Have You Met Ted? Blog Hits 10K Page Views!
I started this blog in September and there have already been 10,000 page views. That’s just organic traffic, the site hasn’t been on the front page of Digg or had any major endorsements or anything.
I can’t believe the success so far. I hoped for high page views when I started the site but I figured it’d take a long time, a year maybe, since the content was so specific. I’m not in the Technorati Top 100 or anything, but I think 10,000 views is something to be excited about.
The site averages about 150 visits a day, closer to 300 on Tuesdays. Episode recaps get between 4 and 12 comments. To get geekier, my bounce rate is good (around 50%) and the average time on the site is 3 minutes, which is impressive when you factor out all the people who hit a page and leave, which means that people that stay usually stay for at least 8 minutes.
The most popular posts to date are the discussion of Slapsgiving, the post to download the Slapsgiving song as an mp3, and the music page.
I want to thank all the readers who make this site so great. I am always amazed by the quality of the comments. I’ve been around the Internet and blogs for a long time and the level of participation here is astounding.
I don’t want to blow my own horn too much, but I was so excited by the fast growth of the site I felt moved to thank you all for the time you’ve spent here.
Moving forward, expect to see all kinds of Web 2.0 craziness like Facebook groups and MySpace content, all that community crap. I’ll probably add a Digg badge to posts as well so you all can help drive traffic to the site. Until then, keep telling your friends.
PS. The image above is a metaphor for the people who have rushed to this site. I don’t see my (entire) world in How I Met Your Mother screen shots…
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eduardo | December 22, 2007 @ 11:03 am
Congratulations JD!
The blog is great, and its the only place I care to look for HIMYM stuff!
cheers from Brazil!
MPB | December 22, 2007 @ 9:34 pm
This is a great blog, and I know I check regularly for all my HIMYM updates! Keep up the awesome work!
Marcy | December 23, 2007 @ 7:24 pm
I can only agree. Great blog and my main source for everything HIMYM. Keep up this awsome work, because this site is
LEGEN- Wait for it - DARY!!!
cheers from Germany!
john darc | December 23, 2007 @ 11:07 pm
where is that photo from?
JD | December 24, 2007 @ 10:08 pm
John,
I wish I could tell you specifically where that photo is from. The truth is that, on Christmas Eve, the egg nog has stopped me from placing it. It could just be a promotional shot since no episodes of the gang running down the street spring to mind.
The image came out of necessity. Normally I have all the episodes on hand so I can make my own screen captures for the blog posts. Lately, my computer has been in storage and I’m forced to turn to Google Image Search for my graphic content. I got lucky with a site that had a dozen or so shots from the show, all done up in perfect focus and color correction which makes me think they’re promo stills. I’ve been usurping those until I get my home comp up and running.
Thanks for all the kind words. I’ll be back soon with plenty of new content. Strike be damned!
Be Awesome Instead | December 27, 2007 @ 2:24 pm
JD,
Congrats on the 10K worth of page views. Your site it filled with Awesomeness and I wish you 100K more this next year (2008..wow..I’m getting old)!
Keep up the great blogging.
-aaron of beawesomeinstead.com
Ranier | January 1, 2008 @ 1:34 pm
Congratulations for the 10.000 pageviews!
I wish you all a Happy New Year
J.D., that photo is from months ago, i don’t know why they did it but they also did this one http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a135/bodeb/Cast-237797_400_300.jpg
i think that pic is awesome, the expressions and everything XD. Maybe they were made for some kind of magazine. I dunno for sure. See ya