Port 16 Blog Report for August

Date September 2, 2007

imageWell, it’s been a big month for Port 16, I didn’t bother writing a summary post for July, since I didn’t really do much, and it was the blog’s first half month in existence, most of which I spent on vacation.

So what happened in August?

This month was mostly about layout, and getting some sort of a posting schedule going. This month I made 36 posts, bringing the grand total up to 41 posts. I found a theme that I really like, and modified it so that it is even more to my liking.

Here are a few stats about my visitors, laugh if you want:

Visitors: 152 Absolute Unique Visitors. Each one of them cherished.

Page Views: 1,370 page views (I’m sure most of that was me).

New Visits: 34.06% were new visitors

Bounce Rate: 43.72%

All in all, I’m pretty darn happy with the turnout this month. I really have to thank Phil at Thought Sparks, and Art at Incoherent Mumbling, for all of their comments. Really, all of you that commented, thank you!

I had my last blog for several years, but I never really connected with the community much, and I really think that I’m getting to meet some great people now. It really makes blogging so much more fun.

Now, for the juiciest posts, here are the top 5 for this month:

1. Finally, a new theme!

2. Problems Uploading Images to WordPress using Windows Live Writer Beta?

3. 6 Reasons Not to Stop Drinking Coffee

4. A Study in Heat, Time and Smoke: Pulled Pork

5. Easy way to Schedule a future post in WordPress

Ok, so what’s in store next month? Well, I started Port 16 so that I could try and help people, of all technical backgrounds, exploit technology. I mean, what good is it if you don’t understand why you would want it, and how to use it. So next month I would like to start getting more into that theme.

This month I had a bunch of posts, and although I’m glad that I was able to keep cranking them out, 3 of the top 5 had nothing to do with my mission.

One more time, I want to thank everyone who commented, and all of my readers. Please feel free to let me know what you liked or disliked. I welcome feedback, even if it is negative.

Stay tuned.

Also on Port 16:

  • Read George Orwell’s Diaries – Friday’s Link
  • Blogging Links you should check out
  • One Legged men, domain names, and Mobile Phone Tracking – A Year Ago on Port 16
  • Changes to Steam – New Community Features and player ratings
  • AudioBooks, Skype Outages, and Windows Defender Fixes – A Year ago on Port16
  • … and the Windows Update Team Rejoices
    • AddThis Social Bookmark Button AddThis Feed Button

    Category Posted in BlogNewsandUpdates

    2 Responses to “Port 16 Blog Report for August”

    1. Phil said:

      September 4th, 2007 at 9:21 pm

      Mike,
      Looks like a great start. I’m starting to build more of what I consider a healthy flow of traffic, but I’ve been at it for a whopping 5 months, so it’s to be expected to grow a bit over that timeframe. I expect you will see a healthy growth as you’ve got some great stuff to impart to readers. Looking forward to more.

    2. Mike Scott said:

      September 4th, 2007 at 9:27 pm

      Thanks for the Vote of confidence Phil! You already know I’m a big fan of your blog, and it isn’t hard to see why people keep coming back to it.