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Happy Birthday, MetroNetIQ! Three Years Young!

Category:  Orientation > Wireless 101 > Food For Thought

How's this for some food for thought - Birthday Cake! MetroNetIQ as a blog is 3 years old today. I published my first blogs on the website UnwireMyCity.com. on May 16, 2005. 8 months later, I redesigned the site, renamed it MetroNetIQ, and since then, collectively I've published close to 700 articles...of course, my writings tend to run a little longer than most blog posts...

This is a project that has always been somewhat selfish: it's a way for me to gather my thoughts as I consult with clients and converse with friends in this very small industry, not much more than that. It's a little strange to blog, pulling thoughts from my head and sending them out onto the Internet for all to read, but I've grown quite used to it, come to enjoy it.

You are my (mostly) anonymous readers and I appreciate your reading and paying attention to the blog. I get a moderate, growing amount of traffic on this site - nothing to blow the trumpets about, but I'm gratified to see the upward slope of the curve when I graph the results. MetroNetIQ is at about 4,000 unique visitors / 35,000 page views a month. By major Internet traffic'd sites, that's not much, but it represents a community of sorts, and to that extent, I'm gratified, because community development is a core driver and passion for me.

Still, it never ceases to amaze me how the readership has steadily grown since my launch, with absolutely no promotion, just word of mouth. That indicates to me that interest in this topic is growing, and that readers like my writing enough to come back.

I've never felt compelled to drive traffic to my site, I guess I've always been too busy to bother. I'm more interested to spend my time writing and speaking out. After all, I make my money by consulting, I only gather my thoughts here. I count on you all to spread the word, link to my site, and tell others if you read something you think is worth sharing.

For a look back at where this journey began, check out these original blogs posted in the May 2005 archive. I feel like we've come a long way on this site in three short years. Back then, I began by clearing out my laptop of files I had saved when I posted those first posts...but I soon warmed to the whole idea of blogging and taking public stands on issues. It's been a fun ride for me so far, hope it has been the same for you, and that you'll keep coming back and spreading the word on the benefits of getting our society connected and mobilized.

Posted on May 16, 2008 at 06:43 AM

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