Could be fate.
Divine gift from the Gods.
Just my lucky hour.
Louise Brown from Travel Blog Sites laid down the news in her usual nonchalant, easy manner:
“Just so’z you know, Nomadic Chick is ranked #73 on our Travel Blog Sites leaderboard.”
My response:
“OH MY GOD. Seriously? Wow. I. Am. Speechless. Figuratively, not literally.”
Click here to prove I’m not lying: Travel Blog Rankings for March 24, 2010
And I was. Speechless, that is. With the blitz of information coming at me on a daily basis, I had a trickling of Travel Blog Sites, but didn’t comprehend that some of my contemporary travel heroes and heroines are on it.
73 is not massive, but nothing to whine about. It’s respectable. The slippery slope could be to fall into the hype, let my ego and focus wane. Fame is the spring water delivery boy, distracting and enticing. Oh, is he ever.
However, my Canadian humbleness always wins.
The fact is #73 wouldn’t be possible without readers. So, THANK YOU. Thanks for enjoying this site. Thanks for encouraging my creative process. Thanks for enjoying the writing. Virtual high fives all around!
Woo Hoo!!
If you want your blog to be featured on Travel Blog Sites, find Louise on Twitter at @travelpod. She’ll guide you through the steps to obtain your little piece of stardom. But, it’s not about that, is it?
Popularity: 3% [?]
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@Stephen – I’ll try to keep momentum going, but lord, it’s exhausting. :)
@Marta – Thanks! My dirty secret – I saw your site months ago when I contemplated this – you gave a lot of great info!
well done!!
Congrats! Keep it up!
@Carol – I’m trying to keep up with your site. Woman – you are prolific! Love it. :)
I love the photograph! You really do have a great thoughtful site. And now that I’m taking some much needed time off from travelling, I’ll be able to keep up with it more. Kudos.
@Catia – Thanks. :) Writing is the key, not popularity.
@Shannon – Did I mention you are one of those contemporaries I admired from afar? No lie, seriously.
Congrats! I love reading your posts, it’s well deserved!
Congrats! Everyone loves a little bit of recognition! :-)
@Andi – Indeed, celebrating is in order!
@Poi – Insane, the congrats coming outta my ears. Thank you. Hope posts are shaping up at your blog. :)
Congratulatons!!! well deserved!
Congrats, I think that’s definitely reason to celebrate!!!
@Alison/@ayngelina/@GRRRLTraveler/@Candice – Thanks so much ladies. It feels great to be recognized. I’ll be cheering you on when your day comes around. Unless it arrived and I missed it. Clue me in, please. :)
You totally deserve it, congrats!!!
Congrats! Way too go & keep up the great work.
Congratulations, you have a great site and I’m sure this is just the beginning.
Congrats! Well deserved!
@Everyone – Thanks soooo much. Really,my site wouldn’t keep going without your support. :)
@Louise – You’re probably dead on about the exclamation points.
Congratulations! It’s a nice feeling, isn’t it?
Awesome! It’s a great site.
Haha. What did you want me to say?
If I put too many exclamation points in it you’d think it was spam and delete it!
Louise
You deserve it — I love your site!! Congrats!
Congrats! Fantastic stuff and well warranted!
Congrats!! Keep up the good work!!
Congrats – you deserve it!