Greetings from Melbourne Australia where it has just ticked past midnight and we are now officially celebrating Christmas day (or at least I am… while the rest of my family are asleep).
As I sit here – having just wrapped my latest gift – I’ve been contemplating what a massive year it has been.
It’s been big for our family – Vanessa’s blog kicked up a gear, our second eldest son started school, his older brother joined every sporting team he could and our youngest… well he just doesn’t stop!
It’s been big for our team – in fact we’ve had our biggest year ever on many fronts. Our Aussie event grew to 550 attendees, we relaunched ProBlogger.com, and saw a heap of new members join up, we hit record traffic levels on my photography blog and a couple of hours ago we sent our last email on our biggest 12 Photography Deals of Christmas promotion in five years.
This year also saw my little team grow again. We now have nine of us working in the core team (many on a part time basis) and another 30 or so people contributing in different ways as regular writers, designers, developers, editors, and more.
I’m feeling particularly grateful to this team. They’ve worked hard this year, many of them behind the scenes, to help keep ProBlogger and dPS running. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
Lastly I am very thankful to those who keep coming back to my blogs, forums, sites and events as readers, members, customers and friends. Without you this little business that I’ve managed to carve out of blogging would not be possible.
Looking forward to 2015 I’m excited about the many possibilities and the plans we’ve already put in place for a new new ventures and experiments. But before we get into that… it’s time for a little summer break for most of us here at ProBlogger.
Some of us are going to the beach, others of us are taking road trips and a few of us are going to simply recharge at home and watch some cricket. But we will all be back in a week or two when we’ll ressume blogging here on ProBlogger – so stay tuned.
In the mean time – don’t forget to check out our ‘best of’ series from the last week or so with all our best posts of 2014.
- Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Monetization
- Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Creating Content
- Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Social Media
- Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Writing Tips
- Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: General Tips
Have a safe and restful end of the year and we’ll see you in 2015!
Merry Christmas to you and your family Darren!
As I gain greater clarity I’ll be a regular reader – and commentator – here. Or, *I will* become a regular reader and commentator here.
You’re a foundation of helpful, simple, practical and actionable knowledge whom I’m happy to learn from.
Enjoy!
Ryan
same to you too Darren and a lot of greetings to everyone out there… :-)
Lastly i’m terribly appreciative to those that keep coming to my blogs, forums, sites and events as readers, members, customers and friends. while not you this small business that I’ve managed to carve out of blogging wouldn’t be attainable.
It’s a good thing ProBlogger is still here to keep bloggers and internet marketers inspired to go the extra mile in the content creation and marketing efforts. Wishing you a blessed and prosperous new year! -)
It’s a good thing ProBlogger is still here to keep bloggers and internet marketers inspired to go the extra mile in the content creation and marketing efforts. Wishing you a blessed and prosperous new year! -)
very nice post and the greetings that you have provided here, that’s why i love Problogger.
keep it up!!
How wonderful that you were surprised at Christmas! You deserve it!
Wow! It’s been 6 years since I am visiting Problogger and till now I’ve never ever been disappointed!
Merry Christmas and have an amazing weekend!
Hi Sir,
Happy new year. May your awesome blogging journey continue with no obstacles. I am a great fan of you and your blog. Your articles are both great and simple.
Problogger rocks.
Thanks again,
Regards,
Rahul
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
I wish you all a Happy New Year ProBlogger! I cannot wait to see what you have in store for us for 2015. I love the idea of showing your best content for each year – I might barrow that idea :D
Happy New Year to all at ProBlogger. Can’t wait for more exciting content in 2015!!
Happy New Year in Advance Darren. Your contribution in this niche is amazing and I really wish you and your family great holidays ahead. You are someone, who I really look up to when it comes to blogging. Thanks for all the support :)
happy new year in advance Darren
the way you created and handled this site for so many years is truly motivational for new bloggers.
waiting to get more interesting posts in 2015 on blogging and learn new things from problogger.
Happy New Year Darren, Thanks a lot for all the informative stuff i read on your blog this year, i wish you get double amount of success this year. Have a great time.
Happy New Year Darren, I will be looking forward to another year of terrific posts.
Happy New Year Darren!
I just recently started reading your blog and have been really enjoying it.
There is so much useful information that you share with us.
I hope you and your blogs achieve everything you set out to in 2015!
May you have always get what you want Darren, you deserve success, good health and happiness. Have a blessed and prosperous new year.
Stopping by again to wish ProBlogger a prosperous new year. Patiently waiting for new blogs from you! :-)
I also want to make some awesome greeting like these