The year 2015 was a very eventful year for me. Normally when life is exciting and eventful…blogging is not as exciting. This is my fourth full year of blogging, and I learned a lot from it. In 2016, I plan to keep my blog, but I’ll be going in a different direction.
For the last few years, I’ve posted nearly every day.
Posts have varied in topic. When I was in college, I posted about that. When I was working in a health promotion office, I posted about life in Upstate NY. This year was a lot of marriage posts followed by mostly sticking with running topics and, of course, diners.
I have taken a lot of personal life out of my blog. Not because I am hiding anything but because I truly am not exciting outside of running or work.
People have asked how I blog frequently or for so long but, to be honest, blogging goes hand in hand with my breakfast and morning coffee. I typically write or schedule a post before 7 am and go about the rest of my day. There are very few days I’m writing a post after 8 am.
I will still blog in 2016, but I don’t feel the need to blog about trivial and minor details of my life. You can typically follow those through Instagram or even my facebook page.
After that update, I decided to compile my most seen blog posts of the year as well as my personal favorites.
Here are some interesting stats from FueledbyLOLZ:
Most searched (and funny) terms:
What is ISO? (ISO is clearly everything and the substance used in many different Saucony shoes…)
Crystal Lake Diner (My friends in Haddon Township know this place burnt down, but it’s slowly being rebuilt. I’ve been excited for a year!)
Penguins (Are LOLZ favorite animal)
“I want my yoga pants to smell like I sweat money” (I don’t do yoga, and none of my yoga pants smell like money sweat, but you do you.)
Nike Frees (No, not a running shoe)
College Graduation Shoes (I wore these)
A Day Everything Went Wrong (I’ve had plenty of those…hopefully the next day was/is better)
Of course, a lot of people find LOLZ blog by googling FueledbyLOLZ…ect.
Most Popular Posts:
Believe it or not, my most popular and most seen posts are often shoe guides. It’s funny because the least amount of people comment on them but they are the most seen!
Most Popular: Asics Nimbus
Runner-Up: Saucony Triumph ISO 2
Other Popular Posts from 2015:
Five Types of Runners
Running on the Cheap
Facebook Ads: Are they worth it?
Losing Toenails: A Runners Right Of Passage? (The answer is still a no)
Busiest Month (Traffic) Blogging Wise: December
Slowest Month (Traffic) Wise: July
Amount of Diners Reviewed in 2015 (Full list here): 54
Favorite Diner of 2016: Chit Chat Diner, State Line or Mustache Bills
Fun blogging activities:
This year I was honored to go to the Runners World Festival as a blogger and influencer. It was an experience I will never forget and I had such a good time. I’m hoping to go back this year.
Since the majority of my blog is running related, I recapped my 2015 running journey here and here.
I had a great year in 2015 and truly enjoyed blogging my way through it. I’m interested to see what 2016 brings, and hopefully, I’ll get to share the journey with you! Thank you to friends and family who read as well as friends from across the world that read too! Have a happy New Years!
Question for you: What were some of your personal favorite moments of 2015?