The Smarmy Carny Raised $135 for Charity
Thanks again to all those who read my posts as I participated in Blogathon 2007, posting 49 posts in just 24 hours. Sponsorships are now closed, and I received 10 pledges for $135.00! The money I raised this year will be going to One Economy Corporation. (In 2006 I received 8 pledges for $141.00 to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation of America.)
Here's a little peek at the spike in blog traffic for the two weeks leading up to and through the Blogathon weekend:
How does this compare with last year? Things weren't too much different in terms of visits, but I had 17.7% more visits than last year. There are other stats that are more favorable for 2006, but I don't want to bother with those.
In case you were wondering, these pretty graphs both came from Google Analytics.
Final Blogathon totals: 10 pledges for $135.00
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August 1st, 2007 at 12:46
whoo HOO for traffic! I guess i should look at mine
August 3rd, 2007 at 22:37
wow, I only raised $33 but at least I have learned a lot from the blogathon. I will be more active in looking for sponsors maybe weeks before blogathon 2008.
P.S Thanks for telling me about my site's broken links. I didnt know there will be a difference when you use a http://www.rhodilee.com instead of http://www.rhodilee.com. Big thanks!
August 5th, 2007 at 11:00
Thanks for sharing your stats. I did that as well at http://www.planetmike.com/journal/2007/08/05/traffic-analysis-from-blogathon-weekend/ . One important lesson about the fundraising is to start earlier. Now that I've been through all of a Blogathon, I know much more what to expect.