The HR Juggler

Why Do I Blog?

• I like articulating my thoughts and experiences and find it makes me reflect on them more deeply than I otherwise might have done
• It’s a great way of engaging with like-minded people
• I enjoy the creative process
• Getting feedback and comments on posts helps me to explore my thoughts around a topic and often adds many dimensions that I have not even considered
• It’s fun and enjoyable…and possibly a little addictive once you’ve started 😉

Some Facts and Figures

I originally started my blog on Posterous and moved to this WordPress platform at the end of November 2010. Since this time I have had 11,285 individual hits on this site, with the highest daily traffic peaking at 260 views and the busiest month of September 2011 bringing in 1,694 hits. I have written a total of 73 posts and have an amazing 570 comments, although that includes my own responses. All of this is obviously small-fry in comparison to many other blogs out there, but I’m really proud of the way this site has developed and hugely grateful to all of you who take the time to read and comment.

The most popular posts are not always the ones I would have expected, but for those interested in having a browse through some of the archives or just plain curious, the most-read ones are as follows –

Title		Views
Home page		2,983
LinkedIn: 5 Reasons Why I Won’t Connect		505
My First Year on Twitter: Lessons Learned And Questions Asked		410
Four New HR Blogs to Brighten Your January!		251
Breaking The Ice		238
The Art of Conversation		237
Why Are HR The Worst People Managers Of All?		234
To TheHRD With Love and Thanks		225
ConnectingHR: The Best Kept Secret in HR Networking		223
Back to School		217

So, all that remains is to say thank you. For reading, for commenting, for making suggestions, for challenging and most of all for encouraging…I appreciate it enormously.

Let’s see if I can make it to my second blogday 🙂