So, we're into 2014 and Happy New Year to you all; the blog's been going since February last year, I'm quite pleased with my efforts and so's just about everybody else if the feedback is anything to go by.
2013 was a good year for me, the blog, cycling and other stuff; I've bought and enjoyed the use of 2 new bikes, but didn't get round to overhauling my other one. Hopefully I'll do that this year, although to be honest, I don't have the enthusiasm...
Sometimes I'll start a post and get so far, but then can't quite generate ideas to finish it off: I've got several drafts prepared and had them for several months during which time I've started and posted several more, sometimes in the space of only a day or two. This one was quite easy - started and finished today. I'm also toying with the idea of renaming the blog - will look into how to do this.
I've also learnt something about...spam referral sites...On the dashboard (this control panel screen on Blogger) it shows internet traffic sources. Most say TownBikeMark/Blogger/Google as I would expect it to, but sometimes you get this strange name that doesn't seem to relate to anything.
Doing a google search and you get other blogs where the writer's complaining about the number of page views where the internet source has this name. Not quite sure how it works: apparently the views from this source aren't "real" views; that is to say nobody has looked at the blog. The "real" views are shown alongside individual posts and the number of views per the posts during a given period do not add up to the single total for the day, month etc. I understand that I can either ignore (clicking on the source link shows and interest that encourages them to return) these spam referral sites and they'll go away or I can email the site and ask them to stop using my blog to gain internet traffic which can include porn...so if you've been getting some strange sites when you read this blog, that'll be why...I've chosen to ignore them.
I've drawn up a shopping list; hopefully I'll be able to treat myself this year to at least one extra bike which I plan to be a Brompton...
I'm hoping for a bit of travel that includes cycling especially using using the Brompton on public transport.
So, I plan for this year to be better than the last and 2015 to be even better. Hope yours is too.
