And thus, the adventure comes to an end. At least for this semester. Will I continue this blog? Will I not? We may never know. Although, I must summarize my blogging experience for thy reader.
There’s more I wish I could have improved on this blog. One destination I was eager to go to was Fredericksburg and even Waco, but simply got caught up with everyday activities and even friend drama. I wished to have shown you more cities rather than continuously going back to Austin. I promoted these posts as usual, although, I could have followed more people on Twitter to actually get more people to notice my blog instead of hoping for the best. My best experience with this semester-long assignment was taking my foreign friends out to places! It made it 10x more fun and I never regretted it. This experience benefits my future, truthfully, by showing any place, building, event, or even food truck can be included in a travel experience. Learning how to create content and update this blog regularly will be implemented in my future technology skills for a further career down the road.
But the big question is, was this blog a success? Let’s check the data and stats, shall we?
My last week (5/3-5/10) was definitely the most popular week for this cutesy blog of mine. It may have involved me building the courage to ask my fellow friends and peers to see the finalization of my blog (and maybe some reassurance as well.) It received in total 63 views among 19 visitors. Oh how adore my friends. My most popular post was my first post- Austin: Sixth Street. No shocker there though, as I kept it as my featured post throughout the semester and always showed up first in the home page. That page alone received 13 views, how brilliant!
Some fun facts I noticed skimming through my data was the locations of some viewers. A majority was the US (but went from California, to Chicago, and maybe even to the East coast), but also seen in Canada and Singapore! That’s two continents, baby! Some extra neat facts was I received three likes, four comments, and even an extra follower. Not bad for a newbie!
Lastly, big shout out to those who took the time to skim my social medias. Specifically my Twitter and Instagram, y’all are true pals.
This blog has been an exciting and delightful to engage in. Massive thanks to my lab teacher for dealing with my foolery and to my professor being a great example.
Cheers to all FDOM students! We did it! We made it to the end, even if it was online!
Remember, stay cute and have a grand day!
Ashley's Wanderlust 