June 18th is the one year anniversary of this blog. During the first year I had 168 posts, or about one every other day. The most popular post with over 1100 readers was an article on the Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo and why I did not think it made good strategic sense for Microsoft. The most popular topic has been the use of Excel in financial modeling, which brings 20-50 readers per day through Google to the blog.
The best part of blogging for me has been the posts on academic papers on capital markets, economic development and venture capital. I feel very productive when I write them and they get read by a lot of the subscribers to this blog on the same day I post them.
The most enjoyable part of blogging has been meeting some very intelligent, well rounded readers. Tyler and Kendall come immediately to mind. They also have their own blogs, here and here, and I recommend you check them out.
What have I learned in the first year of blogging? I have a natural talent for picking post titles that Google search likes. No need for SEO (search engine optimization). I have also learned from several readers that providing critical comments is not enough and that positive recommendations are much more appreciated. I still need to work on this but I think I am getting better. Quite a few people have said the blog is funny, which I think is a good thing. Can't take that finance stuff too seriously!
I have not had a Google search hit from "Hooters' girl qualifications" in over two months but "Deutsche Bank brothels" still brings a few readers each week.. If you missed the original post on Hooters it is here.
I am very interested to hear from readers on topics that they would like to see discussed, especially in the area of Excel, modeling or business start up. Thanks for following me this year as I learned to blog.
