On February 1, 2010, we launched our site with a post, Life As A Human Has Begun in which we said:
βThat idea was to build a place, this website, which would present excellent writing across a wide range of topics. A place that would not feature sensationalism, but that would always strive to be sensational.β
Today, two years later, we celebrate our second birthday. It’s been an amazing journey so far and I just wanted to take a few minutes to describe where we are at and to express my thanks to many.
Where We Are
Our site has enjoyed constant positive feedback from it’s readership and to us, that is single most important metric. Here are a few other metrics of what we have achieved.
- As of this moment, Life As A Human has published 1,866 articles written by over 100 authors, from around the world.
- We are ranked as #45,932 of the top million sites in the USA and #3,330 of the top million sites in Canada. It’s important to note that there are hundreds of millions of websites in North America.
- We have been host to over 958 thousand visitors who have read close to 2 million pages.
- We have transferred over 2.7 terabytes of data and for those of you who still think about hits, we have had 122 million hits.
While numbers don’t tell the the whole story, they are useful to us as they spell out our growth in measurable terms. And while there have been ups and downs, we have grown steadily since the days of our first articles.
As you can see in this chart, things are really picking up … we’re just getting warmed up!
Thank You …
To our authors, for everything you have brought to the table. Your words, your pictures, your ideas and your willingness to be a part of our online magazine as we have gone through our growing pains. It has been particularly rewarding to develop friendships with so many of you.
To our readers, for your continued support of our website through your readership, your comments, the encouraging emails that many of you have sent in to us and for telling your friends about Life As A Human.
To our fans in Twitter, Facebook and Stumbleupon, for sharing our site, individual articles and photos with all of your friends.
To the many site enablers we have worked with on everything from the style-sheets for the site to featured widgets, to SEO and so much more. Many of you have provided a great deal of help and encouragement to us.
To all of the photographers and artists out there who generously share their work through creative commons. Our pages would be pretty bare without you.
And last but not least, to the Life As A Human Team and their families, for all of the time you have invested in bringing this site to where it is today. Many of our readers are not aware that we all do this from our homes in the evenings, early mornings and weekends, after our day jobs and family commitments are looked after. Our journey has not always been an easy one, but I can’t think of a better team to navigate rough waters with. You have all done such an excellent job.
All of you have played a part in our success and we are very grateful!
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And so, we enter into our third year. In 2011, we launched the Photo Site and the Art Gallery. Between the 3 sites, we look forward to bringing you more and more great content and engaging in more and more conversations with you. As always, we invite your feedback and encourage you to leave comments for our authors as they post new articles and images.
2 years old … we’ve come a long way, but we’re just a toddler really. This year, we learn to run π
Photo Credit
Birthday Cake – Microsoft Office Clip Art Collection
Rey Carr says
Congratulations on the two-year mark. I know how difficult it is to manage a weekly production schedule. I really appreciate the various contributions made by incredible writers. I look forward to reading each issue and always find something valuable.
Cheers.
Rey
Gil Namur says
Hi Rey,
Thank you so much! I really appreciated being in your January 2012 issue of the Peer Bulletin.
We never did connect for that chat (my fault). Let’s make that happen soon π
Cheers,
Gil
Vincent Ross says
Well done Gil and all the LAAH editorial team.
It is both a pleasure to be involved and also to be able to watch Life As A Human evolve over the past two years.
Good ideas tend to take on a life of their own.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers,
Vince
Gil Namur says
Thanks Vince π
We are lucky to have you!
Cheers,
Gil
Sandi says
That’s a significant achievement. Congratulations to you and your team!
Gil Namur says
Thanks Sandi π
Miles Harrison says
Whayda go LAAH team. I really didn’t think it would hold my intetest for half as long. Just the perfect mix of small town mind frame with downtown relevant content and uptown writing skill. There is always 1 or 2 posts that piquΓ© my interest.
Gil Namur says
Thanks Miles! We are so glad that you continue to enjoy our site π
coffee with julie says
Huh. Two years? Wow, that went fast didn’t it! Happy Birthday Baby! And congrats to the team for the persistence and stamina.
Gil Namur says
Thanks Julie!
I know … Tempus Fugit … or what?
Gileeeeee
Tess Wixted says
Congratulations Life As a Human and to you, Gil, for creating the space for thoughtful, inspiring and honest words and ideas. It’s a joy to be a part of this fantastic journey.
Gil Namur says
Thanks Tess π
We are very happy to have you on board!
Cheers,
Gil
Martha Farley says
Happy Birthday to you all and Congratulations to everyone who works on your magazine! The numbers don’t lie as they say! I am very happy to have been introduced to you by my friend Madelaine, your magazine is really very beautiful in it’s presentation and it’s content!
I wish you continued success in the years to come!!
Cheers!
Martha
Gil Namur says
Thanks Martha!
We are so pleased to have your words grace our pages π
Cheers,
Gil
Wanda Lambeth says
Congrats LAAH team! Thank you for creating this wonderful place for authors like myself to write and be published when we just “have” to get something out there to share with all our equally wonderful readers. Your are the best at what you do and I know I speak for all of us when I say have a fabulous birthday and here’s to many more to come. Awesome.
Gil Namur says
Hi Wanda π
Thank you so much for your comment and for the contributions you have made!
Cheers,
Gil
Nenari says
Congratulations dearest Gil on 2 years of celebration of your amasing creation baby of LAAH. As you are growing from baby to toddler into deeper maturity, it is always best to remember that it is the souls whom you touch with your writings and offerings that is what matters. Those numbers represent all the lives you touch and in that I honour you. Thank you for making this a beautiful reflection of the activation of the unfoldment of the most beautiful expression of who we all are which is love itself. ~Nenari
Gil Namur says
Thank you Nenari π
Christine Shaw Roome says
Yay! Happy Birthday to Us! Thanks for all your hard work, Gil. π
Gil Namur says
Yay .. and woot indeed!
And … it is I who thanks you Christine! And Loch too!
Gileeeeee
Ross Lonergan says
Congratulations,Gil and everyone at LAAH. And thanks for giving this aspiring writer a voice in an increasingly popular venue.
Gil Namur says
Thanks Ross … and thank YOU for being a voice here!
Vincent Ross says
Tell me what, Gil? Tell me what….?
Gil Namur says
Hey Vince,
You lost me! Maybe I need more coffee!