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The Travelista’s 2014 Blog Report

09/01/15 ᛫ 14 Comments

*Geeky Blog Post Alert!*

2014 was a monumental year for The Travelista. I won a Cosmo Blog Award and travelled to 16 destinations and 6 new countries throughout the year (you can read about where I went here). It was so rewarding to see my blog stats and traffic reflect such an exciting year, with my monthly hits and unique users going through the roof.

I have also acquired a loyal readership base and following, which is the most important thing for any viable blogger. It’s so lovely to see familiar names crop up in my comments as well as the new readers that stop by.

Thank you so much to all my readers for supporting my blog and following it’s journey (some of you are even named in this report). I also want to say thank you to Cosmopolitan UK for recognising my blog and for giving me so much valuable exposure through their amazing Cosmo Blog Awards.

One stat I was particularly excited about was my highest viewed post this year, which was My ‘Live Like a Tourist’ London Bucket List blog post that I wrote just before I moved down to London. It received 62,000 views, which is enough to fill up Madison Square Gardens 3 times over – wow! I also was amazed to see that one of my very first blog posts is still the most commented. From Tea Girl to Luxury Travel Blogger; How I got Into Travel Blogging is still my most commented post at 46 comments. I still get new comments today! There is tonnes of fascinating stuff in this report and I am proud to share it, so if you fancy having a nosey, be my guest!

The Travelista Blog will turn 2 in March 2015 so it’s still early days in comparison to a lot of other blogs out there, but I am so proud of my progress so far. I am so excited to bring you even more travel tales, unique photography, inside tips, hot reviews and ultimately doing what I love, which is story telling. Follow the stories on Twitter @travelistajess, Instagram @thetravelista and Facebook The Travelista

Here’s an excerpt:

Madison Square Garden can seat 20,000 people for a concert. This blog was viewed about 62,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Madison Square Garden, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

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Comments

  1. manwithvanbow says

    30th March 2015 at 1:18 pm

    Congrats on your great and happy year! We wish you a great 2015! Happy traveling!

    Reply
  2. whileimyoungandskinny says

    9th March 2015 at 4:52 pm

    Congrats! I’ve just decided to really focus on my blog so you can be my blogspiration (ha)! xx

    Reply
  3. denimfish says

    16th January 2015 at 6:40 pm

    Well done! Amazing!

    Reply
  4. Anna Roberts says

    15th January 2015 at 2:15 pm

    Amazing! Keep going & who knows what your report will look like in 2016! I still get traffic from your bucket post, so thank you 🙂

    Reply
  5. LoveandLimoncello says

    13th January 2015 at 8:12 pm

    Wow! An amazing 2014. I love reading your blog, a true inspiration. xx

    Reply
  6. Hannah Silverman says

    11th January 2015 at 10:34 am

    Congratulations, you and your blog achieved so much in 2014. Hope 2015 is just as successful! As a fellow blogger, your story is wonderfully inspiring x

    Reply
  7. HannahontheMap says

    11th January 2015 at 5:45 am

    Congratulations! Hoping 2015 will fill up Madison Square Garden at least 10 times 🙂

    Reply
  8. emilycharlotteray says

    10th January 2015 at 10:33 am

    Congrats on an absolutely amazing year! I’ve loved reading about all your incredible travels – can’t wait to read all about the excitement 2015 is bound to bring for you 🙂 x

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  9. Gemma @ Fleeting Planet says

    10th January 2015 at 9:19 am

    These are all amazing achievements – congratulations on 2014 and may it all continue for you in 2015! 😀

    Gemma

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  10. Angie Silver (@SilverSpoonLDN) says

    9th January 2015 at 12:37 pm

    Congratulations on your amazing year!! SilverSpoon is about to turn 1 :). Btw you look stunning in that first photo.
    Lots of love,
    Angie

    Reply
    • thetravelistablog says

      9th January 2015 at 1:20 pm

      Thanks so much Angie! Oh wow I had no idea your blog was so young, what an achievement to have got to where you are in under a year! You will certainly have to celebrate – when is it’s birthday? Very exciting for you 🙂 xx

      Reply
  11. Packing my Suitcase says

    9th January 2015 at 11:10 am

    Way to go 😀 congratulations!!!! I hope 2015 will be even more amazing!! Happy travels 😀

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    • thetravelistablog says

      9th January 2015 at 11:13 am

      Thanks so much! I will make sure of it 🙂 Jess x

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      • Packing my Suitcase says

        11th January 2015 at 1:53 pm

        Awesome 😀

        Reply

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