Growing Blog, Top Post And Blog Forecast For 2008

I’m amazed and also quite pleased to see that I continue to make the Growing Blog list on WordPress despite the exponential factor which should make it progressively more difficult to be on this list.

To remain a growing blog, you not only have to grow, but you have to outdo your own growing rate and the rate of others each time, and I’ve started the new year with a bang not only being one of the WordPress Growing Blogs, but also having one of the Top Posts on WordPress.

At last count my post Organizing Household Resources In An Address Book was the 99th Top Post on WordPress out of more than 2 million blogs and an unknown bazillion posts.

I’ve said it before, but I have to say it again that I thank my readers.  I’m so glad that you find my blog to be interesting and useful.  I’m so glad when I look at my statistics and see that you came to my site from a link which was e-mailed to you or when I read my own e-mail and there’s a note from you telling me that you are putting me on your reader so you won’t miss a post.

As you saw with yesterday’s post, I don’t like to make New Year Resolutions because so few people can keep them and if I’m going to have a resolution or a goal, why wait for January 1, but here are just a few of the directions I see my blog going in the coming months.  I have other plans too that I’ll let you know about as the year unfolds.

If you’ve made the resolution to be organized, this blog is quickly becoming the place to find easy tips and solutions.  I’ve even created pages at the top of this blog for Household Tips and for Organizing so that you can easily find my posts at any time.  To help you with that there are also a search feature and a calendar in the sidebar.

I’ve noticed that you are also especially interested in my posts on healthy eating and cookies (not so healthy but yummy) as well as other recipes.  So I’ll give you a bit more in these areas too in the coming months.

I’ll continue to post about religion, God and my opinions on the topic.  The Lenten season is approaching quickly.  For the past two years I have used the book “The Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren to prepare for Easter by reading his book and reflecting on his 40-day spiritual journey.  I found different insights each year as I have grown and changed, and for 2008 I hope you’ll join me on-line.  I highly recommend this book which according to Publishers Weekly has become “the bestselling nonfiction hardback book in history.”  So come find out why with me and my other readers.  If you don’t already own it, you can check it out from your local library when the time comes, or you can purchase it.

Today and anytime, feel free to leave me comments.  Comments help us get to know each other and to build a community.

In the meantime, thanks a million to all of you for reading my blog, and I wish you and your loved ones a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year 2008!!!

Blogging Inspires Three More Blogs and a Novel

My blogging adventures have inspired three people I know in the real world to start a blog of their own, another is thinking about it and one of the three is also participating in NaNoWriMo.

I didn’t even bring up the topic.  Just seeing what I was doing, these three people were inspired to do the same.  One of them is also a writer, so it may not be too surprising, but the other two were never particularly interested in writing.

It feels great to know that my actions are someone’s inspiration; that I have somehow empowered someone.

It’s important to realize the ramifications of our actions, all our actions.  Regardless of what we do and even what we don’t do, these actions affect others.  We must be conscious of that and lead our lives  as examples to others. Too often we forget that.

It’s not just the major things we do in our lives that can affect, inspire, or crush or destroy someone.  It’s also small things, like my new blog.  I never gave a thought to it.  It was just another WordPress blog as the slogan goes around here.

It’s a reminder to think of others and of consequences.  Our actions are never too insignificant to be a blessing or a curse to someone, so choose wisely.

• Don’t know what NaBloPoMo and NaNoWriMo are? Read all about it here and here.

• Want to know why I’m participating in both? Click here.

Amazing Photo From Iraq, Amazing Photojournalism Blog

“Thanks and Praise: I photographed men and women, both Christians and Muslims, placing a cross atop the St. John’s Church in Baghdad. They had taken the cross from storage and a man washed it before carrying it up to the dome,” — Michael Yon

Michael Yon is making this photograph available to media outlets, such as print publications and cable and television news broadcasts, at no cost for a limited period of time. For more information, please contact his site here.

