Welcome to the first Klog post of 2007! I hope everyone had an enjoyable New Year's weekend and one that was full of good-thoughts, laughter, and, of course, plenty of alcoholic consumption. I certainly had my fair share of all three on Sunday night! Ok... maybe I had more than my fair share, but what the hell... it's a brand new year, right?

Well, as it turns out, I had plenty of reasons to celebrate the New Year this past weekend. While I was home yesterday, relaxing and nursing the little bit of a hangover I had, I spent a few hours digging through my website's stats and analytics. I guess I'm a nerd in that fashion... always managing to find ways to work when I should be relaxing, but hey... that's me. Anyway, what started off to be a quick search for my Blog's top 10 posts, which I'll be disclosing in a minute or two, turned out to be a complete analysis of the entire 2006 year.

After a thorough review, I found that my subscription-base / readership is up nearly 700% since the beginning of last year. In addition to that, my monthly unique visitor count also shares a similar upward incline. To be honest, I guess I've always known that I was gaining in readership, but to actually see December's numbers and compare them to those of last January's is quite shocking to me. I'm very much amazed to see just how much progress this Blog has made in such a short amount of time. I'm absolutely ecstatic to no-end.

Anyway, enough about all of that... lets move on shall we? Before I move forward and bring to you whatever new information, commentary, rants, and updates that the SEM industry promises to bring in 2007, I want to take this time and reflect back on what this past year has brought us... or at least in regards to my Blog and the search engine marketing industry. As the title of this post alludes to... I want to highlight the top 10 Klog posts of 2006. Certainly I feel that there are more then 10... I did publish over 115 this year, but I think 10 makes for a good list.

And with that... here are the top 10 posts of 2006 (or at least in terms of user-participation, number of views, and my personal opinion). If you're recently new to the Klog... have yourself a peek at some of what you may have missed, and if you've been reading all year long... take a second to reminisce a little:

• Learning From Jackie -- 12.15.2006
  I've come across a source that I feel is worth looking into... her name is Jackie, and what she can indirectly teach us about Search Engine Marketing is worth a conference Badge.
  
  
• Learning From Sony's Mistakes -- 11.20.2006
  By now, you all are aware that Sony and Nintendo launched their newest consoles over the weekend: the PS3 on Friday and Wii on Sunday. Find out which one I got.
  
  
• Google vs. Bush Administration -- 01.20.2006
  In an attempt to measure the amount of child pornography on the Internet federal prosecutors have subpoenaed Google to hand over millions of search records.
  
  
• I Does What I Does -- 02.03.2006
  Working in an industry such as search marketing and website design definitely takes its toll on me. There is a lot to know and a lot more to learn.
  
  
• An Interview with Rob Snell -- 12.22.2006
  Today I'll be chatting with my good friend and fellow Yahoo! Store designer Rob Snell of Snell Brothers. Rob is a very well known expert in the field of Yahoo! Store design.
  
  
• Do Students Want Google Rollin Wiki Style -- 03.17.2006
  (Written by Jessica Guadiana) So Google has been rumored to hook up with Wikipedia. Could they finally be taking the final steps towards a full partnership?
  
  
• Can You Guarantee #1 in Google -- 04.13.2006
  The one thing that bothers me most about being in this industry is when a potential client asks "Can you guarantee us number 1 in Google?" Check out my response.
  
  
• 100th Blog Post -- 07.16.2006
  Once again its time to dust off those Champaign glasses, pop open bubbly, and celebrate! If you didn't happen to catch it from the title... this is my 100th Blog post.
  
  
• The Google Story -- 05.12.2006
  So I finally got around to purchasing and thus reading "The Google Story", the book which takes readers inside the creation and growth of Google. Read my review.
  
  
• YSM: "Dropping the Ball" -- 02.17.2006
  I hadn't planned on today's post being a "rant", but after talking with a few of my colleagues this morning, it only seems right that I address some of our issues.
  
  

And there you go... in closing I want to send out a very meaningful 'thank you' to all of you who read this Blog. It's been a true-pleasure to share with you my insights on the various topics of search marketing and website development, and I'm very happy to be apart of your weekly read. Let it be known that I do not get paid for this gig (not even with Google Adsense)... it's actually something I do on the side, which proves the fact that I really do write for the betterment of my readers.

I wish you all a happy and prosperous new year in 2007!