2 Million Hits!
By Wyatt Earp | October 10, 2011
Just a few minutes ago, the ridiculous little blog welcomed its two millionth visit. When I mentioned this milestone a week ago, I wasn’t nearly as excited as I was for the first million; although I’m not sure why. When SYLG first started getting popular, I would text Code Monkey, every hour on the hour, and ask her what my hit count was. (At the time, I couldn’t check my site meter at work.) I was obsessed over hits. If my numbers were down, I would panic, and try to post something that would draw the readers back in. It was pathetic.
Now, I’m much less psychotic. Partly because I’ve matured – no, really – and partly because I’ve resigned myself to the fact that SYLG will never be an Ace of Spades HQ or an Instapundit. This blog is what it is: a nice little place to go for your daily dose of snark. I started out small, with a loyal group of readers and commenters. I’m still small – well, the blog is: I’m all man downstairs – and I still have a loyal group of readers and commenters. I’m more than happy with seeing 1,500-2,000 visits a day and 5-10 comments per post. As I’ve always said, this blog is successful because of you, not because of me.
It took four years and eleven months for this blog to reach one million hits. It took me 17 months to reach my second million.
Seventeen months. And you guys are the ones who made it happen. I am truly humbled by your readership and contributions, and I promise to do my best to entertain you in the months and years to come.
Thank you all.
The lucky visitor was from Offenbach, Germany, looking at a post from March, 2009 on the Manson Family. Yeah, I get hits from everywhere – for everything.
Topics: Site News | 34 Comments »
October 10th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Congrats
October 10th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Congratulations!
October 10th, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Wunderbar!!
October 10th, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Happy 2 times ten to the 6th!
October 10th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Grats!!!
I am glad to be included in your loyal group of followers and commenter. You have a great little blog!
October 10th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Well done Wyatt!
October 10th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Congrats. That is a huge accomplishment.
October 10th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
WOW! Congrats!
October 10th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Congrats and all the best from the UK keep up the good work.
October 10th, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Outstanding!
October 10th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Happy 2 times ten to the 6th!
What he said.
October 10th, 2011 at 5:28 pm
*applause*
October 10th, 2011 at 5:41 pm
On to 3,000,000! **standing ovation**
October 10th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
October 10th, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Obyś żył na sto………..
dobry przyjaciel szczęścia…………
….and by the way, I like it here(the blog)……………….
October 10th, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Congratulations!
I find your blog to be a great place to stop for my daily dose of snark etc.
It is also nice to read something from a guy that is somewhat local to me.
Please keep up the good work.
Thank you.
October 10th, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Well Done my friend!
Two million!
I would say you are doing something right!!!!!!!!
ps OROP just hit 60K! I do have a long way to go!!!!
Again Well Done and Congratulations!!!!!!
October 10th, 2011 at 7:45 pm
You are no small potatoes fine sir. Most blogs never even reach this kind of milestone. And out of all the blogs out there very few get 1,500-2,000 daily visits.
Congrats man. You are an inspiration to other bloggers. You prove the point that compelling content and a good community is a solid blog model. And yet so many bloggers still worry about silly stuff like SEO.
October 10th, 2011 at 8:48 pm
Congratulations, Wyatt.
If it weren’t for you, Woody and McGoo pimping my ride that first day, I wouldn’t be holding down the other side of the Commonwealth.
In other words, it’s all your fault.
And it’s your fault the SCOAMF is going to be just a few blocks from my office tomorrow. If you had more dead people and Jersey residents voting, he’d be bothering you. Dammit.
Keep up the good work, and maybe he won’t be bothering anyone after 2012.
October 10th, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Well done, sir.
October 10th, 2011 at 9:05 pm
Way to go, Wyatt!!!
But I have to disagree w/you on one thing: The blog is a success because of your efforts. Bless you and stay safe, M8.
October 10th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Thank you so very much, everyone.
LDIV – Polish, Slovak, it’s all the same in the end.
Glenn – Congratulations! That’s huge in its own right.
Chris C. – Thank you. I still consider myself a nobody in the blogosphere, but s the missus would tell you, I really do put a lot of work into this. Even on the days when it doesn’t show.
Robert B. – I would disagree, but thank you anyway.
October 10th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Whereby I delurk to congratulate a fantabulous blog on its 2 million hit mark
CONGRATS!!
October 10th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
LC Aggie Sith – Thank you!
October 11th, 2011 at 1:09 am
Content an YOUR character are what generate hits. Don’t ever change. Although I do live for the “insider” cop stories. More of those please. Bless you and yours.
October 11th, 2011 at 2:20 am
Who are you again?
October 11th, 2011 at 7:43 am
I’m only here for Christina pics……
October 11th, 2011 at 8:29 am
[...] Let’s start by congratulating Wyatt Earp from Support Your Local Gunfighter for reaching 2 Million Hits! [...]
October 11th, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Wyatt:
Congrats to one if THE BEST Philly blogs on the whole freakin-ass PLANET!!!
Hell, make that the immediate solar system!
Here’s to the NEXT 2,000,000 “served”…lol!
Roll safe out there & keep those hits coming!
October 11th, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Congratulations! The sad part is…..think of all the time we’ve wasted hitting this goddam blog. Keep up the good work!
October 11th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
Congrats! I am so very happy for you. I’ve recently moved my blog home to wordpress and am trying to figure it out still. (When I have time.)
Here’s hoping for 3,000,000.
October 11th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Congratulations!
I really enjoy visiting the blog.
October 11th, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Thanks, all! It’s a pleasure to entertain you – to the effect that I actually do that.
October 13th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Blunt:
Tits and ass.
You have hot chicks.
BZ