Wowowow. What a year it has been for Yow Yow!
I’m not all that sad to see 2013 go because I am so looking forward to what 2014 has in store for us. 2013 was a big transition year for Yow Yow! Postings became a little bit more consistent because I was no longer in school and it started to become predictable that I would just log on right after work. It’s nice to be able to have a set schedule to be honest. When I was in school, I would post any free moment I had, which was great because maybe sometimes I would be inclined to write a post about something because it was convenient. However, I appreciate now, that I get to wait until the end of the day to sort out my thoughts and to spend some time thinking a little bit more about what I am writing. Yow Yow! has turned 5-years old! It’s hard to believe that this blog has been with me for that long and that some of you have watched me transition, grow, and hopefully write better content in that time. Thank you x 23984298 to everyone who has supported the blog during this time. If I didn’t have that, I may not still be writing today. We know for sure though that Jennie and Ashley have at least helped me keep Wedding Mondays alive.
Stats from 2012 will be on the left and italicized while stats from 2013 will be right and bold.
1,130,911 total visits to Yow Yow! – – – – – – – – – – – 1,294,886 total visits to Yow Yow!
*In just 2013, there were 163,975 visits to Yow Yow!
7,067 Posts, 2,187 Comments 10,229 Tags – – – – – 9,167 Posts 3,152 Comments 12,122Tags (cumulative)
Top Post of 2013 – “Hipster Disney Princesses In Real Life” – 15,726 views (written in 2012)
Top Post Written in 2013 – “Meet: Hollis Wong-Wear” – 2,071 views
Busiest Month in Terms of Views – October 2012 (49,821 views) – – – – – January 2013 (24,905 views)
Highest Average Visits Per Day – October 2012 (1,607 views) – – – – – – January 2013 (803 views)
*Busiest Day – October 5, 2010 (4,239 views)
Credits + References
Worked with
- Gilt City
- Postmates
- Dry Soda
- Gratify
- Nordstrom Wedding Suite at the Seattle Nordstrom Flagship
“Women Who Are Making It” Series:
- SuChin Pak
- Molly Young
- Kendall Herbst
- Hollis Wong-Wear
Top Referring Sites in 2013 Were:
- Pinterest.com
- Facebook.com
- Twitter.com
- Android.pinterest.com
- holliswongwear.com
Most of My Visitors Came From:
- The United States
- Canada
- The United Kingdom
Music Festivals Covered:
- Capitol Hill Block Party
- Bumbershoot
Other:
*We started a new series on Fridays called “Take Me There” and “Truth and Words” Sundays
*We ended the series “Thought Catalog Roundup.”
*New graphics and headers by Leanna Robb! [Facebook, Twitter, Blog]
* We made a Facebook page! Like us.
*We packed up and moved to the Bay area! [Seattle, forever <3 – I promise]
*Veronica became an official part of Yow Yow!
*We received our very first press passes for Yow Yow!
*We started “Conversations From 20-Somethings.”
*We hit 1,000+ subscribers!
*We followed-up with some of our previous guest writers from a year ago:
*We made some videos! Like this unveiling video below:
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/72560700]
and one last hoo-rah with Space Girl
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/64044836]
*We had a memorable Twitter interaction:
