Pinterest-Power Annual Analysis

Time to make a note to myself. It was exactly a year ago that I made the commitment to my blogging effort to get this little journal of mine connected to the wider world. Tonight it's time to have a little reflection. Take a look at my Google Analytics Report Card. 

Let's take a look back over these recent months. I'm breakin' it down and spelling it out for my benefit:

• January of this year was the first month where I sustained an average 1000 page views per day for an entire month!!! 3.5 years in the making, but real progress! I kept at that clip for the first quarter of Jan thru April -- squeaking up to 36K for April. 
• Then LOOK at May!!! Over 2K daily pageviews for an entire month:over da moon! 
• June? Almost 3K sustained daily pageviews for an entire month!!!!!! 
• Are you sitting down? Look at this month! 5.5K pagesviews every day for an entire month!!!!!!! Pinch me! Squeeze me! Cupcakes + PomPOMs!!!! 

I realize that I'm the only one completely fascinated by all of this -- so its for my benefit that I spell it out. All of those months where I was basically talking to myself and some loved ones here in my blogging-cave...... this concept of actual readers in growing numbers is beyond my wildest imagination!! 

So what do I credit for this astronomical growth? Many factors! 

1. I purchased 31 Days to Better Blogging one year ago. 
2. I joined Teaching Blog Traffic School EXACTLY one year ago. 
3. I've made a concerted effort to 'evolve' my blog-sharing-reporting style + material. 
4. I've learned that I need to submit 'properties' for my photos for Google's benefit (thanks to Carolyn of WiseowlFactoryFree Lessons)
5. PINTERST, PINTEREST, PINTEREST, PINTEREST, PINTEREST, PINTEREST!!

I looked back into my annals and I joined Pinterest on August 17th -- just about a year ago. Is it any coincidence that all of this growth overlaps? I think not. It's a combination of everything I've been learning: of course. Writing better articles. Linking them to other bloggers. Claiming the properties...... and then harnessing the power of Pinterest at the same time! I'm learning and having the muscle of Pinterest is the perfect timing to bring it all together. 


I can't wait to see my report card a year from now... I have so much more to learn and I'm making progress! 
   I have big news tomorrow! Can't wait! Growth is good!

-- Debbie --

Bulletin Board Round Up

WELCOME! Starting to think Back-to-School? 
I want to be helpful. VOILA: here's a round-up of LOTS of Bulletin Boards!! 
These are from my Author-Illustrator school visits across the country. ENJOY!
Let's get started with some RAINBOW greetings! LUV LUV LUV!!!

I LUV Rainbow-Greetings on my Author-Illustrator School Visits!!!

Rainbow: Roy G. Biv Streamers

[Technically this next one is NOT a bulletin board, I realize..... but it's so cute and oh-so-easy, I couldn't resist.] 




Want to take a look around the rest-of-the-room of this planned environment teaching space pictured above? I will tell you that her anchor charts match the room decor. Seriously. Check out this link for more glorious room design. 

"Look Who is Popping into Preschool" Bulletin Board 

{{{If you click the images above, you'll go into the future to the 2 different Back-to-School RoundUP of BBs 2012 & 2013}}}

Back-to-School Bulletin Board Response to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

NEWS FROM THE FUTURE! 
{Click the picture below to go directly to a RoundUP of Thanksgiving Bulletin Boards and decorated doors!} 

{{{and click here to go directly to the Christmas Bulletin Board RoundUP}}}

****Interruption from the future: Speaking of Eric Carle. In the future I create this amazing RoundUP of response to Eric Carle's classic picture books. There are MANY bulletin boards in the article, as well as classroom decor ideas. 

"Unique as a Snowflake" Handprint Bulletin Board for Winter

Winter Bulletin Board for "The Mitten" 

Valentine's Day Bulletin Board: A School Filled with Love

Want to see my earlier ROUND UP of All Sorts of Classroom Rules? There are a couple dozen in that earlier Round UP!

Entire Elementary School Photographed to Create Collaborative Flag

Bulletin Board for Fine Motor Development: "Sign-in" System 

Kindergarten Artwork in Response to my picture book: "You're Wonderful" and it's quilted graphic Illustrations

PIGS!!!!!

Bucket Filling on Kindergarten Bulletin Board

Three Dimension Welcome Wall Bulletin Board

Catholic School Kindergarten Bulletin Board

Kindergarten Graduation Bulletin Board

I've had the amazing good fortune to have teachers direct their students to make COLOSSAL 'bulletin boards' of collaboration in response to my picture books. The one captured above is during my time on Long Island at a Kindergarten campus in Amityville. Their cooperative quilt is in response to my first book, "You're Wonderful."

Here's a HUMONGOUS response in Illinois to my newest book, "Red, White and Blue." This amazing work was created in Illinois under the direction of Carie-the-Kindergarten Teacher.

Have I told you recently how grateful I am for those of you who are able to pin directly from my blog? Most of my readers come from Pinterest, so its a HUGE help to me, for you to pin directly from an article here. I realize that I messed up my blog's html-code and that you can't get directly from here to Pinterest: AKKKKKKK!!!!! If I knew how to fix it I would. In the meantime I rely on your pinning to help be my ambassador. Please tweet and Google+ if you are capable in those formats!

Will you pin your favorite? Share this excellence that I observe to inspire your professional peers. THANKS! 

I have just opened a little store at Teachers Pay Teachers, where I am uploading my original songs for children as Mp3's in zipped files. Come get your freebie and enjoy exploring! 

Yes I now have a little store at Tpt, Come Follow! Get your freebie

-- Debbie --
***I am now an 'Amazon Affiliate' and whenever you click from my blog to go shopping, you add a little cha-ching to my retirement account. Thanks for your support. I've gone window shopping and gathered some bulletin board goodies for you. ENJOY! 



NEWEST UPDATE: 6/16/2014
My LARGEST BTS COLLECTION! 
Over 200 BTS IDEAS! 


In the future I have a RoundUP of back-to-school bulletin boards.

Here's an article from the future with a couple dozen spring bulletin boards: 

Recent related RoundUps (click on title): 
Word Walls + Sight Words

Making Math Meaningful

Visual Cues in the Classroom

Classroom Rules + Expectations


Classroom Door Decorations


Here's one *more* link. My blogging buddy has quite around up over at
Little Illuminations.
Hers are all specific to preschool!!! Click here.



Linked up with Back to School KBN Bloggers, FEATURED at Sunny Days!