This is my year end review for the website to reflect on what I accomplished for the year. I do this post each year and I keep the previous years data.…so 5 years of progress !! Each year things are a bit different. I have already written 3 posts that summarize other aspects of the year:

My 10 Best Blog Posts of the Year

My Top 5 YouTube Videos from 2023

Maze of the Year Voting 2023 - Voting is still open !

And now the data for the year:

Weekly (Daily) Mazes posted:

2023: 52 - Mazes of the week - see all 52 in this video !

2022: 54 - Mazes of the week

2021: 640 - daily mazes with some Spanish language variations

2020: 366 - daily mazes

2019: 365 - daily mazes

I did do variations of many mazes this year, but typically only posted 1 version on the homepage. I’m happy with weekly mazes vs. daily.

Blog Posts:

2023: 192

2022: 132 (120 remain on the site)

2021: 291 (207 remain on the site)

2020: 102 (85 remain on the site)

2019: 26 (12 remain on the site)

I kept a good schedule for most of the year and plan to continue that into the future ! I have also deleted over 100 old posts to clean up my blog index and consolidate some of the topics.

Name Mazes Made

2023: 104

2022: 13

2021: 4

2020: 247

2019: 1,499

Since 2021 I have only been doing doing maze name requests when they were submitted, and not many were. Hopefully this is because I have many names covered already !

Books posted online:

2023: 0

2022: 2

2021: 12

2020: 8

2019: 19

With the change in site content there are no longer mazes available for books.

Books Published on Amazon:

2023: 0

2022: 0

2021: 13

2020: 0

2019: 0

I (still) have 3 additional books sitting on the shelf, ready for publication if I come up with a marketing plan.

Website Traffic growth:

2023: + 36% LY

2022: + 47% LY

2021: + 242% LY

2020: +1000% PL

2019: **

And the bigger you get the harder it is to grow even larger in the future. Unless SEO suddenly likes me (or doesn’t).

Different countries visiting the site:

2023: 169 - I changed how I track this and think the 100 below might have been inaccurate. Out of 195 or so depending on the list you look at.

2022: 100

2021: 100

2020: 99

2019: 20

YouTube Views:

2023: 2,245

2022: 303

2021: 264

The channel is not doing well. While I could stop making videos…nah. See my 2024 outlook for updates on this.

YouTube Subscribers:

2023: 17

2022: 6

2021: 3

Wow. Low. A percentage would make this look much better, but the raw numbers are more accurate.

RSS Subscribers to the blog:

Fluctuates during the year. Currently - 66% from peak this Summer and -15% LY (after a big rise). So I need to start writing about subjects that people enjoy again.

So that is my year in review. I learned a lot. I hope to continue growing the site, making more books, and of course posting some interesting mazes !!

Stop back in 2 days to read my plan for 2024 !