Believe it or Not, InsureBlog turns 1 year old today.
Looking back over our first year, I am proud � and, frankly, amazed � at how far we�ve come. With over 230 posts, and more than 13,000 visitors (not to mention 21,000+ Page Views), we�ve come a long way from that first, tentative entry.
Please indulge me while I review some of the highlights of this first year:
I distinctly recall being quite thrilled when, after a few short weeks, we were up to an average of 8 visits a day. Now, our daily average is usually well over 80. Wow.
If I had to pick the post of which I�m most proud, it would have to be Blogging for Katrina: together, we raised almost $2000 for hurricane victims, and climbed into the top 40 of the over 1,800 blogs that participated.
Our two multi-blog debates, on IVF and Unintended Consequences, showed how powerful this new medium can be: instant, real-time debate on topical issues from several perspectives, all in a civil and respectful manner.
And, of course, being a Finalist in the 2005 Weblog Awards -- ending up in the Top 12 of 1,750 eligible blogs in our first year -- leaves me speechless [ed: for once!].
A very special Thank You to Bob Vineyard, CLU, who keeps the home fires burning when I�m out of town, who posts informative and interesting ideas and solutions, whose posts ALWAYS generate great discussions, and especially for his relentless donations of �blog-fodder.� Thanks, Somarco!
And Thank You, InsureBlog readers, for making this first year so successful and fun. I�ll do my best to make the next year (and those that follow) just as fine.
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