Wedding Marketing Blog hits traffic milestone; announces new content
In business, it’s difficult not to get caught up in the numbers: Sales, dollars, bookings, inquiries, appointments. In blogging, one measures success by the impact of the blog on its readers.
Blogging impact can be measured in a number of ways:
- Site visitors
- Comments (quality and quantity)
- # of screens views on each visit
- Diverse geography of visitors
- Time spent viewing the blog
- Source of activity (referrers, links, message boards, etc.,)
- Inquiries for speaking or consulting
- Awareness/Comments when speaking to people at meetings/conferences
With all that said, I’m proud to announce that this morning, The Wedding Marketing Blog surpassed 10,000 visitors for the month of June. I probably should have waited until the end of the month for a final total, but this was too exciting.
Besides the soaring number of visits, it’s exciting to see improvement in all areas, especially comments and questions from readers… like you.
As The Wedding Marketing Blog continues to grow in activity, there are a number of features, benefits and goals that will roll out during the second half of 2009.
They will include
- International coverage in many English speaking countries (already begun)
- Public speaking calendar (under development)
- Directory of Wedding Trade Association and Networking Organizations
- Industry Conferences, Meetings, and Seminars
- Directory of Wedding Business Resources, Advertising and Exhibiting Opportunities
I’ll stop there, because it will take quite a bit of effort to launch all of that. Your suggestions and ideas are always welcome. I do my best to read every inquiry, comment, and email.
Each post and reader are important to me. I’m conscious of the fact that different people are interested in different issues. I will continue to give my best effort to provide valuable and stimulating content to you.
With my deepest appreciation for your readership!
Andy Ebon
The Wedding Marketing Blog
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Congratulations Andy.
So proud and happy to know you and learn from you!
Juliet
Your remarks are greatly appreciated.
Andy
Hey Andy,
I am happy to say that I helped that number
Just wanted to offer a Congrats and a Thank You – I really do enjoy reading your blog everyday.
I am learning a lot while reopening my business this year. So many things have changed in the marketing department over the last few years – I am playing catch up.
Thanks again,
Allison
Allison,
Thanks for reading, and thanks for the ‘attaboy.’
With information and technology changing so rapidly, staying current is a challenge…. let alone playing catch up.
Glad to contribute a small chunk of marketing to your world.
Andy
I enjoyed reading about all you had to say about the wedding industry. We are a wedding resource that started in Dallas, with only three per category of 21 categories. We have a blog, but with lots of info for The Bride. We will be opening in Chicago in July 09, and New York late fall.
We take our site seriously, and will not let anyone advertise on it. Thank you, for all the wonderful info,
I found your info from Google Alerts, I receive twice a day.
Kay
Kay,
Thank you so much for checking in. Glad you’re reading.
Question for clarification.
You will note let ‘anyone’ advertise on it, or ‘just anyone?’
Andy
Andy, congratulations on 10,000 visitor mark. Having two blogs for our business, I know I find myself checking the numbers as well. I am looking forward to the new features in your blog for 2009.
Thank you for being willing to share your knowledge.
Karol
Karol,
Thanks for the acknowledgment. I’m excited about passing this milestone, but I don’t plan to bask in it, very long.
Take care,
Andy