Someone’s Mum: A Year in Numbers

On the 6th of January, 2016, exactly one year ago, I published my first blog post. It was called ‘Loving Two’ and during its first month of publishing, it received a total of 251 views.

Of course, numbers mean nothing. The true value of what Someone’s Mum has given me cannot be measured. It has given me hope and peace of mind. It has connected me to people all over the world who have shared some part of my experience. It has helped me raise autism awareness and acceptance. It has given me time with my children. It has given me passion and enthusiasm for a new career. It has given me friends.

The impact these wonderful things have had on my quality of life is not shown in the numbers. Never the less, numbers are interesting – and I always love reading about other bloggers’ reports and statistics. I guess we are all naturally a bit nosy. So here are a few of the numbers I have hit in my first year of blogging. All numbers accurate at the time of writing and were mostly found through Google Analytics and social media analytics.

A year of Someone’s Mum

Total pageviews: 301, 373

Total unique users: 227, 202

Total number of posts: 140 (if you count this one)

Total number of comments: 2,710

Total AdSense earnings: £134.58

Top 3 posts

Teaching: a family unfriendly profession – 102,467 views

An apology to my autistic students – 49,945 views

Autism? More like bad parenting – 21,010 views

Tots 100 Ranks

December 2016	22	0
November 2016	22	72
October 2016	94	4
September 2016	90	27
August 2016	63	39
July 2016	102	206
May 2016	308	273
April 2016	581	68
March 2016	649	321
February 2016	970

Social Media Followers

Facebook – 1775

Twitter – 13,560

Instagram – 28,062

Pinterest – 2,994

YouTube – 151

Top 3 Instagram Pictures with Highest Engagement

1.

All we can do is raise them to be kind, tolerant and loving and hope the future is a better place because of them. #littlefierceones #littlebellows

A photo posted by Danielle 🌼 (@someone_s_mum) on Nov 9, 2016 at 11:56am PST

2.

Part fairy, part regional manager. All awesome. #ig_autism #spectrum_inspired  #childofig

A photo posted by Danielle 🌼 (@someone_s_mum) on Dec 26, 2016 at 12:00pm PST

3.

I don’t know what the ducks did… but I wouldn’t want to be them. #littlebellows #UnPocoDeTodoUk

A photo posted by Danielle 🌼 (@someone_s_mum) on Dec 12, 2016 at 12:00pm PST

Top 10 ways people found my posts

1. Facebook referrals: 142,402
2. Direct (typing direct or from some emails): 15,507
3. Twitter referrals: 9,625
4. Organic search (Google): 6,594
5. Mumsnet referrals: 6,207
6. Babycentre referrals: 2,262
7. Instagram referrals: 1,424
8. StumbleUpon referrals: 1,276
9. Referrals from the TES: 1,206
10. A Moment With Franca #KCACOLS : 635

Top Tweet

Supporting autistic children at Christmas – a guide https://t.co/d6tRzQypVq #autismawareness pic.twitter.com/h6iQuk5Isd

— Someone’s Mum (@MumSomeone) December 20, 2016

I have tweeted 17,464 times

I have been mentioned by others 10,020 times

My top mention:

Every individual is more than a stereotype, more diverse than a label. #autism #specialneeds @MumSomeone https://t.co/YKD4Jjf7gW pic.twitter.com/mpII79nIwF

— AutismAwareness.com (@autism212) November 13, 2016

Most Popular Facebook Post

Reached 42,699 people

So there we have it. I am proud of my achievements in a relatively small space of time. I am looking forward to whatever the second year of Someone’s Mum will bring.