10-Year Blogversary

Today, Sport Card Collectors turns 10 years old. That's right, 10 years. In blogging terms, that is like 85 years.

A lot has changed on this blog over the 10 years. Sponsors have come and gone. Views have been up and down. Followers have left and come back and left. Comments have dissipated to maybe one to two a day then somedays more. And my posts have come and gone from fillers to real posts to fillers to posts. It's all been quite the trip and i have enjoyed the journey through the ups and downs.

I have spent the past month, hence all of the "filler posts" trying to decide my blogging future on here and i decided..... it will continue afterall. For those 28 viewers this morning that saw my retirement from here, i retract it. I am Tom Brady (we know he will be back), except I don't have the looks, the money, or the Super Bowl rings.

So let's enjoy this Sport Card Collectors day of celebration and a big milestone!

I can't believe it's been 10 years and that I haven't missed a single day on here in those 10 years. Not all posts in those 10 years have been my best, but it didn't  mean some effort to continue such a streak wasn't put in.

I would like to send out a big thank you out to everyone who has been a part of the 10 years on here and the years to come. Whether you were a passerby, read a few posts, shared some of my posts, entered a contest, was a sponsor or are a friend. I appreciate all of you.

In tradition of my blog's anniversary, I always post numbers from the previous years on here and this is today's edition,

Year One, Sport Card Collectors blog had 68,169 overall views. 695 Twitter Followers and 118 Facebook LIKES.

Year Two, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 205,240 overall views, 2,206 Followers on Twitter and 147 Facebook LIKES.

Year Three, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 340,841 overall views, 3,576 Followers on Twitter and 159 Facebook LIKES.

Year Four, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 483,217 overall views, 4,494 Followers on Twitter and 431 Facebook LIKES.

Year Five, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 679,331 overall views. 5,325 Twitter Followers and 541 Facebook LIKES.

Year Six, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 952,540 overall views. 6,272 Twitter Followers and 627 Facebook LIKES.

Year Seven, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 1,268,414 overall views. 7,120 Twitter Followers and 815 Facebook LIKES.

Year Eight, Sport Card Collectors blog grew to 1,595,972 overall views. 8,353 Twitter Followers and 1291 Facebook LIKES before I ended the page. 

Year Nine, Matt's Wonderful Blog Of Hobbies grew to 1,814,262 overall views.  9,763 Twitter Followers and 780 Instagram Followers

Year Ten, Sport Card Collectors grew to 2,029,117 overall views.  10.9K Twitter Followers, 1427 Facebook LIkes and 1095 Instagram Followers

A lot of growth this past year in terms of views which is my highest ever, though it didn't feel like it.

Thanks again to everyone. Please check out the following blogs FOR NEWER POSTS TOO!!

CARDS OVER COFFEE

BIG BLUE CARDBOARD

add them to your blogrolls, follow them and share them. There may be a contest coming up soon to help spread the word out on those blogs and to celebrate 10 years on here.

Thanks again,
Matt

Just Like Ichiro, I Hit 3,000

Just like Ichiro earlier this year, I just hit for my 3,000th..... blog post. Yes, 3,000.

 

Seems like a lot of posts in less than 5 years, but that's just how I roll.

I am not sure how big of a milestone this is compared to other bloggers who have gone this far, but I just wanted to take a minute out to acknowledge it and thank all of you for reading and for the support. It takes a lot to blog everyday and not miss one, but as long as you keep reading my mumbo-jumbo, I plan to keep posting it daily.

Have a great weekend!

400,000...Thank You!

When I started blogging three years ago, I had no idea if anyone would read what I put on here or even care. Well, three years later, I am pretty excited about where this blog is heading.

Today marked a new milestone for this blog as I reached 400,000 views. I sometimes have to look at the number to just to double check and see if I am crazy or not. I can't believe this blog has come this far. I am sure there are many other blogs well ahead of this pace, but for being the smaller blog of the blogging realm, I am pretty happy. By smaller, I mean I am not on many other bloggers "to read" list nor do I have the amount of followers some have as I am still striving to hit 100.

None-the-less, I wanna THANK all of you who come back on a regular basis, once a week, once a month, stumble upon the blog, read one article or find something to your liking. Every time a view comes in, it strives me to continue on posting and continue to get better at it. I know I am not a professional writer by any stretch, but, I do my best and glad you come to check out my best efforts.

Here's to the next 400,000!!

Thank You! (The Big 300,000)

Just wanted to say that Sport Card Collectors reached yet another milestone today, the big 300,000. This means that Sport Card Collectors has been viewed 300,000 times (plus by the time this publishes).

Thank you for the continued support!