September 2014 – Top Posts & Commenters PLUS BOOK GIVEAWAY
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Here are the highlights from September 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 way up from August (36.36%). Traffic was up 4.07% compared to a year ago. The top 10 posts included one post from 2012 and one post from 2013. The end of the month brought a post that nearly tripled the next highest post for the month. If you missed any of these posts, I hope you’ll go and check them out now by clicking below. The posts with the most engagement were two which made the top 10 list below – In Response To The American Dream and 5 Keys To Establishing A Routine That Works.
Top 10 Posts:
- Experience The Supernatural September 29, 2014 (372)
- 5 Things To Remember When We Say Or Do Something Stupid February 12, 2014 (144)
- Ten Things Every Small Group Leader Should Know March 7, 2012 (137)
- Ten Date Night Ideas August 27, 2014 (76)
- I’m Losing My Patients – 6 Ways To Rediscover Patience April 2, 2013 (63)
- 9 Essentials For Those Who Want To Start Running Long Distance September 11, 2014 (63)
- Say What You Need To Say February 7, 2013 (58)
- 5 Keys To Establishing A Routine That Works September 3, 2014 (56)
- God-Given Appointments September 8, 2014 (49)
- In Response To The American Dream September 15, 2014 (49)
Top 10 Commenters:
- David Stolpe (39)
- Larry Carter (26)
- Steve Y (16)
- Heidi Bender (8)
- Leah Adams (8)
- Dania Shah (6)
- Carol Peterson (5)
- Dan Erickson (5)
- Jon Stallings (5)
- Lulu (5)
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 October, 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 October with The Stretched Community! The month of October will include more STRETCHING posts. More than likely, I will continue to focus on having a mission mindset in many of the upcoming posts.
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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 September?
In case you’re interested, here are a few other interesting stats about September (based on Google Analytics):
- Users – Increased 21.62%
- Sessions – Increased 52.22%
- Pageviews – Increased 48.02%
- Pages Per Session – Decreased 3.56%
- Average Session Duration – Increased 37.21%
- Bounce Rate –Decreased 5.04%
- New Sessions – Decreased 14.54%
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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