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YugaTech in 2010 Year in Review

The year 2010 has just ended and I think it’s been a great year for YugaTech. I’d like to share some site updates and plans we’ve been cooking up since late last year in preparation for this year as well as some relevant stats reports I’ve been doing every end of the year.

One of my biggest goals from last year was to hit 1 million pageviews per month. I think I first hit that 1-million-a-month mark in October with November being the highest month at 1.3 million pageviews. We were hitting more than half a million unique visitors a month by then.

Total traffic for 2010 reached 10.78 million, up from 6.3 million the previous year by 71%. Total reach is 3.8 million unique visitors for the entire year.

Our RSS subscriber base has also increased, majority of which via email sign-ups, and is now around 25,500 from 16,600 a year ago (a 54% increase). With the popularity of Twitter and Facebook, I think fewer people rely on RSS and email alerts.

We’ve also been fortunate to have a number of major advertisers in 2010 with Smart, PLDT, Red Mobile, Nokia, LG, Samsung, Logitech, Asus, MCDonalds, Citibank, PC Trends, Rising Sun Computers, APTech, Digital Media Exchange, Vertito and Norton as well as several sponsors like Globe, Western Digital, RIM/BlackBerry and Lenovo.

YugaTech is also available on the iPhone and the Ovi store. However, the update to iOS4 broke our iPhone app and our 3rd party developer has not fixed that yet (and no word from them too). I have been contemplating on having a new one created by it might be in conflict with the existing one which most probably be denied by Apple in the iTunes App Store.

As of today, we have about 2,500 YugaTech iPhone App users and an additional 900 on Ovi. I’m really eager to finally finding a solution on that crashing iPhone app.

This month, we should also be able to finish the new logo for YugaTech as well a complete re-design of the blog. Target date for the relaunch is by end of January. Once that’s out, we’ll follow suit with more apps for Android and probably BlackBerry or Windows Phone 7.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

30 Responses

  1. Avatar for Marcus Marcus says:

    I don’t know what’s with this site (compared to other sites like techie.com.ph). It’s plain and simple, no flashy animations, less images and less trash talks (you’ll see other sites do that specially if they didn’t like the product they featured/reviewed) I make it count to visit this everyday as if a broadsheet. Addictive indeed!

    (sir abe yung 500 load pakisend po kay mommy ko owkie, “Lord sana ma double send” – yun yon eh!)

    Pero di nga lakas ng site mo sakin, ibang level ang karisma. More power po! All the blessings for you and your followers! Cheerio!

  2. Avatar for NemOry NemOry says:

    Wow buti blogs nyo madaming hits ang galing.hehe. .sana maging ganyan din kalaki hits ng sakin.hehe.

  3. Avatar for Scolex Scolex says:

    i wish i could also hit a million monthly pageviews. But for my 1-year old blog is too early. My target is to reach at least 300,000 pageviews before 2011 ends. I’m at 75,000 as of now. Your blog is one of my inspirations. I learned a lot by reading your posts here especially about SEO.

  4. Avatar for NemOry NemOry says:

    Wow ano ba ginawa ni sir Abe sa TV Patrol?sayang d ko nakita. ,hehe

  5. Avatar for Teknisyan Teknisyan says:

    wow… 10 million pageviews!! Nice… you’re an inspiration to all bloggers!!

  6. Avatar for Jay Jay says:

    Congrats sir!
    Wow nasa TV patrol si Sir Abe!

  7. Avatar for kumag kumag says:

    congrats sir yuga! looking forward on your re-bump website!

  8. Avatar for Joshua M Joshua M says:

    Abe you really need to change the look of the site…

  9. Avatar for wh@ wh@ says:

    can.t wait for the new look of this site sir yuga! Kudos for u,

  10. Avatar for Edgar Edgar says:

    Glad that in my small way, I have boosted traffic (not flattering myself, hehe)on your site. Seriously, Congrats, Sir Abe!

  11. Avatar for redj redj says:

    I thought its just me whos experiencing these annoying crashes abe, hope it gets fixed as i rely on ur blogs thrice weekly for whats fresh and brewin in in the gadget hub. MORE POWER in 2011!

    -Sent via YugaTech Mobile App iPhone4

  12. Avatar for ellen ellen says:

    Congrats to your blog’s success Sir Abe :D
    More Power + more traffic for Yugatech this 2011! weeee!

  13. Avatar for JC JC says:

    Goodjob!

    since i’ve come acrossed your site, i never failed to check averyday.. just like facebook.. nakaka adik!

  14. Avatar for Sanctuarian06 Sanctuarian06 says:

    More technology reviews, more technology news and updates is equal to major major hits of your blog. Congrats sir Abe. :)

  15. Avatar for kyle kyle says:

    Wow! I wish I got traffic like that

  16. Avatar for csseyah csseyah says:

    wow :) a HUGE traffic for me :) I wish maka-lasap din ng ganyan heheheh :)

    Congratulations po sir Yuga :)

    More tips and review to come this 2011 :) and excited na rin ako makita ang new layout and logo.

    I think! this is my first time to comment here. And I hope it will continue forever :p heheheh

  17. Avatar for NemOry NemOry says:

    What a big hits of traffic! And not only that. It’s a huge progress and improvement, wow!!, , .I cant imagine if my site will hit 1million hits per month wow!so amazing. .
    Congratulations YugaTech!
    Im excited for the new look of the YugaTech site and especially the Logo.
    :)

  18. Avatar for Taz Taz says:

    how about windows 7 phone as give away to celebrate ur feat sir Abe…

  19. Avatar for NemOry NemOry says:

    What a big hits of traffic! And not only that. It’s a huge progress and improvement, wow!!, , .I cant imagine if my site will hit 1million hits per month wow!so amazing. .
    Congratulations YugaTech!
    Im excited for the new look of the YugaTech site and especially the Logo. :)

  20. Avatar for rexor rexor says:

    wow,.. what’s a good traffic,.!! Viva Yuga!!

    you have a good track in 2010, and its good sign to have more positively here in 2011…

    all i can say,… WOW!!!!!!!!!

    more power

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