2015 in review

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Sue Vincent

It’s that time again, when WordPress does its thing and we agonise over whether to share or not to share the stats report. I’ve never quite worked out if it is helpful to do so. One thing I do know is that there will always be blogs with both more and less traffic/followers/views… some who seem to hit a spot and capture an audience while others put out the highest quality and are seldom stumbled upon.

There are better reasons for blogging than the stats.

One of the delights for me this year has been exploring and finding some of those … new, or unknown to me until now…people like Tallis Steelyard, Bunkaryudo and so many others. Another has been the familiar comfort of sitting down with bloggers who are now old friends, sharing the little joys and the greater sorrows and knowing that the community here is worth more than the most scintillating stats.

This year I was fortunate to meet a number of fellow bloggers in person at the Bloggers Bash… people who are just as warm and friendly in person as they are on the page.

This year too I have seen the community achieve magnificent things when it… you… got behind my son and his trike and cheered him onwards with such enthusiasm that he is now busy writing his own story.

We have, as a community, shared laughter and tears, made each other think, taught and learned from each other.

It’s not a bad way to spend a year. Thank you for sharing it with me 🙂

 

Here’s an excerpt:

The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 110,000 times in 2015. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 5 days for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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45 Responses to 2015 in review

  1. Marilyn Armstrong's avatar Marilyn Armstrong says:
    December 31, 2015 at 05:07

    I haven’t figured out whether or not to publish mine either. Maybe I will over the weekend. It’ll give me a day off 🙂 Happy New Year!!

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  2. C.E.Robinson's avatar C.E.Robinson says:
    December 31, 2015 at 05:39

    Nice review, Sue! Congratulations! Chryssa

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  3. jacquelineobyikocha's avatar jacquelineobyikocha says:
    December 31, 2015 at 07:40

    Congratulations Sue. I enjoy your posts. Happy New Year and best of 2016 to you and yours.

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  4. Ritu's avatar Ritu says:
    December 31, 2015 at 08:50

    Happy new year Sue! 😊

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  5. Helen Jones's avatar Helen Jones says:
    December 31, 2015 at 08:50

    It’s been a remarkable year, hasn’t it! Here’s to an even more remarkable 2016! 🙂

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  6. TanGental's avatar TanGental says:
    December 31, 2015 at 10:00

    Well I always wanted to get round the Louvre without the crowds so if I go on one of the 5 days everyone is visiting you instead.. what a productive year Sue and one I’ve enjoyed being in the crowds visiting your word paintings. Looking forward to what you have in store for 2016. Happy new year

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  7. vanbytheriver's avatar vanbytheriver says:
    December 31, 2015 at 11:23

    Proud to know you, Sue. You and your blog are special. All the best for 2016. Happy New Year. 💖

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  8. Charles Yallowitz's avatar Charles Yallowitz says:
    December 31, 2015 at 12:16

    Happy New Year! Think I lost my WordPress yearly review. I hit public on it, but then lost the Internet and it was gone. Oh well. Enjoy the end of 2015.

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  9. Chris The Story Reading Ape's avatar The Story Reading Ape says:
    December 31, 2015 at 13:24

    CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE SUE 😀

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  10. Mary Smith's avatar Mary Smith says:
    December 31, 2015 at 13:39

    I’m glad I found your blog in 2015 and am looking forward to continuing the journey in 2016.

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  11. Hugh W. Roberts's avatar Hugh's Views and News says:
    December 31, 2015 at 15:10

    It was great to meet you at the Bloggers’ Bash this year, Sue. I hope we can meet again sometime in 2016.
    All the very best to Ani, Nick and you.
    Hugh
    xx

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  12. Chatter Master's avatar Chatter Master says:
    December 31, 2015 at 15:42

    Here’s to a banner year in 2016 Sue! I’m not even sure if I read my stats report, I think I did but have been so busy I forgot what it said. Though I tend to fixate on ‘numbers’ I’m getting to the point where I don’t care. Or, that’s what I tell myself. 😉

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  13. socialbridge's avatar socialbridge says:
    December 31, 2015 at 23:11

    Well done, Sue and Happiest of Happy New Year’s to you.

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  14. Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
    January 1, 2016 at 00:27

    Congrats…That’s a lotta views! Your fingers must fairly fly posting and answering comments! 🙂 Happy New Year to you and the small dog.

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  15. europasicewolf's avatar europasicewolf says:
    January 1, 2016 at 01:31

    Great results! Congratulations! Seems like everybody but li’l ole Wolfie’s got theirs 😉 I know I haven’t posted much this year – circumstances not lack of interest, but I can’t find them anywhere…not even in the deleted folder where all new emails head for without my consent! It would appear W/P are on hol’s till the 4th so maybe they haven’t got far enough down the pile to produce any for Wolfie yet…or maybe they aren’t going to bother!!! That wouldn’t be a good idea W/P…do you hear me??!!
    Happy New Year btw!!! Have a great one 🙂

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    • Sue Vincent's avatar Sue Vincent says:
      January 1, 2016 at 06:44

      Thanks, Wolfie… seems a bit odd you haven’t had them, though mine were very late one year too.
      Happy new year 🙂

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      • europasicewolf's avatar europasicewolf says:
        January 2, 2016 at 01:24

        No danger of it happening to your good self lol but I’ve seen it before when people don’t produce enough posts and there’s not much activity on their blog for them to create any meaningful review with the stat’s. Understandable but I didn’t think I was quite that bad last year!! That said my lack of participation shows in the stat’s for the whole year that are the lowest ever bar the very first year on W.P. Shameful! Get your blogging act together Wolfie!!! 😉 Happy New Year to you 🙂

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      • europasicewolf's avatar europasicewolf says:
        January 5, 2016 at 23:19

        Found it! At least I hunted it down via the 2014 email…changed 2014 to 2015 in the URL and hit go…lo the 2015 in review report! Result! Quick comparison to 2014 showed it really is a new one…though the viewings for that year would have been much better to have in 2015…but who really cares anyway lol 😉 I was interested in which countries would come out on top visiting wise 🙂

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  16. macjam47's avatar macjam47 says:
    January 2, 2016 at 15:52

    Congrats on your 2015 stats, Sue. You are so right about reasons to blog. The best reason of all is the sense of community with people who support and encourage one another, share laughter and tears, and develop beautiful friendships with those we probably would never have “met” otherwise. Happy New Year! May 2016 shine ever brighter. Hugs, my friend.

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