September 7, 2007 By 35 Comments

Software Development in the Real World Growth!

Whenever I visit popular blogs, I am always interested in their statistics.  Sometimes it’s hard to find this information, so I thought I would share mine for the inquisitive type out there that wonder what kind of traffic this site is getting.

Over the last year Software Development in the Real World has experienced some phenomenal growth!  Are you a frequent reader of the site?  How many others like you read this blog on a daily basis?  It’s hard to tell as sometimes as comments don’t always get filled in.  Well, to share some of our statistics with you:

The Facts!

There are currently 169,344 sites linking to our web site!  That’s a lot of sites!

We currently rank in the top 10,000 on Alexa for most visited site in North America.  Pretty good for a Software Development Blog!

Software Development in the Real World

We are a Top Mover and Shaker on Alexa!

We serve up about 25,000 page views a day!

We have about 9,000 readers a day, and 1300 RSS Subscribers!

We have 90 Fans on Technorati!  Right on Fans!

We have been on CNET and ZDNet, as well as the Future Tense radio show across North America!

Software Development in the Real World

Big Thanks!

Once again, a big thank you to all of you, the readers of this blog!  My passion is sharing knowledge, and without you, I would have nobody to share my knowledge and passion with!  Keep coming back!  Spread the word!  It will only get better and better at Software Development in the Real World!

How Can You Help? Get Involved!

There are a ton of ways you can get involved in the Software Development in the Real World community!  If everyone took 5 minutes right now and followed the steps below, the site would improve 10 fold nearly overnight!  The more readers, the better discussion, and the more personal growth, and better advice you will find!  So what should you do?

  1. Add us as a Technorati Favorite and enter to win an iPod!
  2. Post a message or reply on our new Software Development Forum!
  3. Add a comment to one of the posts!
  4. Subscribe to our RSS Feed!
  5. Tell a friend about Software Development in the Real Word!

I hope you take the time to help us spread the software development word!  The more readers, the more time I can spend on this blog, improving the content, and improving software development in the real world!

Make it a great day!

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