I Love That Film turns a year old today! March 5th last year I blogged about found footage horror films and the
Attack the Block trailer. I'm still banging on about this kind of stuff a year later.
Only now, 115 posts later, I have a whopping 62 followers, have seen
Attack the Block twice, bought the DVD, and have even met the director Joe Cornish, the executive producer Edgar Wright
and some of the cast! It's been an amazing year.
I'm also not just blogging about found footage films but trying to write my thesis on the little buggers. I'm a bit bloody sick of them frankly and I've got at least another three years of watching and analysing them to do. Wish me luck!
As of this moment I've had 17,879 page views since last March. I have no idea if this is good but I think most of them are from people looking at pictures that I've taken from other places. Wierdly 7,460 of those views are all on one post and that was actually about a TV show. Not great for a movie blog but nevermind!
Here's my top viewed posts of my first year of blogging if you're interested.
And because of these wonderful little ads dotted around the page I've made 98 pence this year just from blogging. Obviously I'm not in it for the money... but still, with figures like that, I'm definitely thinking of packing in the teaching and becoming a full-time blogger! I could have earnt £2 by next March and then I'll be blogging from a boat in the Bahamas!
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I've loved discovering, reading and commenting on about a million film blogs and special thanks to all those that have stopped by to share the film love on all these posts over the last year!
I would love to know what everyone thinks of these figures! Be brutal. Are these poor, average or brilliant for the first year? How many page views did y'all have after a year of blogging? Should I pack it all in or go into my second year of blogging with my head held high and pockets lined with advertsing revenue?
Thank you all SO much for dropping by, for writing your own blogs, for reading or for commenting! It means a lot and it makes it all worthwhile to know that someone out there is reading and sharing the passion for all things movies! I Love That Film loves you!
Happy Anniversary to your blog, Pete! Very cool. I'm a relatively new blogger, too, having only started blogging for All Eyes on Screen two months prior to your start (Jan. 2011), and even then, I didn't start REGULARLY posting until October of last year!
ReplyDeleteI think you've done great on the specs for your first year. I'm probably not the most knowledgeable when it comes to what's deemed "good" or "average," in terms of stats, but you have to keep in mind - it was your first year, you were building your foundation and just getting started. You've extended the types of topics for what you write about, you've made film blogging friends, you've learned a lot, and you've grown as a film writer.
Keep up the great work, study, and discussion of film, and best of luck in starting your second year of movie blogging. I'll be reading :)
--Kristin
Thanks so much Kristin! I've loved every minute of it. I get a ridiculous amount of satisfaction from being in this community so I'm just glad to be here and to be writing and to have people like you reading! So thanks again and you keep up the good work too!
DeleteHappy Anniversary Pete! Blogging about your passion is always a good thing. Plus, since you're doing your thesis too... this is a good medium to get feedback. Here's to many more years ahead...
ReplyDeleteThanks asrap, yeah definitely though I'm getting a hell of a bad vibe about found footage films these days. Think they've kind of outstayed their welcome a bit!
DeleteCongrats. I myself started a movie blog 2 years ago and while I have not as many hits as you, it gives me hope. Good luck in the coming year!
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt, I appreciate you popping by and I'll be sure to check out your blog!
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! Happy Blog Anniversary Pete! We can never have too many movie bloggers so keep it up, onwards and upwards! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Ruth! Too true!
DeleteHappy Anniversary and Congratulations! I trust that you'll be taking us all with you to the Bahamas when you go?
ReplyDeleteOf course when I'm rolling in money, we can ALL blog from the Bahamas!
DeleteHappy blog-anniversary Pete. The first year is always a special one because you can look back and see how far you've come for the first time :) Here is to your continued success!
ReplyDeleteThanks Castor! Yeah definitely I feel pretty proud, I'm just glad people are reading! And I'm glad I'm still writing!
DeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE!! The 5th is a great day indeed.... as you know from popping over to FRC earlier!
ReplyDeleteI think you have done very well in your first year my friend! Keep up the good work and good luck with Uni
Thanks Scott, I thin I seem to remember your FRC's stats for the first year being off the charts!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary Pete!!! Great Job on the site.
ReplyDeleteThanks TheVern!
DeleteCongratulations! You run a great blog. Good luck with the thesis. Started watching the Amityville Horror found footage movie last night. Dreadful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Robert! Oh that's a shame, another bloody awful one I'll have to sit through at some point! I really wish they'd stop now!
DeleteGreat to hear you've reached your one-year anniversary. It must have been fantastic to meet the makers of Attack The Block...I really enjoyed that film.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dan, yeah very cool, definitely one of the highlights of last year!
DeleteLove everything about this blog. Happy anniversary. Keep rockin' and rollin'!!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Alex, I really appreciate it!
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