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!