Hellooooo, there!
Dear lord, that was a terrible title.
Anywho, October 8th was a special day for Edge of Night; it was the fourth anniversary of its creation, and of my time in the blogging world, at least as the pseudonymous Eve. From 2014 to 2018, we've both come a long way -- in large part due to you.
Beautiful people, you are! Honestly.
I'm going to keep this blogiversary post very short and sweet this time 'round. I always try to get these posts out on the anniversary date, but I'll have to settle with getting it published over the weekend. I don't believe I even have any updates to share! I've pretty much covered them all recently enough that I'd just be repeating myself.
(If you missed 'em, or just want to refresh, below are a few of my biggest, still-relevant update posts. If there's another you'd like, feel free to ask!
Various updates related to me, EoN, and post writing.
Various updates, but of particular relevance still is the Nightfall Poetry Collection one. You can also visit this page to check its status!)
Blogiversary Stats & Gifts
A fun form of recordkeeping, the sharing of blog stats is a common blogiversary tradition -- it makes for a great way to reflect on progress made, and can also serve as a trip down memory lane (I've trimmed it down a bit this year, eliminating some categories I used in previous years).
Let's see where we're at on the road so far, shall we?
(There's something wacky going on with Blogger's stat counters, so these are all approximate.)
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Total pageviews: 102,024
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Top five countries visiting my blog: The US, Russia, France, Germany, India.
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My seven most-viewed posts:
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Total number of posts published: 223-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total number of poems published: ~109 (+7 Midget Monday micro-poems)
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Total number of short stories published: ~7 (+7 Midget Monday micro-stories)
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Contests held: 4 (one monthly for ~8 months, and three one-time contests)
- Featured Website Contest | Multiple posts containing results (monthly)
- Writing Contest | No results
- Raven's Omen Writing Contest | Results
- Campfire Tales Writing Contest | Results
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Collaborations:
- Blogger Buddies Tag With Erika Gold
- Reader Collab: A Collection of Outside Poetry & Prose
- Confessions of a Reader (My blog, Aneesa's guest post) / Confessions of a Writer (Aneesa's blog, my guest post)
- One-Liner Poem Collaboration: "Wailing World, Fallen Crimson" (Nov. 15, 2017 -- Nov. 29, 2017)
- Poetry & Prose General Reader Showcase #2 (Nov. 15, 2017 -- Dec. 6, 2017)
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Blog followers (GFC): 114 followers
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Twitter: 643 followers
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Facebook: 20 likes
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Google+: 136 followers
Note: Google will be shutting down Google+ in the coming months. If you currently follow me through this method, it will be unavailable in the near future.
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Bloglovin' subscribers: 54
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Email subscribers: 17
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As for gifts, I don't actually have anything in mind this time -- however, I do have a special post coming out momentarily that I think my book- and poetry-loving readers will like (a big thank you to Melissa from Literary Book Gifts for this one!). Keep an eye out!
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Thank you for a beautiful 4 years. I can't say that enough. If there is something you'd like to see, an event you'd like to participate in, or anything, please bring it up! We'll see what we can do!
Cheers to another year! Thanks for sticking around. Next post out soon.
Congratulations, Eve.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for you.^_^ I also completed 4 years recently even though I haven't been active this year. But this is great.
Thank you, Vani! It's exciting. <3 I'm thrilled to still be here after 4 years. Oh, man! Active or not, congratulations to you as well!! It sure is a decent chunk of time (in every sense). :)
DeleteAHHH CONGRATULATIONS EVE!! Your blog is such a staple in my reading list, I can't imagine it ever not existing. I can't wait to see what comes next!
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AHHHH THANK YOU, ELLIE (Eleanor, now? :D I like it, I like it!). You've been a faithful blogger friend these past few years we've known of each other, and likewise, even though I'm seriously bad at keeping up with people, you're always on my list!
DeleteOmmg Eve! This is amazing. Congratulations. Happy Blogiversary :D I still have your card that you sent me by email on your last anniversary. I told you I would take a picture of it and send it to you but its still in black and white because I don't have colored ink but its printed out and safe in my blog journal :) I love how you come up with amazing gifts, Eve. You are awesome and so is your blog. Keep it up! Once again, happy blogiversary! :)
ReplyDeleteAww. :D Blog journals are the best (...I say as I don't have one, hah. I should, though. Love journals). Also, ink is expensive *nods understandingly*. No worries lol!! But I'd love to see it any time, if you ever feel like sending it!
DeleteThank you, thank you. You are honestly the sweetest, Heena. <3
Wow, congratulations on your blogoversary (I think that's how you spell it) All the best!
ReplyDeleteHaha! It's an odd one -- I've seen it spelled both "blogoversary" and "blogiversary." Either way, everyone knows what you mean. :D Thank you!! All the best to you, as well.
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