December 2014 – Top Posts and Commenters Plus BOOK GIVEAWAY
Here are the highlights from December 2014. Thanks to everyone who read along and commented. Your readership and participation in the daily discussions are what make The Stretched Community. Thank you!
Overall, traffic was down from November (18.07%). This was expected though as many readers take a break as part of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Traffic was up 176.97% compared to a year ago. The top 10 posts included posts from 2014. Again, most of the posts were from late September and early October. There was one post from February. If you missed any of these posts, I hope you’ll go and check them out now by clicking below. The post with the most engagement was one that didn’t make the top 10 list below – On Public Speaking.
Top 10 Posts:
- Experience The Supernatural September 29, 2014 (491)
- Redefine Rich September 29, 2014 (402)
- 3 Steps To Take Before You Can Serve Effectively September 30, 2014 (383)
- September 2014 – Top Posts and Commenters PLUS BOOK GIVEAWAY October 1, 2014 (368)
- No Excuses! October 2, 2014 (318)
- A Tribute To Grandma October 8, 2014 (314)
- Ice Breaker – Homecoming October 3, 2014 (309)
- 5 Things To Remember When We Say Or Do Something Stupid February 12, 2014 (308)
- From The Mountain To The Valley – Life After Short-Term Missions October 7, 2014 (265)
- Knowing God So We Can Make Him Known October 9, 2014 (213)
Top 10 Commenters:
- Steve Y (23)
- Larry Carter (20)
- David Stolpe (8)
- Caleb Suko (4)
- Carol Peterson (4)
- Jon Stallings (4)
- Joseph Lalonde (4)
- Tony Palus (4)
- Joshua Rivers (3)
- Dan Erickson (2)
As promised at the beginning of the month, I have randomly chosen someone from the top commenters list to receive a copy of 
For the month of January, I’ll be giving away another copy of On Track: Life Lessons from the Track & Field
Thanks to each and everyone for reading and for commenting. I’m looking forward to January with The Stretched Community! The month of January will include more STRETCHING posts. I’m excited for the fresh start of the new year. With it, I’m working on several new posts I’ll be excited to share in the coming days and weeks.
If you’re interested in guest posting here, leave a comment to connect with me.
How was your month? If you’re a blogger share a link to your top post in the comments? What was your favorite Stretched post this month? How were you STRETCHED in December?
In case you’re interested, here are a few other interesting stats about December (based on Google Analytics):
- Users – Decreased 45.68%
- Sessions – Decreased 15.54%
- Pageviews – Decreased 18.23%
- Pages Per Session – Decreased 2.82%
- Average Session Duration – Decreased 6.67%
- Bounce Rate – Decreased 1.23%
- New Sessions – Decreased 12.57%
On Track – Life Lessons from the Track & Field is now available on Amazon in paperback and for Kindle. Click the link below to get your copy today.
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