It’s hard to believe that a whole year has already gone by… 52 weeks of posting about health, finances, and productivity. Â Have you made any progress this year? Â Are you ready to keep moving forward?
Let’s look back at what happened this past year…
Some Milestones from 2013
- First post on January 14: Â Never Miss an Email Again
- Busiest day of the year on February 13:  Thanks Reddit!
- Added Mindset category on March 4: Anti-Aging Techniques to Keep you Healthy and Young at Heart
- First guest post on April 29: Â Motivation: How to Accomplish Things When No One is Making You
- First newsletter sent on July 18:  Subscribe for biweekly updates, plus helpful resources and sneak peeks!
Top 5 Most Popular Posts
- Why You Should Know Your Strengths And Weaknesses
- Never Miss an Email Again
- Money is a Means, Not an End
- 14 Reasons To Quit Stalling And Start Being Awesome
- 7 Facts About Change (And Why You Can’t Live Without It)
Other Interesting Factoids
- Â In the month of October, Life In Charge received exactly 1,000 visitors.
- November was the busiest month of the year (in terms of traffic)
- The majority of visitors are from USA. Â Next biggest group is from the UK, followed by India, followed by Canada.
- 41.7{7ccf5d7f440a8c0a4dff3df5bb9cc0bab88c0e4cf23a41541a36431e043fd86c} of visitors use Chrome as their browser. Â 16.8{7ccf5d7f440a8c0a4dff3df5bb9cc0bab88c0e4cf23a41541a36431e043fd86c} use Safari, 14.88{7ccf5d7f440a8c0a4dff3df5bb9cc0bab88c0e4cf23a41541a36431e043fd86c} use Firefox, and 11.85{7ccf5d7f440a8c0a4dff3df5bb9cc0bab88c0e4cf23a41541a36431e043fd86c} use Internet Explorer.
Musings
Over the course of the past year, I have tried different approaches to share information in the most helpful and useful ways. Â I’ve written stories, used pictures, infographics, guest posts, and emails, to name a few. Â This next year I’ve got more mediums to try, including interviews and ebooks. Â What’s your learning style? Â I’d love to hear about how you learn best — please leave me a comment below.
I’ve also spent time tweaking the website, and adding pages here and there. Â It has helped a fair amount with improving search rankings, but I want to continue improving the site to make the information as accessible as possible. Â After all, this site is intended to help humans, not search engines.
One thing I haven’t gotten as much of as I’d hoped is reader engagement. Â I’ve seen return visitors come back to read posts, and I’ve seen a few Facebook likes here and there. Â But in 2014, I want to increase the level of interaction on each post. Â I think that we all learn better when there is a discussion about the material. Â I know my approaches aren’t the only ones out there, and I always like to learn from others to refine my life practices. Â I encourage you, as a reader of this blog, to speak up when you have something to say! (And it’s okay if you disagree with me — I won’t be offended.)
I’ve learned a lot about running a website, and about writing weekly posts. Â It is my sincere hope that you have learned some helpful life skills that you can take advantage of. Â I consider it my job to give you the tools you need to be healthy, financially grounded, and more productive. Â If you have ideas for how I can do that better (e.g., topics to address or tools to provide), then please leave a comment and let me know.
Here’s to an even better 2014!
Taking charge together,
Jeffrey James
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