2011 was the second year for this blog and the first year as a part of the Bloguin Network of blogs as we came on board on National Signing Day in February. I want to thank everybody who has helped me contribute to the blog this year and everybody who has read what we have written on this website. The blog originally started in April of 2010 but I didn’t sign up for Google Analytics until around Mid-June so the comparison numbers I have are only from June 10th through the end of December but overall we saw a 45% increase in unique visitors from 2010 to 2011 during those comparable months and a 46% increase in page views. I think in our second season we provided more consistent in-season coverage and were able to expand and cover the National stories a little more than in the first year. When I compare Sept 2010-Dec 2010 at the old site to the same time period for 2011 at this site we saw an increase in unique visitors of 423% and an increase in page views of 328%. We are always looking for suggestions on how to make the blog better so if you have any suggestions or want to contribute then send us an e-mail at collegefootballzealot at gmail.com. Below you will find a re-cap and some stats on how our site did this year. Thanks again for reading and for coming to our site.
TOP 10 MOST READ ARTICLES FOR 2011
1. Updated 2011/2012 Bowl Predictions (Nov 14th)
2. 2011/2012 Bowl Projections (Nov 27th)
3. Georgia Bulldogs Roundtable
4. Georgia Bulldogs Mid-Season Roundtable Discussion
5. Projecting the 2011/2012 Bowl Games (Nov 7th)
6. 2011/2012 Bowl Projections (Nov 20th)
7. 15 Games That Will Decide The National Champion: Boise State vs Georgia
8. College Football Roundtable: ACC Edition
9. 15 Games That Will Decide The National Champion: Arkansas at Alabama
10. Pac-12 Preview
TOP 10 MOST READ TEAM-PREVIEWS:
9. BYU Cougars
10. Hawaii Warriors
MOST READ CONTENT BY EACH WRITER:
Brandon- Nebraska In The Big Ten: What It Means To Me
Jay- Seven Spring Storylines at Alabama
Kris- 2011 NFL Mock Draft Version 3.0
Pete- The Big East and Conference Realignment
Ross- 5 Players Ready To Breakout in the Big Ten
Tom- Auburn Suspends Michael Dyer for Chick-fil-A Bowl
MOST READ CONTENT BY MONTH:
Jan: BYU Cougars: 2010 Exit Survey (old site)
Feb: Texas Tech Red Raiders: 2010 Exit Survey
Mar: Spring Football First Look: Georgia Bulldogs Offensive Depth Chart
Apr: College Football Roundtable: ACC Edition
May: 15 Games That Will Decide The National Champion: Arkansas at Alabama
June: Georgia Bulldogs Roundtable
July: Washington Huskies Pre-Season Preview
Aug: Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pre-Season Preview
Sept: The Big East and Conference Realignment
Oct: Georgia Bulldogs Mid-Season Roundtable Discussion
Nov: Updated 2011/2012 Bowl Predictions (Nov 14th)
Dec: Kansas Hires Charlie Weis, HUH?
SITE VISITS BY STATE:
1. Georgia (most popular city: Atlanta)
2. California (Los Angeles)
3. Texas (Houston)
4. Florida (Tallahassee)
5. Alabama (Mobile/Birmingham)
6. North Carolina (Charlotte)
7. Washington (Seattle)
8. New York (New York)
9. Louisiana (Lafayette)
10. South Carolina (Columbia)
Least visits from: Vermont
Various Facts:
– 40% of our readers still us Internet Explorer. 28% uses Firefox and 19% Chrome.
– This site was most accessed by mobile via the iPhone. iPad was #2.
– Outside of the US we are most popular in Canada, Australia, the UK and then Germany (we had visits from 92 different countries).
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