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I made my first post on this blog last January 12, 2007, but that is not the date that macuha.com was born. Macuha.com was born last January 4, 2007 after I registered the domain name. By that time, I started searching for an SEO-optimized template and SEO-friendly plugins. After 8 days, I formally launched this blog. So, I’m celebrating this blog’s anniversary on January 4, because that is the date macuha.com existed on the internet.
So, one year has passed. And what happened?
- Started from PR 0, now, it’s PR 4.
- Started from 0 RSS subscribers, now, it’s 270+.
- Started from 1 visitor (me), now averaging 2000 unique visitors per day.
- Started from a cheap Standard web hosting plan, now hosted on Dreamhost.
- Started from being an ordinary blogger, now called as Mr. Pinay $candal. Hehe.
- Won the Filipina Writing Project SEO prize for Google and Yahoo
- Started my mini-SEO contest.
- Considered as one of the Top Pinoy Probloggers of 2007 by Basapa.
Following Shoemoney’s foot steps, here’s my one year stats. I’ll do this every blog anniversary.
Financials
Hosting cost: I paid Php 3450 on Pinoywebhosting for one year hosting and another Php 418 on Dreamhost when I moved to them availing of their 10th year anniversary promo.
Internet cost: Nothing. My only SEO client pays for my Smart Bro connection. 
Income: I earned around $1500 on this blog from Google Adsense, Kontera, Widgetbucks, and Adbrite combined.
Promotional Cost: $150 for my mini SEO contest.
Now, here are some traffic stats:
Overview:
My Goals For My Second Anniversary:
- PR 5
- 500 RSS Subscribers
- 4000 Unique Visitors Per Day
- $1000 Google Adsense earning per month total from all of my blogs.
- Offer An Advertise On This Site Option and earn from it!
- Earn more from Admob
- A Bigger SEO Contest
Mini-SEO Contest Update! If you are closely watching my mini SEO contest, you already know that there’s a tight race on Google, while I see no change on Yahoo. Who’ll win on Google? Jehzlau? Itsonmytv? Or someone from behind will suddenly appear? Watch out for it!
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January 4th, 2008 at 7:48 am
Happy blog anniversary, Marhgil.
January 4th, 2008 at 8:28 am
galing idol, uhmmm question… iglesia ni cristo kaba?
January 4th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Happy First Anniversary and Congratulations. I will not be a winner in your Mini SEO contest but I enjoyed the experience of testing my little knowledge in SEO. I will just visit your site to regularly learn more about SEO. More power to you! Wala bang celebration at inuman. He he he . . .
January 4th, 2008 at 9:20 am
HAPPY FIRST ANNIVERSARY! – from my other blog Think of Me & Laugh.
January 4th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Happy Anniversary Marh, many more money to come
i mean years LOL! Congrats sa winner sa SEO Fever ni macuha 
January 4th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Happy Anniversary!!!
More money to come!!!
January 4th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Happy 1st Anniversary Marhgil. Keep up the good work.
I have learned so many things from your blog and your personal tips too.
January 4th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Great work Marhgil. Those are some nice stats for a one year old. Haha. Happy Anniversary!
Hope you enjoyed your holidays. Hehe. God Bless!
January 4th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Wow! May pagasa pala ang blog ko kumita ng tulad sa yo!
Happy Anniversary!
January 4th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Marhgil, I lost your contest but I really enjoyed every second of it. The first time i got to really do hectic schedule of promoting the blog post.
Anyway, as long as I know that I did good and a very intelligently written content for your contest, I am proud of what I did overall. Don’t need to write anything tricky to get the SE’s attention.
Just did little experiments and tricks to see what they can do to rankings of a blog post and this has taught me a lot especially in SEO and blogging.
Thanks a lot for launching the contest and I hope we meet again some time, in person. Good luck and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!
YOU GET 10 BIG CLAPS FOR what you did THIS YEAR.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
hayop yung stats mo marhgil! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!
8 hours to go na lang.. at sasabog na ang planetang marhgil macuha.. hahahah!
January 4th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
ang galing mo naman, marghil! i have to come here more often to get some more lessons. bilib ako!
January 4th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Congratulations kapatid! All the best in 2008! Keep up idol!
January 4th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Happy first anniversary! More power! (naks showbiz)
January 4th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Congrats on your blogging milestone, Marhgil! More power to you in 2008! I’ll follow your footsteps and start with my own dotcom soon! he he
January 4th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Hi,
Happy Birthday to macuha.com
congrats sir.
January 4th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Happy 1st Year Anniversary!
January 4th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
congrats. I am honored to be your first host but then my hosting plans are for start-ups so it’s good to move on. I actually learn from you. More Power to your blog and hopefully you will get more anniversaries and more blog niches.
January 4th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
happy anniversary marhgil! goodluck sa bagong goals!
Goodluck to me on Yahoo! hehehe…
March 6th, 2008 at 3:57 am
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