ViperChill Monthly Report 3
Written by Glen, this post has 28 Comments
As I write this on the last day of 2009, I have to say that I can’t believe how quickly this year has went. ViperChill has been ‘relaunched’ now for 2 and a half months and the community has grown by over 1,000 subscribers in this time which amazes me. Especially when I am doing very, very little in order to promote this site (apart from writing the best articles I can, of course).
As regular readers will know, each month I turn more transparent than most marketing bloggers as I share the exact traffic sources and keywords that drive traffic to this website. I also use this time to share a monthly update of my personal journey and projects that I’m working on. I hope these monthly reports show how much I genuinely want to help you all succeed online and that we’re going to make 2010 our best year yet.
As I say each month, I don’t care about these statistics. If they go up or down, it’s fine with me. This blog is for me to share things that I want to read myself. So, even if I’m only helping ten people, all I care about is that I’m actually helping someone. I do very little work to market this site (which probably shows) but it is at the top of my priorities right now.
Overall Traffic
- Visits: 23,250
- Pageviews: 34,869
- Avg time on Site: 1 mins 09 seconds
Last month the site had 11,744 visits and 20,903 pageviews so it’s a nice surprise to see such a big change in December.
The articles written this month, were:
- How to Achieve in One Year What I Did in Three
- Guest Blogging: The Ultimate Guide
- Do Not Share: For Your Eyes Only
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 December:
- StumbleUpon: 16,172
- Direct: 2,935
- Twitter: 599
- Google.com: 590
- SmartPassiveIncome: 540
- Google (organic): 393
- HolyKaw.Alltop: 157
- HQHow: 115
- PluginID: 112
- EvanCarmichael: 87
Top Referring Keywords
There were a total of 428 visits via 145 keywords this month. The top 10, were:
- ViperChill: 154
- Viper Chill: 35
- viperchill.com: 18
- glen allsopp: 14
- how to be likable online: 11
- kina grannis: 7
- titleist logo: 6
- viperchill.com/guest-blogging/: 5
- glen alsopp guest post: 4
- glen alsopp: 4
It’s nice to see that the brand of the site is easily being remembered and getting on people’s radar, but I expect traffic from larger, more popular terms shortly.
Subscriber Stats
With this blog, I’m not focusing on subscriber stats as much as I have with others. I still think it is an interesting metric though so I’m happy to monitor it here.
- December 1st: 3,024
- December 31st: 3,284
- Change: +260
Not quite the 450+ subscriber growth last month but still a respectable figure nonetheless. The only work I have done this month was write three articles and promote them on Twitter, so I’m happy that the content is good enough to be picking up so many subscribers.
Personal Activity (+ Video)
As many of you know, I recently moved to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I decided to come here to begin my new ‘lifestyle’ where I do nothing but travel the world and make money online. The next stop on the journey is probably Bangkok in Thailand, but I haven’t totally decided yet. I like to document my travels so I put together this video of the journey so far in Amsterdam.
If you can’t see the video then click here (ViperChill) or here (Vimeo).
Please Note: This video has absolutely nothing to do with viral marketing or building websites, but you probably guessed that with the title of this section being ‘personal update’. I simply wanted to give an insight into the type of life that I live thanks to the internet and the money I make online.
I don’t have to wake up for a job each day and how I spend my time is completely up to me (which usually means partying). The point is, you can also get to this exact same stage if you want to. I’ve done it, and so have thousands of others, and so can you. Of course, you might not want to spend your time in nightclubs like me, but you get the time to do what it is you love, and there’s nothing better than that.
If I timed all of this properly, then today should be New Years Day!
Happy New Year!
| I constantly aim to find new, awesome articles to share with you all. Today I want to share: How to Woo a Blogger (and Get Coverage) via Lisa Barone, Don’t Just Read What the Top Bloggers Write via SEOptimise, 51 Blogging Tips for the New Year via Pat Flynn and finally some great Crowdsourcing Social Media Tools via Tamar. |  |
Congrats for your website grow! I can see how SU is still working well for you.
Cheers Oscar,
Yeah, the traffic from SU has been the reason for the big spike. Surprisingly, it’s going to articles that I thought were far less ‘viral’ than others.
AWESOME video,
Top keywords for you is your brand name, very nice.
Thanks Brandon,
It’s awesome to see you here!
