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Hello, you might be wondering where my websites and I have been over the last few days – and let me see if I can explain. I have moved all four of my websites (mitchkeeler.com, mitchelaneous.com, firefoxfacts.com and webhostingshow.com) all to their own virtual private server (otherwise known as a VPS). So, I am back, and just happen to be wearing black.
Now to get to all the geeky details, for those of you wondering…
It is that time of the year where every news source out there gets so lax in creating content, they can only muster up the strength to put together a year in review for this, that or the other. Never to be one to disappoint, I thought now would be the perfect time to join the masses and share with you your favorite things I have posted.
Here are the ten most popular stories, tips, articles and tutorials I published in 2009 on Mitchelaneous.com.
#10 – Instant Drama Sound Effect
My new favorite web site, when you need that instant sound effect action is DramaButton.com. Once pushed, you get that duh duh DUHHHH that has always been a favorite for the old dramatic moments on your favorite old TV shows and movies.
One thing I was able to get started on this weekend, and finished up just a few minutes ago was the new layout for MitchKeeler.com. Being the most static of the bunch, MitchKeeler.com doesn’t just serve as my online resume – oh no. It is the place to go if you want to know more about what it is I do, and how to get in touch with me. More updates to come to that web site (as soon as I find that mysterious 25th hour in the day) so stay tuned, and let me know what you think of the new re-design thus far!
What have I been hard at work at this weekend? A brand new layout for Mitchelaneous, my blog for tech tips, web development and geeky entertainment. Based on the Press Box theme, I think this new layout is easier to navigate and read, but just as feature rich and useful as the old look was.
Go check it out at Mitchelaneous.com and let me know what you think!
Today I’ve decided I will no longer be the self proclaimed “media rock star of the web hosting world“. After thinking about it long and hard – I’ve decided to become a real rock star. Plans are already in place for me to give up on web hosting and data centers to tour with a band of midgets that some-what look like Kiss (but aren’t due to copyright issues).
I want to thank those in the hosting world that welcomed me in with open arms. Now I look forward to do the same with my new band mates, I’ll just have to work with shorter arms this time around. Look for us touring in a location near you!
I have spend some time here lately trying to figure out exactly how much I write in the span of a year. If you follow any of my other projects or places that I post you probably know I do an awful lot. What is my digital footprint? Well here are some estimates by project:
Lockergnome’s Web Developers
20 Articles in a Month / 6,000 Words in a Month
I would estimate that I write around 300 words per article and I write five articles a week, so that ends up being around, well… a big number. Never realized I go on and on about Web development issues that much!
Lockergnome’s Windows Fanatics
8 Articles in a Month / 2,200 Words in a Month
Here I do 2 articles a week, with around 250 to 300 words per article. For argument’s sake, lets just call it 275. Loads of good freeware reviews there.
Mitchelaneous
20 Articles in a Month / 6,000 Words in a Month
On this fine Web site I do around 5 articles a week at around 300 words per article. Very similar with my numbers for Lockergnome’s Web Developers.
The Web Hosting Show
20 Articles in a Month / 7,000 Words in a Month
Sure, this is my podcast – but there are still a lot of show notes and posts to make. Here I would raise the average length per post to be around 350 per article with 5 posts per week for the hosting podcast.
Firefox Facts
20 Articles in a Month / 5,000 Words in a Month
This one might be a little lower than average since the posts are kind of simple and “quick tips”. At Firefox Facts I try to post 5 times a week and the word count comes in at around 250 per post.
Lunartics
4 Articles in a Month / 1,200 Words in a Month
This is the 1 place I write the least at. When doing my best, I try to have a least 1 post a week (even though I have missed the past 2 weeks because I have been so busy). That 1 post per week is around 300 words.
So what do the final numbers say about how much I go on and on about the topics I like to write about?
In 1 Month I Write 32,800 Words.
In 1 Month I Write 92 Articles or Posts.
In 1 Year I Write 393,600 Words.
In 1 Year I Write 1,104 Articles or Posts.
If the average number of words per page in a book is 250, and the average number of pages per book is 300 then the average book has 75,000 words. With that being said, I will write the equivalent of a little over 5 books (5.348 to be exact) in the span of 1 year. What is your digital footprint? How many books could you have written out of your blogging ways?
Well I joined the tumblr bandwagon and got myself a place to tumble! I was never too good at cartwheels, but this it turning out (pun intended) to be pretty fun.
So what is a tumblelog? Does this make me a tumblelogger? Do I have to dress up like a lumberjack for your amusement? As always Wikipedia answers everything…
A tumblelog is a variation of a blog, that favors short-form, mixed-media posts over the longer editorial posts frequently associated with blogging. Common post formats found on tumblelogs include links, photos, quotes, dialogues, and video. Unlike blogs, this format is frequently used to share the author’s creations, discoveries, or experiences without providing a commentary.
I am still tweaking a few things here and there on mine – will probably edit it some more this weekend when I have a little more free time. It is turning out to be a pretty addictive experience.
So go Watch Mitch Tumble and make sure you subscribe (to the special RSS feed) as well so you never miss a stumble, fall, trip, tumble of mine.
If you have one – drop me a comment and let me know about it.
This is probably the first and the last time I will ever be mentioned in the same sentence with Brad Pitt. 
How would you feel if Eddie Van Halen, Brad Pitt, Jay Leno or–insert your favorite celebrity–called you up and said that you rock? Well, that’s sort of what happened this week when Mitch Keeler, the undisputed rockstar of web host podcasting let it be known that WebHostingFinds.com was the choice for the Web Hosting Show podcast number 70’s Site of the Week.
I did some editing and style changing on my personal Web site, MitchKeeler.com. It has gone through many different versions, but I think this one finally finds the right balance of giving you information about me and directing you to my various different projects.
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Mitch Keeler is nothing more than your average Joe trying to leave his mark on the world though both his professional work and his online projects, articles, podcasts and more.
