Buzzard Blog State of the Union Address #1 (6 month blog anniversary)
This is the first of what I hope will be many periodic "State of the Union" addresses on the status, history, and future of Buzzard Blog. For this first address I'll be brief and to the point, highlighting what I find to be interesting information under bold headings. Here we go.HISTORY:Exactly six months ago, on August 20th 2006, I began Buzzard Blog with this post. On August 20th, a handful of people visited my blog to read that first post. A few days later a few more people paid a visit. If you'd like to know more about why exactly I started this blog, read that first post.CURRENT READERSHIP:Today, this blog is averaging 200 readers per day. I'm excited and thankful that readership of this blog has been steadily growing. Exactly 108 people subscribe to this blog via a feed reader or an email subscription.VISITOR LOCATIONS:Most Buzzard Blog readers are located in America, the UK, and Canada. A number of you come from more distant locations such as mainland Europe, Singapore, Australia, Israel, and Saudia Arabia.LINKS FROM OTHER BLOGS:A good number of other blogs now link to this site. I'm honored that 3 of my favorite blogs (Gospel Driven Life, Eucatastrophe, & Unashamed Workman) link here.THE 3 THINGS I'VE ENJOYED MOST ABOUT MY 6 MONTHS OF BLOGGING:1. Hearing from readers (through blog comments, emails, or conversations) who've told me that they've benefitted from what I've written here. I've been especially encouraged to learn that people have appreciated what I've written about the gospel on this site.2. Building new relationships. There are a host of fellow pastors, church planters, and bloggers from around the world who I now communicate with on a regular basis only because we've come to know each other through this blog.3. Growing as a writer.WHERE I WOULD MOST LIKE TO SEE THIS BLOG DEVELOP & IMPROVE:It's my opinion that where this blog most needs development is in reader participation. What I enjoy about this blog site is that it's not just me talking here--all of you can leave comments and contribute to the learning, discussion, and community that we have going on here.I started this blog in hopes that readers would come to "get" as well as "give." I'm thankful that many of you have been "getting" from this blog. What I would like to see is more of you "giving" to this blog by posting your comments. It only takes 1-2 minutes to leave a comment and give to this site. If you choose to never comment here, that's okay--I just think that the rest of us are missing out because we don't get to hear what you have to say.So, in hopes that a handful of you might respond to this humble request for more giving/comments on this site, let me prompt you to get started by commenting on this Buzzard Blog State of the Union Address question: What are 1-2 ways that you've appreciated this blog?I'd love to hear your comments. So would others.