 

Praise the Lord, St. John’s church in Baghdad is not only reopened, but it did so with the help of Christians and Muslims working together!

Michael Yon, a freelance photojournalist reporting from Baghdad has brought the above photo to the Internet along with his online magazine using a WordPress blog documenting the war in Iraq. He is doing photojournalism at its best — the way it should be done — the way we are not seeing it done in the mass media today.

I hope you are interested in seeing real photos from the trenches and that you will jump to Michael’s site. With the photo above Michael sends a message from the Iraqis. They “asked me to convey a message of thanks to the American people. “Thank you, thank you,” the people were saying. One man said, “Thank you for peace.”

“Another man, a Muslim, said “All the people, all the people in Iraq, Muslim and Christian, is brother.” The men and women were holding bells, and for the first time in memory freedom rang over the ravaged land between two rivers.”

I must tell you this is the same message I heard from an American Navy nurse, our deacon’s daughter, who was stationed in Iraq. She too said the Iraqis were thankful that Americans were there and that we should not believe what is said in the liberal mass media.

Cheers to Michael for the photos. Cheers to the Christians and Muslims who worked together to reopen St. John’s Church in Baghdad. And Praise our Lord!

• Don’t know what NaBloPoMo and NaNoWriMo are? Read all about it here and here.

• Want to know why I’m participating in both? Click here.

5th Fastest Growing WordPress Blog

On Oct. 25, 2007, Infinity Goods reached 5th Fastest Growing Blog in WordPress. Thanks once more to my wonderful readers!!

Moving On Up … To Number 6!

UPDATE: On Oct. 25, 2007, Infinity Goods became the fifth fastest growing blog on WordPress. 

My site’s statistics were quite exciting today, jumping as high as #4 fastest growing blog on WordPress for a fair amount of the day and settling at #6, but still growing, at closing.

I also noticed a growing number of comments which I really like to see. I hope to build a friendly community here at infinitygoods.com where readers and I can help and learn from eachother.

In 14 days I went from #88 to #35, and now in 5 days I am reaching #6, so I am once again thanking you for making infinitygoods.com so successful so quickly. It’s great to have readers like all of you.

In an attempt to get to know each other better I am participating in Thursday Thirteen. Please join me through comments and let me know about yourselves too.

For this first week, I am letting you know about 13 books on my bookshelves. I think the books someone reads are very revealing about their personality. I am an avid reader.

Please click on to the next post for my first Thursday Thirteen.

To discover more blog writers you can visit thursdaythirteen.com.

October 11, 2007: Growing Blogs

1. P3NK!N

   Python. Django. Everything in-between.

2. Gatou?

   Just another WordPress.com weblog

3. وب نوشته های کمال

   نوشته هایی درباره ی خودم،جامعه و موسیقی

4. tuxtoday

   Linux, Open Source, yeehaw. Blablabla…

5. Chef TV

   the food show

6. Infinity Goods blog

   InfinityGoods.com — a Marketplace for God’s People

(That was a lot shorter than the last list!)

Infinity Goods Receives Positive Review, Reviews Sites

Infinity Goods has received a positive review from <a href=”www.foodthatheal.info”>foodthatheal.info</a> for my post “Adventures In Barbecuing. ” You can see the comment advising me of it below my post of October 4, 2007. Foodthatheal has great reviews of blog posts about food.

In checking out foodthatheal’s website, I discovered another blog recommended by foodthatheal . It’s another great new WordPress site at <a href=”www.frugallawstudent.com”>frugallawstudent.com</a>. It is full of tips, ideas and advise on saving money and not incurring further debt. I think my <a href=”http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/”>Works For Me Wednesday</a> (WFMW) readers would be very interested in that site too, so try it out.

And y’all don’t forget to come back to <a href=”www.infinitygoods.com”>infinitygoods.com</a>, ya hear?

In the meantime, wishing you a HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY!!

