Sorry, it's a little
late! But, two weeks ago, my blog reached 100,000 views.
When I started blogging,
my goal by the end of the first year was to reach 100,000 views, and if I stuck
to it, I thought it might be possible. Fast forward eight months later and that
is a reality.
Initially, I didn't want
to be a BJJ blog. I actually wanted to have no topic and I would just talk
about whatever I pleased. I did that for about a month and I found it was really hard
to market a blog like that and have a consistent audience. When I conducted my first
interview with Seymour Yang, it got over 1000 views and that was ten times more
than any other post I had on my blog at the time. At that point, I knew I had
to stick with writing about BJJ.
On the subject of
interviews, that is something I love to do. I see a lot of interviews on the
internet and most of them I find are really short and not very detailed.
Basically, when I interview somebody I want to ask them lots of interesting
questions and try to stay away from the more cliché questions. Obviously, I'm
not saying my interviews are better than anybody else's, but they are different
and I think that makes me stand out. I've had lots of positive feedback from
all of my interviews and I'm glad many of you enjoy them.
It really is incredible how fast my blog has grown. For the first
few months, everything was pretty slow and I was getting a decent amount of
views, but nothing spectacular. Once I started writing a few articles and my
"10 Years of BJJ" series, things started to take off nicely and from
there the views have just been increasing by the week.
I hope to continue to write a few more articles soon, and
continue with my "10 Years of BJJ" series.
I guess it's come to the point in this post where I should thank a
bunch of people.
Okay, first up, I'd like to thank everybody who has viewed any
of my content, shared it, and given feedback. It really does mean a lot that
people all around the world read my blog and enjoy it.
Secondly, I'd like to thank the companies and groups who share my
content. Those being Gi Soap, BJJ Eastern Europe, BJJ Addict, Montreal BJJ
Scene, Want vs Need, BJJ Scout, GrappleTV, BJJ News and We Berimbolo. If I have
missed anybody out I apologise, but you know who you are.
I'd also like to thank everybody who has given me the
opportunity to interview them. To date I have interviewed Seymour Yang, Michael
Liera Jr, Mason Monsevais, AJ Agazarm, Budo Jake, Kit Dale and Edwin Najmi.
Thank you guys for taking time out of your day to answer my questions. You are
a big part in why blog continues to be successful.
Finally, I'd like to say a massive thank you to my sponsor Akuma
Gear. I just want to say thank you for believing in me and I hope we have a
great future working together.
So, what does the future hold? Well, I just want to continue
with what I'm doing and keep creating fresh content. I want to start writing
more articles and carry out more interviews. I'd also like to invest some money
in making the blog better and working with a web designer to make it more
professional.
In short, I want to keep improving and I hope you guys continue
on this journey with me! Next stop 150K.
Catch you later,
Giordano
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