The Quarter in Review - 2008/Q3
Many of the blogs I read have quarterly, or even monthly recaps. Some of these blogs are personal some are professional, and the information in their recap generally reflects their orientation.
Personal blogs tend to focus on their best content, what keywords seem most relevant in their space, comments or discussions of interest, etc. The professional blogs definitely highlight their best content (that is after all their bread and butter), and many also go so far as to talk about their site metrics and income for the period represented.
As October gets underway, it dawned on me that I started this blog around mid-July, so it is almost a quarter of a year old. I’m not trying to make this into something more than it is, but taking some time every three months or so to reflect on a couple high points seems like a good thing.
Most popular content
- By far the most popular post was the Personal Branding Primer. Started somewhat on a whim, this article turned into a full-length discussion on personal branding: what it is, different tactics for two different categories of people, and some pragmatic next steps for all of us.
- 5 steps to sustained personal change was fairly popular also. Drawing from some immediate personal experiences, this was a brief post capturing some thoughts of mine on what it takes not only to change, but to sustain the change.
- Lastly, in response to a question from a reader, we had a short discussion on good recruiting gifts for future leaders. If you are involved in college recruiting, then you should read this article for some interesting, and thought-provoking, giveaways.
- The DCO Weekly Readers settled into their weekly routine after a couple different schedules. From a few E-Mails I have received, this feature looks like it is of value to you. I appreciate any and all comments on the Weekly Readers to make them as useful as possible. They sure are interesting to put together.
- Personally, my favorite post to write was Progress?, in response to something I read on a colleague’s blog. Entrepreneurship and personal excellence notwithstanding, it’s always good to remind ourselves of what’s really important in our lives.
Visitors
In addition to the few friends I recruited from the start, we did pick up some new visitors and subscribers to the site. It’s always good to get a wide variety of thoughts and comments. While much of the traffic is “direct”, meaning it came directly to the site, there was quite a bit of traffic that hit the site based on keyword searches around “qualities of entrepreneurship”; more reinforcement that this is a topic of great interest and we should pick it back up. I have some initial content ready to go in that regard, and will definitely be looking for you participation.
What’s New?
I’ve added the “Share This” button to the blog at the end of each post (it’s a small green button and says Share This next to it). Share This is a really easy way to share an individual blog post with others via your social bookmarking network, E-Mail or on your own blog. Clicking the Share This button or link brings up a small window where you can E-Mail a post to a friend, add it to your favorite bookmarking site like Digg or Reddit, or add it to your own blog. The button only shows while directly on the site, so you folks using an RSS reader or getting posts by E-Mail will need to click through to the actual blog post if you’d like to use this feature.
Once again - thanks for dropping by (and hopefully subscribing). We’re getting a few more comments here and there, which I appreciate. I hope you all had a fantastic summer. We’re entering the “holiday season”, the best time of the year for many folks. Here’s wishing you “excellent” holidays, full of family, friends and happiness.
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