As I mentioned at the beginning of August, this past July was a record shattering month for Broke Grad Student. With almost 20,000 unique visitors in July, there was no way I thought I’d be able to match that in the month of August, but I was completely wrong. August was a shattering of a record shattering month (kind of like watching swimming during the Olympics). Here’s how it all went down.
Broke Grad Student in the Press
While I’ve still got my fingers crossed for getting mentioned in a good ol’ fashioned newspaper or TV show, I’ll have to settle for getting mentioned on the Web for now. A few mentions on a couple of high profile sites were one of the biggest keys to success in August.
Broke Grad Student made it into Switched’s Back To School Guide 2008 as one of the 12 Legal Sites That Could Save Your College Career. Sweet.
Donna Freedman at MSN Smart Spending wrote about my post on 6 reasons why I love cash, resulting in a trip to the front page of MSN.com for a day. In fact, they even revived Karen Datko’s post about my article on 6 reasons why I hate cash and linked to both of them on the front page as you can see below.
Not surprisingly, the reasons to love cash article didn’t cause as much of a stir as the reasons to hate cash, but I still noticed a surge in traffic that day.
Last but not least, Broke Grad Student received a steady stream of StumbleUpon traffic throughout the month of August as over 10,000 people stumbled upon my compilation of over 50 tips, ideas, and resources to help college students save money.
And now for the actual stats…
Most Popular Articles
- 50+ Tips, Ideas, Resources on Saving Money for College Students
- 6 Reasons Why I Hate Cash
- Carnival of Personal Finance #167 – Highlights from the Beijing 2008 Olympics
- 6 Reasons Why I Love Cash
23,552 Unique Visitors
Over 4,000 more unique visitors than last month. Sick. Insane. Twisted. Awesome.
280 Subscribers
The number of subscribers peaked at 280 in August. Subscribing to my RSS feed was one of the ways to enter the College Money Network’s Back To School Giveaway last month, and you could have won an iPod nano, cash, and more. You can subscribe for free, so you don’t miss opportunities like this in the future.
Top 8 Referrers
- MSN Smart Spending
- Switched
- Squawkfox
- College Money Network
- Poorer Than You
- Consumerism Commentary
- Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge
- This Writer’s Wallet
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I hope you break the 25,000 mark in September. Good Luck.
Wow, your traffic is sickly insane. Great work, its always a great read here!
I nominated you for the “I heart your blog” award…
http://www.financeurlife.com/2008/09/blog-love.html
Congrats on such a successful month!
Uncommonadvice: Thanks. I hope so too.
Doctor S: Thanks. Keep up the good work at your blog, and I’ll be the one congratulating you in a few months.
mfaorbust: Gracias.
That’s awesome, BGS. I can’t think of anyone who deserves it more. What I really appreciate about your site is its consistency in quality content. Three cheers and here’s to even greater things ahead!
GG: Can I hire you as my personal complimenter? Every blogger knows that writing can be like solitary confinement sometimes, and it really does help to get some support and motivation from one another. I’m glad that you’re a part of the College Money Network.
oh! I was a top referrer? Fancy that.