in 2010. That’s about 5 full 747s.

 

In 2010, you wrote 67 new posts, not bad for the first year! You uploaded 24 pictures, taking up a total of 5mb. That’s about 2 pictures per month.

 

Your busiest day of the year was October 16th with 52 views. The most popular post that day was I love books! Know of any new ones to tell me about?.

 

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

2011:

Crunchy numbers

 

A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,400 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people.

 

In 2011, there were 74 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 143 posts. There were 75 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 14 MB. That’s about a picture per week.

 

The busiest day of the year was November 10th with 97 views. The most popular post that day was the New 7Wonders of Nature: vote for Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy.

 

Attractions in 2011

 

These are the posts that got the most views in 2011. 

 

2012:

Crunchy numbers

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 7,600 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 13 years to get that many views.

In 2012, there were 87 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 229 posts. There were 287 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 74 MB. That’s about 6 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was January 23rd with 68 views. The most popular post that day was I received The Versatile Blogger award!.

Attractions in 2012

These are the posts that got the most views in 2012. 

 

2013:

Crunchy numbers

 

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 8,800 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

In 2013, there were 84 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 312 posts. There were 96 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 35 MB. That’s about 2 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was September 25th with 140 views. The most popular post that day was It’s Banned Books Week: here’s a list of 100 banned books.

Attractions in 2013

These are the posts that got the most views in 2013. 

 

Did any of these catch your attention again?

Thanks for reading, and … Creative Musings!  🙂

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