Thank You, Readers! Infinity Goods is 35th Fastest Growing Blog on WordPress

UPDATE: Infinity Goods in now 5th Fastest Growing Blog on WordPress!  Please see post for October 29, 2007.

UPDATE: Infinity Goods in now 6th Fastest Growing Blog on WordPress! Please see post for October 11, 2007.

Thanks to you, dear readers, I have gone from #88 to #35 in just 14 days!! It is great blogging for you, reading your comments and e-mails, and I look forward to many more interesting conversations with you. I am so glad so many of you return to my blog and store each day. Together we can continue to grow and evolve. Please tell your friends.

Again, thank you!

Blessings to you all,
Infinity Goods

Scroll down to #35 and you’ll see Infinity Goods.

October 4, 2007: Growing Blogs

1. llemarie’s weblog

   Programming, tinkering – Lionel Lemarié

2. Troubled Ramblings of a Jaded 20-Something

3. The Tired Architect

   The road to 42.

4. viaRomania.eu

   Turismul romanesc 2.0

5. sperimentAZIONI

   appunti e sperimentazioni informatiche, windows e linux. E miei pensieri sul mondo digitale.

6. See Mike Draw

   The funniest cartoons on earth – guaranteed!* (*guarantee not actually guaranteed)

7. The Worst of Perth

   The worst examples of architecture, writing, design, culture and humanity in Perth Western Australia

8. Lebbeus Woods

   Just another WordPress.com weblog

9. Clockwork Gamer

   Massively Multiplayer Opinions

10. Heat Wheels

    Heat Is Cool

11. P3n9u1m’$ Pl4c3

    Quem disse que para ser o melhor tem que ser dificil!!!!

12. Desk Zone

    Vida nova ao seu desktop!

13. Laijnen

    I morgon är en annan dag

14. pSit

    –we like our cities, that’s why we change them–

15. ¿ZERK ITSUTU ZAITU?

    soy el actor principal de mi propia película(mi vida)

16. Os Cavaleiros de *Ouro*

    Just another WordPress.com weblog

17. let me bore your mind

    welcome to daniels world – daniel? daniel prell? dont know? dont care…

18. Loëki ’s Weblog

    From Tahiti to Montpellier…

19. Flomp-Fansubs

    We sub what YOU want NOW!

20. Gettin’ It Pegged…Loom Knitter’s Clique

    a place for learning…inspiration…originality!

21. Gravitas for Homeschools

    Changing science education one student at a time

22. Interfaith Fast to End the War in Iraq

    From conquest to community. From violence to reverence.

23. Seguidors de Jordi costa (antic club de fans)

    Agror en garrafa :: “rajades”, curiositats, parides, gols i sobretot molt bones estones. Benvinguts!

24. Cavatica’s Ramblings

    To China and Back

25. Stampaloooza Paper Art Studios

    Live. Laugh. Scrap… We love playing with stamps, ink and paper to create the most beautiful cards, scrapbook pages and […]

26. Shamaniac

    Into All Things Shamanistic? Look No Further.

27. یک آماتور

28. Anima Tactics – Unofficial blog

    The world has changed…

29. Stelle – Cooking

    Prácticas y Temas de cocina

30. Taste Goblet

    food. delicious food. that’s all that matters, no?

31. Doggygirl’s Dog House

    If you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas.

32. Our Class Blog

    Just another WordPress.com weblog

33. The Grid Live

    News on Second Life and Beyond

34. Zazzle Contests

35. Infinity Goods blog

    InfinityGoods.com — a Marketplace for God’s People

Here I am, #35! 🙂

Infinity Goods is 88th Fastest Growing Blog on WordPress

UPDATE: Infinity Goods is now 5th Fastest Growing Blog on WordPress!  Please see post for October 29, 2007. 

UPDATE: Infinity Goods in now 6th Fastest Growing Blog on WordPress! Please see post for October 11, 2007.

UPDATE: Infinity Goods is now 35th Fastest Growing Blog on WordPress! Please see post for October 5, 2007.