Great idea for the life video! Showing people how you are living through earning online means they can start to form their own picture of what their life could be like! It is a good motivator! Keep going with the brill posts! I’m always excited when the little 1 comes up next to ViperChill in my RSS viewer!
Stay safe! x
That’s awesome to read Elyse, thank you!
I appreciate your support
NIce work man,
The transparency you are committed to is incredibly helpful and it is interesting to see how core stumble upon is to your stats. Cheers for sharing mate and I wish you the best of luck with Viperchill.
Thanks Jonny, here’s to 2010 being big for both of us!
Happy New Year!
I hope you are enjoying Amsterdam. It’s been one of the places that I would like to visit. One day…
Regarding your short list of articles – I always prefer quality over quantity. You always provide such thought-provoking articles to read. Keep ‘em coming!
It’s very interesting to see your stats for your blog. What about sharing your subscriber and traffic goals? When do you think you will reach those?
Hey Karen,
Yeah I’m loving Amsterdam, it’s a great place to live.
To be honest, I don’t really have any traffic or subscriber goals. I have figures that would be nice to reach but to be honest, I’m just focusing on the content.
Happy New Year, Glen!
And thanks for another great post. I wish you all the best in Thailand.
I’m also active on SU and I’m going to try to get my blogs promoted there as well. I’ve always known it was a great site on which to promote your work. Can you direct me to an article that teaches how to acheive this on SU? (If there is such an article on your site?)
Thank you.
Anne
I forgot to click the ‘notify’ button. Here goes
Great idea for video Glen! Very cool.
I re-launched my blog last night (after years of neglect) and will be posting essays and videos over there from time to time. I must say that your energy is contagious and it’s people like you that drive the community. Well done amigo.
Denny
Hey Glen,
I’m continuously impressed with the quality of articles that you have posted on here in the past three months, since your relaunch. Your detailed articles are not only interesting, but highly informative in a very practical way…. thanks for the transparency in stats as well… this aspect is something that keeps me returning to your sites, and constantly learning something new.
Karen
Hey Glen – you know what I’d be REALLY interested in seeing? A breakdown of the status/progress of PluginID. You’ve kept that site long enough it would be cool to see how it’s done and the data behind it. Just a thought
GL in 2010!
Happy New Year Glen!!
Glad you’re keeping us updated on your journey. Your work is so incredible. Its interesting, enlightening, very informative and helpful, and yes inspirational. (I know there’s more adjectives I could use to describe your work–) I always look forward to your articles. I liked watching your video too. Looks like you’re enjoying yourself-living as you choose! Keep up the great work you do and share here – and all the best to you Glen.
Happy New Year Glen,
Thanks for sharing your report with us. After see this type of report it make us believe that we can also do it. I am working on two website currently but due to college exams i am not able to give them much time. You are doing great and wish you luck for you future. One suggestion, How about coming to India.
Azad Shaikh
http://www.internetgeeks.org
Hey Glen,
Interesting to see where your traffic is coming from. I see SU is being good to you.
The quality over quantity principle you follow definitely works, too.
Cheers,
Shane
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Happy New Year Glen! The video was great. How many different girls were kissing you – 4? 5? Ha ha awesome. And I liked how you were doing karaoke near the very end (if that’s what it was while you were holding the microphone with your friend).
Hey Adam!
Yep, I was annoying the crowd with my singing skills
Awesome video. It inspired (and made me envious) all at the same time. Envious in a good way of course – fired me up to achieve my goals! Keep it up. Hey, maybe next time you won’t overdub your singing so we can hear why you’re a blogger and not a singer (just kidding)
Glen… Great Stuff. I’ve taken your lead and posted my stats for the first month of my blog at forty2fifty. It will be interesting to see how the months to come play out.
Also, great video. Let’s kick some butt in 2010 and have even more fun.
I love Hungary – Its my favorite country
I mostly like Budapest and the lake Balaton so I love to rear and hear about it. Great post
Glen, I think you need to change the name of your blog from ViperChill to TransparentLiving.com ….as this is the most tranparent blog on the net. You’re awesome bro!!
After seeing your video, it reiterates how badly I want to travel. I’m jealous! Can’t wait to break free and start living the dream.
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glen i strongly congratulate you on this post
i have always been talking about how major marketing blogs that are extremely popular and well known can sometimes give useless advice because they fear to disclose their REAL SOURCES of traffic
thumbs up for you