Thanks for making 2007 GREAT!

2007 was a great year for me personally, no doubt about it. I did a second version of my book (thanks to the folks at Purple Wren for your expertise) I made a ton of new friends, got to meet a ton of you in person and on the phone or via Skype, and I look forward to many more years of friendship and collaboration in the future.

As the year is over (holy crap, was that fast!), I did a bit of analysis on my stats for the past year, and I found that there are a LOT of people to thank for all the traffic they sent my way via link love. While I would probably still write even if nobody read my work, it's a LOT more fun knowing that you do read my work, and that for the most part, you enjoy my work enough to share it with your readers, leave comments, and come back for more.

A few things I learned about getting more page views in 2007:

• Joining a blog network is a good thing. Many of my most popular linkers back are from the Positive Blog Network that I am a part of.
• Faces and smiles are GREAT for traffic - My traffic went WAY UP after I added MyBlogLog. Folks do click back from your short feed there (if you write interesting headlines)
• Even if you don't know how to use some of the social networking sites, sometimes you get lucky and one of your readers will submit your story for you.
• MOST IMPORTANTLY: There are readers, and there are contributors. While I love both types of people, I love you most when you leave comments or send me an e-mail, even if it's a "Hey, thanks for writing" or a "Hey, I totally disagree with what you said." Let me know you're out there if you care to! I'd love to be friends!

So here is a list, in order of traffic, of everyone who sent readers my way in 2007, according to the logs of my favorite way to get to know each of you, MyBlogLog.

http://positiveblog.net/
http://zenhabits.net/2007/04/the-top-50-productivity-blogs-most-of-which-you-havent-heard-about
http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/07/the-top-50-blogs-that-will-unleash-your-motivation
http://managementcraft.typepad.com/management_ craft
http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog
http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/
http://43best.weblogswork.com/
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/12/free-tony-robbins-workbook
http://www.marshallgoldsmithlibrary.com
http://www.sobevent.com
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/how-to-build-a-high-traffic-web-site-or-blog
http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/01/real_motivation.html
http://www.whitepapers.org/features/100-productivity-blogs
http://www.wisebread.com/
http://slackermanager.com/
http://kentblumberg.typepad.com/kent_blumberg/2007/08/top-12-ways-to-.html
http://www.legalandrew.com/2007/04/25/design-unique-custom-business-cards
http://www.productivityzen.com/community
http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/10/better_beginnin.html
http://www.troyworman.com/wordpress
http://www.idea-sandbox.com/sites.html
http://zenhabits.net/
http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/05/the-ultimate-guide-to-a-mediocre-life
http://www.rohitrohila.com/2007/06/14/8-points-to-a-great-voicemail-greeting
http://tatumweb.com/blog/pneumablogs
http://positivesharing.com/2007/07/monday-tip-make-a-happy-email-signature
http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/02/the_art_of_the_.html
http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/14/energy-management
http://www.sayleadershipcoaching.com/talkingstory/2006/05/the_effect_of_a.html
http://youalreadyknowthisstuff.blogspot.com
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/04/six_more_crazy_.html
http://www.productivity501.com/interview-best-post/263
http://www.steve-olson.com/
http://blog.buzzoodle.com/
http://kimandjason.com/blog/2007-adultitis-antidote-blog-winners
http://www.genuinecuriosity.com/
http://barcampmilwaukee.com
http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/05/create_your_own.html
http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog/index.html
http://www.cultivategreatness.com/
http://www.rohitrohila.com/
http://thinkhdi.com/chapters/delval
http://leadershipramblings.blogspot.com/
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/03/live_at_google.html
http://www.stevenaitchison.co.uk/blog
http://creatingabetterlife.net/
http://www.dmiracle.com/
http://www.personalbrandingsummit.com/2007/10/identity-you-cr.html
http://www.customersarealways.com/2007/03/good_customer_service_stories_2.html
http://sharecompassion.blogspot.com/
http://www.thepowerofnice.com/index.php?/nice_blog
http://www.stevefarber.com/
http://www.successful-blog.com/
http://elementaltruths.com/?page_id=11
http://dailyplanit.wordpress.com/2006/07/15/top-ten-blogs-on-time-and-life-management
http://cmm.thepodcastnetwork.com/
http://booktestonlinecom.blogspot.com/
http://www.thinkhdi.com/CSWeek
http://www.kevineikenberry.com/uypw/ezine/07/issue4_49_print.asp
http://intrinsiclifedesign.squarespace.com/scaffolding
http://www.johnniemoore.com/blog/archives/001278.php
http://todayisthatday.com/blog/simply-successful-secrets
http://blogs.successfactors.com/workforce-performance
http://carpefactum.typepad.com/
http://www.successbeginstoday.org/wordpress
http://positivesharing.com/
http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/
http://www.craigharper.com.au/
http://highcallingblogs.com/
http://geniustypes.com/
http://priscillapalmer.com/priscillapalmer/2007/08/21/personal-development-list
http://www.blogbusinessworld.blogspot.com/
http://sixdisciplines.blogspot.com/
http://www.ismckenzie.com/
http://www.allbusiness.com/business-planning-structures/starting-a-business/4353324-1.html
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/11/the_unlimited_p.html
http://www.maryschmidt.com/
http://customersrock.wordpress.com/
http://www.100bloggers.com/
http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/blog
http://www.yourcustomersmatter.com/2006/10/customer_servic.html
http://www.daverothacker.com/rothacker_reviews
http://custserv.gbwatch.com/
http://www.rohdesign.com/weblog
http://www.okdork.com/
http://servantleadershipblog.com/servant-leadership/blog
http://www.drewsmarketingminute.com/2007/03/help_me_give_co.html
http://tshalffull.blogspot.com/
http://www.unravelingtounderstand.com/category/creativity
http://www.lipsticking.com/2006/12/my_top_10_books.html