Thank You, Readers!!

I’m so glad you’ve been reading my blog, and thanks to you, according to WordPress I am the 88th top-fastest-growing blog. It’s no small feat because WordPress is also the most-used blog tool in its category. Below is WordPress’ Stat List for Sept. 20, 2007. Just scroll down to #88 and you’ll see Infinity Goods! I hope you’ll all stop by InfinityGoods.com to check out the store, a Marketplace for God’s People, and keep reading my blog.

Thank you and please tell a friend!

Blessings to you all,
Infinity Goods

September 20, 2007: Growing Blogs

1. Mike Does Tech

   Building abstractions since 1989

2. 4 master

   Blog de 4 estudiantes del Master de Diseño

3. ΜαυροΧαλι

   σκούρα τα πράματα Γουίλι

4. Superhero Sewing Circle

   Even superheroes have downtime.

5. (the) Mark Savage vs Tech

   Why we are doomed to play catch-up

6. Odds@Blog

   make it work better

7. delirio di un giovane autore

   Ad ogni decimo di febbre un po’ di follia

8. CyberTech Rambler

   Ramblering in Technology and Internet

9. Tao’s Thoughts on Second Life

   Tao Takashi on his life in SecondLife

10. Derecho y Tecnología

    Por Francisco de Zavalía, abogado.

11. Contramundo

    O mundo como você jamais sonhou em ver !!

12. Apophenia

    the experience of seeing patterns or connections in random or meaningless data

13. Brazuka Games

14. www.upprättelse.nu

    Varför får ordningsvakter slå dig sönder och samman på krogen?

15. Porque Mola

    El lugar donde pongo las cosas que me interesan, simplemente PORQUE MOLAN…

16. All Buttoned Up

    -in handknits!

17. Harriet’s

    Spionage aller Art

18. Money Helps

    Just another WordPress.com weblog

19. Cap’n Dyke, Lesbian Pirate Queen & Rogue Blogger

    “Bring Me Women Who Love Beer and I Will Conquer the World.” – Some Charismatic Leader; Might have been Me

20. 03/09/74

    ΚΙΝΗΜΑ ΛΑΟΥ

21. Grupo Renacer

    Ayuda mutua para padres con hijos fallecidos

22. The Quaker Agitator

23. a bright future

    a single-moms praises and grousings on everyday life

24. MyFamily Accounting

    Kini Mengelola Keuangan Keluarga Anda Menjadi Sangat Mudah

25. Renaissance Ruminations

    A smorgasbord of erratic thoughts on parenting, politics, grilling, marriage, public speaking, and all the other things that […]

26. Mårten Schultz.

    Från juridikens insida

27. Off the Wall

    Bruce Byfield’s blog

28. Bondegatan – Hammarby

    En liten titt på Hammarby fotboll.

29. Eleições Americanas de 2008

    Cobertura das eleições americanas de 2008, no âmbito da dissertação de mestrado de Nuno Gouveia

30. Programación, literatura y otras artes menores

31. Forest Hills Central Class of 1982

    Just another WordPress.com weblog

32. The Elvisberg Report

    Centrist Empirical Incrementalism Fever– Catch It!

33. Echodrop Madison

    Madison….we’re listening…

34. Madison’s Avenue

    The fashion and misadventures of an avatar girl in a virtual world

35. La realidad no es tu amiga

    Aventuras, desventuras, ironias, sarcasmos, fobias, filias y paranoias de un escéptico.

36. ¿ZERK ITSUTU ZAITU?

    soy el actor principal de mi propia película(mi vida)

37. necesse est

    om liv och läkarliv

38. Great Scotts! Blatherings of Marissa and Kate

    Sisters obsessed with the written word

39. Mindful Musings…

    …of a soon-to-be mom.

40. Tyler Muth’s Blog

    Technology with a focus on Oracle, Application Express and Linux

41. Asastaniorganik’s Weblog

    Blog ini diusahakan sebagai panduan kepada usahawan tani yang ingin menggunakan elemen organik dalam tanaman dan ternakan

42. ….:::::Dr.Beta Blog:::….

