Proud of my bloggy blog!

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Rebecca Scaglione

Being a new blogger, only having started in July 2012, I’m pretty proud of my blog and myself from taking something from scratch and making a pretty successful blog.

How do I define success for my blog in 2012?

Lots of visitors to my blog
Lots of comments being posted
Great book discussion going on
Great friends being made through the blogging world

WordPress is an awesome blogging platform, and one of the things it did was create a 2012 Annual Report for Love at First Book. I thought I’d share it with you!

Click the firework picture below for the full “report” (which really is just some fun facts in a super easy-to-understand way)!

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 7,800 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.

Click here to see the complete report.

What are you proud of for 2012?

Thanks for reading,

Rebecca

35 thoughts on “Proud of my bloggy blog!”

AadiRohilla on January 1, 2013 at 6:22 am said:

congrats on all of your success!! On this New Year I wish this year be the best year by far, and may this year bring with it endless joy and happiness. Happy New Year 2013

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 1, 2013 at 1:03 pm said:
  
  Thank you, you too!!!!
  
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Mel on January 1, 2013 at 8:53 am said:

Congrats Rebecca

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 1, 2013 at 1:55 pm said:
  
  Thanks!!! 🙂
  
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venitaackerman on January 1, 2013 at 9:47 am said:

I am so proud of you! Congratulations

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 1, 2013 at 1:55 pm said:
  
  Thanks!!!!
  
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Heather on January 1, 2013 at 9:58 am said:

I’m very glad you started blogging, and I’m quite happy that we’ve connected because of it. Happy New Year, Rebecca!

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 1, 2013 at 1:55 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Heather! That was sweet! Happy New Year to you, too!
  
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therelentlessreader on January 1, 2013 at 11:01 am said:

Way to go girly! Keep it up! 😀 Happy happy triple happy 2013 to you and yours 🙂

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 1, 2013 at 1:56 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Jennifer!!! Happy New Year too!!!! i hope you enjoyed it and stayed warm!
  
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Shallie Johnson on January 1, 2013 at 1:54 pm said:

Wonderful work, Rebecca, and thanks so much for doing it! Great job!

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 1, 2013 at 2:01 pm said:
  
  Thank you for the kind words!
  
  And happy new year!!!
  
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Elaine McCormack on January 1, 2013 at 2:33 pm said:

Love your blog, Rebecca! Keep checking in for a new good read…I am determined to “make the time” to allow myself to read this year. Just started reading Little Bee by Chris Cleave..fabulous so far!
Happy New Year!
Elaine

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 1, 2013 at 4:11 pm said:
  
  Thanks!!! Let me know what you think when you finish, if it’s worth adding to my list! 🙂
  
  Happy new year! I miss you guys at HCE!
  
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Isi on January 1, 2013 at 3:37 pm said:

Congratulations, Rebecca!
You know I like very much your blog! I’m glad you enjoy with it too 😀

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 1, 2013 at 8:34 pm said:
  
  Thanks!!!! 🙂 Happy new year!
  
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devinscaglione on January 1, 2013 at 10:12 pm said:

I really liked the annual report, especially the map that showed where people came from.

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 1, 2013 at 11:48 pm said:
  
  It really was a cool feature that WordPress offered, the annual report in general. I can see my statistics normally anyway, but I like that they made a report that made it easy to share with others.
  
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The Book Wheel on January 2, 2013 at 12:29 am said:

Congratulations! I haven’t figured out how to make one of these, but I will try! It looks like you have had an amazing year (and you deserved it!)

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 2, 2013 at 12:27 pm said:
  
  WordPress did it for me! Do you have the option maybe on your dashboard?
  
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  - The Book Wheel on January 3, 2013 at 1:49 am said:
    
    I looked but can’t find it. I will have to look again tomorrow.
    
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Charlie on January 2, 2013 at 9:24 am said:

Loving the report, so colourful and fun to read, how long did it take to set up? You have done incredibly well 🙂

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 2, 2013 at 12:31 pm said:
  
  WordPress actually put it together for all of its bloggers! So it was just a matter of making it public. 🙂
  
  Thank you!
  
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gotasté on January 2, 2013 at 12:01 pm said:

I am so glad you started your blog so that I can get connected. happy new year to you and looking forward to your many stories in 2013!

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 2, 2013 at 12:33 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
  And actually, I made your carrot side dish recipe again for New Years! It’s something I am going to start incorporating into our meals. Well, not all of them of course, but more often!
  
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  - gotasté on January 3, 2013 at 8:45 am said:
    
    Yay! I am so happy to know and glad it works for you 🙂 Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate it.
    
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    - RebeccaScaglione on January 3, 2013 at 2:51 pm said:
      
      My husband thanks you also. He was like, can we make these carrots a lot???
      
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      - gotasté on January 5, 2013 at 2:53 am said:
        
        He is most welcomed and I am glad he loves it 🙂
        
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Kendra on January 2, 2013 at 2:15 pm said:

Great job on your bloggy blog, and I love the report too! Here’s to an even more successful 2013 for you. Keep on keepin on, Rebecca!!

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 3, 2013 at 2:35 pm said:
  
  Thanks Kendra!!!! Gosh, I miss hanging out with you at work!!!
  
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  - Kendra on January 3, 2013 at 3:14 pm said:
    
    I miss you too! Everyone at work does!!
    
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    - RebeccaScaglione on January 3, 2013 at 3:16 pm said:
      
      And I miss Jump Start! That was really fun! Remember when I thought you were mad at me, but it was just that you were bothered by you-know-what?? 🙂
      
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      - Kendra on January 3, 2013 at 3:27 pm said:
        
        We missed you at Jump Start too! I do remember!! Thanks for your help with that. =D
        
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christinasr on January 5, 2013 at 8:01 am said:

Hm. Why was your blog not on my reader??? I see you all the time on twitter and I was sure I was following your blog…! But apparently not … Well, now I do! 😉

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- RebeccaScaglione on January 5, 2013 at 10:36 pm said:
  
  I have no idea because your blog is on mine! 🙂
  
  I’ve definitely had that happen to me before, so I completely understand!
  
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