Other ways I got a bit of traffic this year:

• http://www.wordlesswednesday.com
• http://stumbleupon.com (thank you Corinne Edwards for submitting seveal of my posts)
• http://lifehack.shoutingmat.ch - Thanks for whomever submitted my site here
• LOTS of traffic from my friends at MyBlogLog (thanks to everyone who has added me to your community and who clicks back to visit me)
• http://news.MySpace.com (I submitted my feed to their news site, in the self-improvement category)
• The Good Blogs
• http://www.awesomemillion.com/uses.html (thank you Lora!)
• Google searches for: Make It Great, Phil Gerbyshak, and so many other terms I can't begin to tell you.
• Technorati searches for everything under the sun
• A few Yahoo searches for various stuff

And that's it. My books are officially closed on 2007, and I can move forward into 2008 feeling GREAT that I thanked those who I need to thanks.

Now...

How can I help YOU Make It Great! in 2008?

Comments

[Brad Isaac]

Phil,

As always, I appreciate your kindness, generosity and especially the tremendous effort you put into the Make It Great blog.

Here's looking forward to a great 2008!

Cheers,
Brad

[Yvonne DiVita]

Hey Phil, I'm always amazed by the good work you do - oh, not amazed in "how does he do that?" or even, "why does he do that?" but more like, "I call this great guy my friend. How kewl is that?" Keep up the smiles and great advice. You're the tops!

[Corinne Edwards]

Phil, you are an extraodinary writer and even a better communicator.

Glad it has been a great success for you this year.

Looking forward to even better things!
We are watching and rooting for you in this personal growth community - as you contine to support all of us.

And as we support each other!

Warmly,

Corinne

[Lyman Reed]

Wow! What a fantastic post, Phil! Thanks for the inclusion, and thanks for helping me to make 2007 great! :)

[Phil Gerbyshak]

Brad - It's my pleasure to share myself with you. So glad to count you among my friends!

Yvonne - You are so sweet! I think the same of you! Wow!

Corinne - Aren't you kind! Thank you! So nice to support each other as we journey around the giant hairball!

Lyman - You had to be included my friend! Thanks for your help too! We're here for each other!

[Rich Tatum]

You're welcome for the link, bro, and thanks for the link back! You're a good man to have on any link-list. Keep up the good work.

Rich, aka BlogRodent

[Becky Carroll]

Phil, it has been great to get to know you this past year, too. I look forward to many more interactions in 2008. Your blog rocks!

Becky

[Phil Gerbyshak]

Thanks Rich and Becky. It's great to have folks like you as friends!

Here's to an amazing 2008!

[Soner Ertim]

Congrats Phil, it seems you worked hard. Hope 2008 will be great as 2007!

[Rohit Rohila]

A Huge thank you to you also Phil! Seriously, you have been my greatest mentor and I thank you for that. Only 1 week left till Opening Day!