Before I jump into the statistics and the beaucoup dollars I made during March, I would like to address the frequency with which I post. As many of you know, I have a full time job, but I also have my own business that I run in the evenings from my home. I’m a freelance writer. The past month has seen my freelance writing jobs more than double. I suppose everyone wanted some explosive content!

So because I’ve been working at night more often, I’ve let the blog slide. Tim from The Money Kings asked in a comment why I’m not posting as often. I still have ideas, but have got to put the bacon in the fridge. I will be continuing this blog until infinity and beyond. You can expect two to three posts a week, including the weekly implosion, like this one.

So without further ado, I give you the March report.

March Traffic and Goals

March saw a great amount of traffic.

5,214 Visits
7,324 Pageviews

My goals for March were as follows:

1. Receive 200+ unique visits a day.
2. Increase my page views to over 10,000.
3. Increase time spent on site to average over 2 minutes. 
4. Network with other bloggers.
5. Guest post at least once.
6. Comment often on other blogs in my niche.
7. Raise exposure through Entrecard.
8. Increase RSS subscription numbers by 20.

I was right around 170 average visits a day. My biggest day was March 7th with 437 visits. The big pull for that day was my post entitled How to Write Well, Not Good. I made it to three quarters of the pageview goal. I’m not too disappointed about that, since I have a lot of content on my main page. My time spent on site average actually dropped. This could be due to not posting as frequently as well as Entrecard users dropping and flying. When I post, I usually see this number increase. Especially if I do a podcast, which I need to do again.

I continued to network with other bloggers, namely on Twitter. I even had the benefit of tweeting Problogger my best post title from March, which earned me a link off his blog. The Creating Stop Signs for Site Traffic post is listed at number nine, if you’re interested in looking.

I did do a guest post for Ben Barden.com early in the month. He asked me to write about BlogCatalog, which I think I did well enough.

I don’t think I did well enough with commenting. I was too busy to read a lot of blogs. I also had the flu this month, which did enable me to comment on neighboring blogs. It was either that or watch the Price is Right. I opted to read blogs.

I’ve continued to participate in Entrecard, although I think less than before. I drop maybe 75 - 100 cards a day.

The final measure of any blog’s worth — the RSS subscription numbers. I set a goal to go from 60 subscribers at the end of February to 80 subscribers by the end of March. I met my goal. I have 84 subscribers as of today.

Goals for April

1. Receive 200+ unique visits a day.
2. Increase my page views to over 10,000.
3. Increase time spent on site to average over 2 minutes. 
4. Network with other bloggers.
5. Guest post at least once.
6. Comment often on other blogs in my niche.
7. Raise exposure through Twitter and Entrecard.
8. Increase RSS subscription numbers to 100!

I took it easy on myself. Small steps on the journey. I hope to break 100 subscribers in April. It’ll happen!

Thanks to My Readers

I just want to take a minute to thank my readers. Stand up. Yes, you. Stand up and give yourself a hand. You’ve been wonderful. I couldn’t have done any of my goals for March without you.  

Ad Facts

I did make my first ad sale on the site. The sponsor On the Dot Designs should be visited by everyone. You can see their animated .gif in the sidebar. I should also mention I sold the ad through the Digital Folders network, so it does pay to join a blog network. I did nothing other than enjoy the benefits of the service.

Upcoming Explosions

I have one morbid topic in mind, which I’m debating whether or not to write. I’ve never seen any post topic discuss this. I’m going to keep the topic secret for obvious reasons, and hope that I can come to the right decision. The topic is only morbid, not the content. I’m not slagging anyone or anything like that. It may just not be enjoyable to read. More will be revealed.

I’m writing a new Powder Keg review as well. Can you believe its been so long since the last? I had the stop sign series which took me out of my rthym with the series. I’ll get back into it.

So March was great, but April should be fantastic!

This week has showed me the power of social media sites like StumbleUpon. Sure I knew my site could receive tremendous exposure through stumbling, but I didn’t realize how quickly it could happen, and just how quickly it could dissipate. My recent article Ten Reasons to Write Well Not Good received a lot of exposure on StumbleUpon in a short amount of time. It was like one of those summer rains — soaking the site, then soon the sun was back out drying up the traffic.

I’m not complaining about StumbleUpon traffic. I received quality stats during that flash flood. My bouncerate was extremely low. I’m happy with the overall effect. I want to know how to sustain it. Does StumbleUpon traffic stop by a thumbs down? Does anyone have an article?

Happenings this Week

This week I wrote the previously mentioned article, which received the most hits of the week. I also wrote the two part series on How to Podcast with Audacity and Wordpress. I tried to name this article with a more SEO friendly title to see if it brought more organic traffic. So far its brought three visitors, who stayed over ten minutes a piece on the site. I’d say it pays to target your titles with specific keywords.

New Milestone! I’m not a RSS jockey, but I’ve been riding a fairly strong horse upward these past few weeks. I’ve surpassed 70 subscribers. If you haven’t subscribed, now’s your chance. It’s free.

Site Tweaks: I did add an ad above the Spottt widget. I think this ad relates to what a lot of my surfers have interest — making money with their blog. It’s Darren Rowse’s Six Figure Blogging course. You might want to check it out.

I’ve also added a Digg This button to each individual post page, below the article itself. I hope this encourages everyone to Digg their favorite Jason Boom posts from the past and in the future.

Guest Post I have been writing a guest post for a neighboring blog. I’ll update everyone next week when I’ve finished that post. It’s taking longer than expected.

Upcoming Explosions

This week should see the second episode of the Boombox podcast early in the week. I’ll also be writing about site traffic, nurturing killer ideas, and another top ten list. I’ll have a Powder Keg review thrown in there too, for those who enjoy the series.

Other’s Explosions

I’m really enjoying Stephan Miller’s blog of the same name. He discusses his adventures in making money online, his blog, and other ideas for productivity. He has a clear, distinct voice that carries his articles along swiftly. His recent article entitled Spread Your Feed details some finer details of an RSS feed, which I hadn’t even considered. This is why I love his blog. It’s taking things I know, and showing me them from a different angle. Good work, Stephan.

Andrew Pavelski is back this week with a new successful blogging article. His look at John Chow seems like a natural step for this new series. I can’t wait to see what next week brings. Andrew also had extremely well thought out posts during this week. Everyone should be reading his blog.

I also enjoyed The Blog Entrepeneur’s posts this week. His writing has definitely made me want to elevate my own posting style. Just take a look at this rant on Make Money Online blogs or this one about developing blogs that stand apart from the masses.