Yay GlobeTracer!

January 29, 2013 shetraces2012, blog stats, blogging, wordpress, writing8 Comments

I’m not very big on numbers (a.k.a blog stats) and although I’m not driven by them, I do look at them once in a while.

All of us bloggers, deep down inside hit PUBLISH in hopes of being read by someone.

I finally got a chance to look at my 2012 report, prepared by the WordPress.com helper monkeys. I mostly enjoyed watching the firework visuals.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 8,900 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 15 years to get that many views.

In 2012, I wrote 93 new posts!

Top 5 posts that got the most views in 2012:

1. 7 Things I learned from Going Back to School (At Age 26)

2. A Mal Tiempo Buena Cara (MY FIRST POST EVER)

3. On Rejection: First Vlog (TALKING ABOUT MY FIRST BATCH OF GRAD SCHOOL REJECTION LETTERS)

4. Thoughts During Zumba (YOU”VE THOUGHT SOME OF THESE THINGS TOO!)

5. Friends With Tracee (MY ETERNAL GIRL CRUSH)

Thanks to my top 3 commentators!

1. Commentary by Valentina (She lives up to the name)

2. don (Who coincidentally has also driven lots of traffic here as well!)

3. Nicole (Bloggy big-sis!)

You make staying up way past my bedtime worth it!

XOXO,

She

Click here to see the complete report.

Thanks for Social Media

November 21, 2012November 21, 2012 shetracesblogging, connections, friends, lessons, life, Nicole, thankful, Twitter, wordpress, writing1 Comment

Call it ironic that myself and 2 other fellow Twitter buds projected we would move to a certain city this summer, and we all did. When I moved here, I had extended friends of family, and that’s about it. The only other folk I “knew” from the area were all from the internet.

People like Nicole, whose blog I stumbled upon from another blog, have extended themselves to help me become a bit more acclimated with my new home. I know she couldn’t resist meeting the person behind the words, and for that gesture, I’m thankful.

No we are not sisters just because we are both mixed!

Social media acquaintances can become more meaningful when you offer to break barriers down, meaning step away from your device and meet someone face-to-face. Even if that’s not possible, have a phone conversation, invite them to messenger chats… anything that’s more meaningful and personally memorably. Be introduced to something unique about that person, like the way they express themselves verbally and their individual voice. Sometimes those connections from the blog universe become strengthened, sometimes they stay the same and sometimes you realize that this witty/intelligent/beautiful blog or Twitter persona is actually socially inept and you couldn’t see yourself really building a friendship.

At the end of the day, what good is having 200+ followers when you can’t distinguish one from the next?

This year, I’m thankful for social media, because without it, my transition might not have been as enjoyable.

Spending holidays away from home and family is hard. But it doesn’t have to be, if you are open-minded. I am thankful for another opportunity to meet another fellow blogger tomorrow, on Thanksgiving!

Happy Turkey Day!

What are you thankful for this year, that was unexpected?

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