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We’re getting close to the point where there will be no more monthly reports. I said from day one that I would do a case study of this sites’ traffic for one year, and that’s what I’ve done. This preliminary report is actually an exciting one: ViperChill received more traffic in August than any other month so far.
I don’t care about the stats and don’t have any goals, but instead view this as a great way to help you all see how I’m growing my blog and the kind of traffic sources you can use to do the same. Let’s look at the numbers, shall we?
Overall Traffic
- Visits: 49,627
- Pageviews: 84,359
- Avg time on Site: 2 mins 16 seconds
Not only were there an extra 15,000 visitors compared to last month, the people who arrived on the site also spent more time here. I promised that I would write more articles going forward, which I think has helped a lot with resulting traffic increase. The articles written in August, were:
- 2,897 Words on How to Create Viral Content (The Key Element Behind Every Successful Blog)
- What You Don’t Know About Blogging: A Masterclass on the Newsphere
- Living Self-Employed Online: The Manual They Forgot to Give You
Here at ViperChill there are a lot less articles published than most sites, but typically these articles are 2,000-3,000 words and cover topics in massive detail. You could say that we prefer signal over noise.
Top Referring Websites
Here are the top referring traffic sources for the month of August:
- Direct: 15,253
- Google (organic): 6,284
- StumbleUpon: 5,136
- News.YCombinator.com: 4,858
- Lifehacker.com: 3,380
- Google.com: 1,712
- Twitter.com: 1,328
- Smartpassiveincome.com: 828
- Facebook.com: 763
- Retireat21.com: 731
Top Referring Keywords
There were a total of 6,566 visits via 1,675 keywords this month. The top 10, were:
- ViperChill: 1,039
- wordpress seo: 711
- viral marketing: 579
- social media strategy: 318
- viper chill: 297
- guest blogging: 196
- seo wordpress: 102
- glen allsopp: 101
- cloud living: 81
- hqhow: 81
While search engine traffic is still a tiny portion of the traffic that arrives at ViperChill, it is growing steadily month on month with the number of referring keywords increasing by another 25%.
Subscriber Stats
Feedburner is so erratic that I just can’t take it that seriously anymore. Despite the current flaws in the system, I will continue to report on the numbers that it gives me. Although I don’t have any goals for the size of the community here, I still think it is an interesting metric to monitor.
- August 1st: 8,174
- August 31st: 8,814
- Change: +640
I picked up about 300 subscribers in the last few days which are yet to register, so expect the count to tip past 9,000 very soon. The number is usually highest the day after you post, so I should see the real figure tomorrow or Friday.
If you’re reading this in a feed reader or inbox, thanks for subscribing!
Personal Update
Last month I told you all I was going to Thailand, and I should have been there for two weeks already. As is my luck these days, my passport was lost in the post and is nowhere to be found. I’ve spent the last week getting all the necessary documents together and reapplied for a new one.
As you can imagine, it was pretty depressing to be in a country you really want to leave, and then find out your passport has gone missing. I think the worst part isn’t that I can’t go to Thailand, but the fact that I can’t go anywhere. Thankfully my girlfriend is letting me stay with her (I had moved out of my apartment already) and I should be back on the road in a couple of weeks.
I’m about two weeks away from releasing my first software product, and I can’t wait to see the reaction in the marketing community. It has a couple of small bugs that need to be fixed, and then it’s ready to go. I guarantee this is something you’re going to want to use — and will make your life as a webmaster a hell of a lot easier.
Yep; that’s my attempt at a teaser 
Happy 1st of September. I hope this month is a great one for all of you!
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Sorry about losing your passport Glen, that sucks – but you have a great woman
Adam,
Funny that we post at the same time, from the same living room, in Glen’s website.
G33ks
Haha, yeah it sucks.
Thanks buddy
I think I’m going to miss your monthly reports Glen. What about your million dollars case study? Is it still going on?
Hey Oscar,
Yeah it’s still happening, I’ve left quite a few comments about it recently
Yes! I’ve been wondering about that too….. good question Oscar
Glen, do you know the waiting period for a new passport? Eh, may as well make the best out of the time there (somehow!) Good luck with the whole process… hopefully it won’t be too long!
Hey Glen, solid stats as usual. Good stuff.
I’m sorry about the passport – it sucks asses. Maybe it’s a hint from the universe telling you that you got some unfinished business in SA.
Enjoy the last time with your gf, and keep rocking on. You go to Thailand eventually.
Curious about the software. Can’t wait.
Shine on,
Mars
Maybe
Baie Dankie
Hmm, that attempt was a pretty good one! I am curious.
Too bad your passport is lost, awfull. You are currently actually nobody? Or do you have your birth-act somewhere? Good luck!
Haha – I have no ego so I’ve always been a nobody
Yes I still have a drivers license, birth certificate, name etc
Thanks!
Wow! This is really cool Glen and you are always killing it!
Congrats on being featured as #1 on retireat21 and you really deserve it. I also saw your article on lifehacker
I will be anticipating your software product and it will really be cool to see how everything goes.
