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What I Wish to Achieve with DailyApps in 2009

December 17, 2008  |  , , , ,  |  View Comments

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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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Apologies for the Lack of Posting Of Late

Apologies for the Lack of Posting Of Late

October 10, 2008  |  , , , , , ,  |  View Comments

Before I say anything else, I’d like to apologize for the lack of posts for the past couple of months on a regular basis.. Simply put you’d not want to be in a situation I am in right now.. Screwed up college life, and personal life to a smaller extent, has made things a lot difficult for me..

I have become a lot more busier at college, after becoming the Vice President of the department which has added a whole new range of activities I am supposed to be doing.. Added to that, I have also been selected by Microsoft to become a Microsoft Student Partner on campus, wherein am expected to conduct technical sessions and other seminars on a regular basis.

Combine these two responsibilities with the bigger and more important responsibility that is of a student, things are kind of messed up for me at the moment.. The past month has gone completely in preparations for a major event in college, and am tired and exhausted while I leave for Goa today to attend a training program of sorts to be organized by Microsoft.

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