How long has it been? I haven’t written regularly for almost a year now. During this hiatus I badly missed writing on DailyApps, and life was just not fun without it. Came close to start writing quite a few times in the recent past, but somehow couldn’t really do it.
But now things are different, Life has taken a different direction. Not sure If I was ready for it, but somehow things haven’t been my way.. And because of this, Blogging suffered and boy ‘o’ boy it suffered big time. No more excuses, DailyApps will survive and to date it remains my most prized possession.
So starting today, I am doing a Take Two of DailyApps. Complete with a fresh new design thanks to the awesome work by vfxdude. Along with the theme refresh I’ve added Disqus Comments which will now allow you to comment on blog posts more easily and make conversation threads more interesting.
If you haven’t clicked through already, go ahead and check out the new design over at DailyApps.
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As the year 2008 comes to a close, I’ve learnt a lot and keeping all that in mind, here’s what I wish to achieve with DailyApps in 2009.. I did write something similar outlining my goals for 2008, but to be honest I’ve failed myself..
Here’s what I had wished last year and didn’t quite achieve it this year.. I hope to achieve it this year atleast..
- Reach 7500 RSS subscribers (currently at 1300+)
Didn’t manage to achieve that.. Currently at nearly 3000 subscribers - Average 30,000 daily page views (currently at 10,000)
Around 20,000 at the moment, so didn’t achieve this as well. - Generate $2,000 in monthly revenues (currently at $0).
Achieved it earlier in the year, but didn’t quite manage to keep it consistent - Increase the posting frequency to 3-4 posts a day (currently at 1-2 posts a day)
The mother of all problems, I simply haven’t been able to post much on DailyApps this year - Enter the Alexa Top 20,000 (currently at 45,000+)
Alexa changed their methods half way through the year, so this doesn’t count. - Increase the average comments per post to 15 (currently at 5)
Something that I’ve managed to achieve this year.. I am happy
- Enter the Technorati Top 1000 (Currently in Top 5K)
Never made it, fell backwards instead
- To be a widely cited tech blog in the blogosphere
Yes I did manage to achieve that, when I was blogging regularly.. - Get a professional blog design from Chris Pearson
Chris doesn’t do blog designs anymore, so I might use his premium theme
sometime.. - To develop a strong and vibrant community around dailyApps.
I’m proud of the community around DailyApps.. You guys have been amazing..
DailyApps is over an year old now, and its been a journey of a lifetime for me.. As I have outlined in the last post I wrote, life has taken dramatic turns this year, and I simply haven’t been able keep up with all the pressure and work..
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