Thanks so much,
-Onibalusi
Thanks Oni,
Also, thanks for the links recently in your guest posts. Hope you’re doing well!
Yo!
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Happy to hear you are still growing fast:)
I know your software is going to be a huge success and it’s going to help a lot of people, wish you the best of luck with it! (I’ll become an affiliate
I should be back in SA in 2 weeks or so, will be cool to still hang out before you leave!
Peaceness!
Diggy
Hey man,
Haha you better.
Cool; it’s gonna be good!
We are anxiously awaiting your product Glen!
Let me take and ask a question:
How long does it take to be recognized their position in serps and backlinks to a site common?
I made 500 quality backlinks with good anchor text for my site logoemarca.com already makes more than a month, and so far I am behind competitors relatively weak near me.
Thanks!
Caion,
Make sure you are getting your backlinks indexed, otherwise Google will not find them and they will not help.
Also, sometimes Google can move your site around a lot until it settles. The “Google Dance” can last weeks sometimes. Just keep building and indexing your backlinks until you get to #1.
Hello Cody!
They are indexed, because I checked this on yahoo site explorer, I made them manually!
But I’ll wait, thank you (:
Awesome.
Haha, nice question insert
There is no set time. If you created those links very quickly then it probably sent off some sort of trigger. You definitely don’t want to build them so fast.
Remember that it isn’t just about how many links you have – or their quality – your site needs to age as well.
Hello Glen!
I think very quickly create is not a negative factor for Google, it seems that Matt Cutts mentioned this already in some speech. Imagine a new brand, with commercials on tv, newspapers, magazines, etc., the amount of backlinks that would arise in a few days! The time domain is very important, but what if we double the quality and quantity of backlinks that our ocncorrente old domain?
Glen A Hug!
Do you have a source for that?
It would make sense if you get a lot of links from authorative websites, but not a ton of article directories and the like. Where are your links coming from?
My links are coming from some blogs, many directories, some css galleries, galleries logo, and etc! But most of directory links. I try to create them with the anchor text as natural as possible.
tnx Glen!
Hello there! Lovely to see where all your traffic comes from and the number of people from specific key words. I’m coming at ya direct:) What on earth is the Hacker News website? I had a look it seems to be reams of links – is it like Digg or something for geeky news? Which post of yours did you like and is that how you got the big traffic bump on Aug 25th.
Right, enough nosey questions from me:)
Thailand will be there waiting for you. Go see some lions while you wait:)
Yes you’re right, a more g33ky version of Digg.
I didn’t submit it, people submit my articles there quite often. And yep, that’s where all the traffic came from.
Oh and the lions are walking down the streets here, I just need to look out of the window.
Great stats, Glen. And thanks for the detailed breakdown. I would be estatic if I got half the numbers you consistently get. Excuse my naivety but are you no longer reporting after next month? These reports are very helpful.
Thanks for sharing.
Michael
Hi Michael,
Yes that is correct. Next month will be the last monthly report — I’ll probably do a yearly wrap-up post after that though.
The loss of passport might suck, but your report on August rocks and I´m sure that makes you proud and happy. I´m looking forward to see your new product.
Hey Marilla
Yeah it does suck, but this being the best month ever for the site took the sting off it
Thanks!
Hi Glen, just want to say hi.
I noticed your website on Daily Blog Tips couple days ago. I think I read most of your posts in archives, really like what you’re doing. Looking forward to learn more about your software product and spying around to see how you’re marketing it
“Hi!”
It must have taken you a while to read so many! Thanks for the support
You write good titles so I have felling like I’m missing something if I don’t read certain post
.. but I skipped most of monthly reports heh
What happened to your million dollar website? I couldn’t find any related articles.
Ive responded to lots of comments about it
Yo Glen,
You must be careful being across seas man, have you seen that show “Locked Up Abroad”
Anyway, can’t wait to see this new software, me knowing you its something you have put a lot of work into, and it will befit of bloggers day to day lives. Once again..keep doing your thing.. Young Bill Gates..
“TrafficColeman “Signing Off”
I have been to Thailand before so I know what it’s like
Thanks for the comment TC!
Hey Glen;
Great report as always. Can’t wait for your million dollar report.
About your passport, good luck with that, I know how bad that is. It happened to me and after a months on paperwork, I got the new one last week.
Cheers,
Ric
Hey Ric,
Thanks man. I will be updating it as soon as I get a chance to work on it — I want to get this launch out of the way for now.
Hey Glen,
Thanks for putting this together. I’ve been doing something similar on my blog every quarter. I actually put together a marketing plan each quarter and I track progress against it. I think that if anything, everybody should be going through this exercise on a regular basis because it teaches you where you are currently at and how much you’ve grown. It also enables you to see what adjustments you need to make. BTW, we need to get you on BlogcastFM soon when you are not busy enjoying every minute of your life.
Hey Srinivas,
I added you on Skype but you never accepted (for BlogcastFM)
Good tip, thanks!