    Mis Interes y curiosidades!!

43. The YBF Daily Activist

44. Revolution.se

    Socialism eller barbari

45. S.O.B Nation

    Weep Your Heart Out

46. I-ON MEDIA

    The Belgian Media & Advertising Blog

47. Sunny Blue Skies

    otra historia sin contar

48. Alla dessa åsikter

    om politik, samhälle och människor

49. уеб бюлетин на радио марс

    хангар за летящи думи, понякога навързани в мисли и дори в изречения.

50. Cristian Mereuta Blog

    colors and shapes = photo’s

51. Neopets Altador Cup Coverage & Guide

    Coverage on the Neopets 2007 Altador Cup

52. o número primo

53. Engineering Ebooks

    Real knowledge is nobly humble

54. Bravo! Animal Behavior

    By Kellie Snider

55. Moneyed Politicians Weblog

    Advocate for campaign finance and healthcare reform

56. COMPROMISO POR CASPE

    Toda la información relevante del municipio de CASPE, Zaragoza.

57. TypoTrip – typography on the road

    Typography on the road

58. Feminist Fire

    Feminist Rants and Campaigns

59. Xani

60. The JD Edwards Advisor

    News, Insights, and Expert Guidance from Andrews Consulting Group and GSI

61. Ullis värld

    Jag är den jag är.

62. All Politics is Local

    Covering Brockton Politics

63. Aplicaciones educativas

    Artículos de educación para padres, profesores y alumnos

64. Monster Hunter Nation

65. Off-Stage with Ken Stein

    Observations from the Paramount Theatre

66. PontoZero

67. Ro Sham Blog

    We’re shooting a movie called Ro Sham Beau. Check out clips, photos, help and learn and stuff and things.

68. Bob McCarty Writes

    Bob McCarty Writes™ — Humor, Politics, Culture & Capitalism™

69. Crystal Tokyo Anime Blog

    the realm for anime conversation

70. Negotiation, Negotiation, Negotiation

    where Negotiation, Property Investment and Web Marketing intersect

71. rand($thoughts);

    An open source aficionado within the traditional software world

72. CNNMoney.com Talkback

    Just another WordPress.com weblog

73. Feed the Fiend!

    A fitness blog.

74. Telangana Utsav Committee

    Lets’s Make a Difference in Telangana !

75. அலசல்

    கொஞ்சம் சிரிப்பு, கொஞ்சம் கோபம், கொஞ்சம் நான்…

76. knittingjuju

    Julie knits and writes and knits.

77. Right Opinion

    Diotima: “Do you not see that there is a mean between wisdom and ignorance?” Socrates: “And what may that be?” Diotima: […]

78. Zero Per Gallon

    goatless. guaranteed.

79. BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, ARE THE SOULS OF MY BLACK SISTERS

    A BLOGSITE FOR THE PRAISING OF ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL AND SUBLIME IN HONOR OF ALL BLACK WOMEN. “ONLY THE BLACK WOMAN CAN SAY […]

80. Side Effects May Vary

    Rants and musings of a current medical student

81. Lushhome :: Online news and information on Singapore property

82. le Syndicat Gantois des Bon Vivants

83. David Goes Tel-Avivi

    A diary about my experiences as a law clerk in Tel Aviv and, hopefully, my becoming a real Tel-Avivi in only 3 months

84. My Photos

    Just another WordPress.com weblog

85. Fast Wonder

    An Open Culture blog

86. Old Fart at Play

    PopRockAlternativeAmbientInstrumentalPunkSpaceDreamPsychadelicLo-Fi

87. Sean L. Berdy

    You make your own imagination and you make it real.

88. Infinity Goods blog

    InfinityGoods.com — a Marketplace for God’s People

Whew! That’s a long scroll, but worth it! 😉