This is my year end review for the website to reflect on what I accomplished for the year. I do this post each year and I keep the previous years data.…so 5 years of progress !! Each year things are a bit different. I have already written 3 posts that summarize other aspects of the year:
My 10 Best Blog Posts of the Year
My Top 5 YouTube Videos from 2023
Maze of the Year Voting 2023 - Voting is still open !
And now the data for the year:
Weekly (Daily) Mazes posted:
2023: 52 - Mazes of the week - see all 52 in this video !
2022: 54 - Mazes of the week
2021: 640 - daily mazes with some Spanish language variations
2020: 366 - daily mazes
2019: 365 - daily mazes
I did do variations of many mazes this year, but typically only posted 1 version on the homepage. I’m happy with weekly mazes vs. daily.
Blog Posts:
2023: 192
2022: 132 (120 remain on the site)
2021: 291 (207 remain on the site)
2020: 102 (85 remain on the site)
2019: 26 (12 remain on the site)
I kept a good schedule for most of the year and plan to continue that into the future ! I have also deleted over 100 old posts to clean up my blog index and consolidate some of the topics.
Name Mazes Made
2023: 104
2022: 13
2021: 4
2020: 247
2019: 1,499
Since 2021 I have only been doing doing maze name requests when they were submitted, and not many were. Hopefully this is because I have many names covered already !
Books posted online:
2023: 0
2022: 2
2021: 12
2020: 8
2019: 19
With the change in site content there are no longer mazes available for books.
Books Published on Amazon:
2023: 0
2022: 0
2021: 13
2020: 0
2019: 0
I (still) have 3 additional books sitting on the shelf, ready for publication if I come up with a marketing plan.
Website Traffic growth:
2023: + 36% LY
2022: + 47% LY
2021: + 242% LY
2020: +1000% PL
2019: **
And the bigger you get the harder it is to grow even larger in the future. Unless SEO suddenly likes me (or doesn’t).
Different countries visiting the site:
2023: 169 - I changed how I track this and think the 100 below might have been inaccurate. Out of 195 or so depending on the list you look at.
2022: 100
2021: 100
2020: 99
2019: 20
YouTube Views:
2023: 2,245
2022: 303
2021: 264
The channel is not doing well. While I could stop making videos…nah. See my 2024 outlook for updates on this.
YouTube Subscribers:
2023: 17
2022: 6
2021: 3
Wow. Low. A percentage would make this look much better, but the raw numbers are more accurate.
RSS Subscribers to the blog:
Fluctuates during the year. Currently - 66% from peak this Summer and -15% LY (after a big rise). So I need to start writing about subjects that people enjoy again.
So that is my year in review. I learned a lot. I hope to continue growing the site, making more books, and of course posting some interesting mazes !!
Stop back in 2 days to read my plan for 2024 !