I enjoyed seeing your article being posted at LifeHacker, and that you had so many clicks from that site. Out of curiousity, were those clicks all from that one blog post, or has LifeHacker linked to your stuff in the past?
I’m going to miss the monthly reports, but look forward to your launch of the new product.
They were all from that one blog post, surprisingly.
Thanks James!
Noooo, only one more monthly report! Thought of extending it for another year?
Haha,
I may do random ones…say every 6 months?
I was stuck in Budapest for 2 months instead of 1 due to passport issues in the mail a few months ago…. Luckily I had a blast in that extra month and dont really regret the passport issues. You gotta make the most of the moment Glen!
Of course, which is what I’m doing.
Just focusing on the positive: I get to do my product launch in a country I’m familiar with = no distractions.
You are very talented at writing and getting traffic, which is exactly why I subscribed and have been following your updates. Sorry to hear about your passport, we never appreciate things more than when we can’t have them.
Thank you Marshall,
That’s very true
Hope the passport issue is cleared up soon Glen and no worries (or mai bpen rai as they say in Thailand). A two week delay is no big deal, I’ve been waiting 4 years for my move to Thailand and it will likely be another 12-18 months before we get there. It’s going to be well worth the wait though in terms of lifestyle once we arrive. So, have fun where you’re at now…all of life is an adventure
Very true Steve, thanks for the encouragement
Hope all goes well for you in LOS
Can’t wait to hear about the software. Will it be IM related or more website/wordpress related?
A bit of both.
Nothing to do with WordPress as a product, though the marketing angle may involve it
Gah! Sucks that you lost your passport – did the same with mine for a few months then found it burried in some boxes somehow. Hopefully they can process it quickly so you can get over to Thailand and show us some pictures
Great job on the traffic btw; like last month the direct traffic is really stunning!
Hah, I wish mine was just lost in a house.
Thanks buddy
Good idea going for software approach. Most people in this niche can’t code or write software programs so you’ll probably find a nice gap to fill in the market.
Best of luck.
Thanks. It’s web software / script, so there’s definitely a lot of people with the skill levels necessary. I like to think it’s a unique and needed idea though
Holy crap.. I think the most amazing part is that you wrote 3 articles.. THREE!!, That’s insane – thanks for sharing this with us.. you just proved a that content is what matters..
Haha, yeah that’s pretty common here
Hey Glen,
I’m excited for the new software. Bummer about your passport
But you will be travelling soon enough! I’m currently teaching English in South Korea and plan on going to Thailand at some point too. Be careful over there, and be patient…hopefully the application process for the new passport goes smoothy for you!
I hope so!
Some of my friends teach English in Korea, it seems to be pretty popular.
Thanks
Glenn, stay up beat my friend. Thailand isn’t going anywhere, and if your experience is anything like mine there, it will be well worth the wait. Cheers!
Glen,
Another awesome monthly report. Too bad they are not going to continue. But I do like that you are posting more. As for the passport issue, stay positive. You will get to Thailand soon.
Also very intrigued by the software you have coming out. Looking forward to seeing what it is.
Hi Glen,
It’s been a real learning experience for me reading the articles on this site. I just picked up Cloud Living and feel I finally have a better understanding of where I need to focus now. At times, there is just too much to sift through that one can lose focus. I had to put myself on an info diet.
Anyway, enjoy your Travels. Look at the bright side; you can you can’t go anywhere but really you can go anywhere due to Cloud Living. Take Care and I look forward to the new product being released.
Mike
Congratulations on the success, hope there is more coming your way. Great stats.
Thanks Mandeep!
Hey Glen,
That’s awesome to hear about your software. And you’re really doing great job, as always.
Thanks for sharing this awesome report.
And that sucks you lost your passport !!
~Dev
Knew it this was a year long marketing ploy!
Actually really looking forward to see what your software is.
Sorry to hear about your passport, that really sucks. Glad your gf is letting you crash. Will she be coming to Thailand?
Haha, definitely not a year-long marketing ploy. I only started building it two months ago when I had the idea
Nope, I’ll be there solo
woo to bad! you lost ur passport sorry man umm i hope ur gf will be there to help you clear the ish!!! lol
you know what i meant! Great report! can’t wait to get ur product! all the best and tc..
Glen,
I am surprised that your avg time on site is not much higher. You have a lot of quality content and I would have thought it would have been a lot higher but I guess that is the nature of the web and short attention spans.
Keep up the good work
Mark
Damn you and your awesome stats…in the nicest possible way of course.
It is always interesting to see you traffic sources. Good luck getting to Thailand.
Informative post, I think this is the week I grab a copy of cloud living, I have been back and forth on it for awhile now and it’s about time I make a change! Have fun on your trip!
Hey Glen,
Just curious, do you do proactive link building for this blog to achieve your organic rankings?
Now and then, yes. But not much
Hey Glen,
Which internet marketing forums do you visit to learn about your IM type stuff?
Glen! Impressive report. Good luck with the passport, hope it arrives soon.