It’s interesting to see each year where the traffic for my blog is coming from. I like watching it grow, it’s doubled from 2010’s report, but it also gives me insight as to which social media channels are working and which ones I shouldn’t spend so much time on. NetworkedBlogs doesn’t even appear until #77 this year, in 2010 it was #10!

Social Media changes quickly and if you don’t keep up with the trends, you can easily get left behind in the dust.

Here are my top 25 traffic refferals for 2011. {I took out a lot of the google & feedburner referrals to showcase more of the blogs who send people my way.}

1. direct {those who type in www.shasherslife.com to find me} 
2. google / organic 
3. feedburner / feed 
4. facebook.com 
5. stumbleupon.com  
6. blogger.com 
7. twitter.com {after twitter there are a bunch of feedburner & google referrals before the blogs start}
8. 5minutesformom.com 
9. tarasviewoftheworld.com 
10. xangelle.com 
11. myorganizedchaos.net 
12. cancontests.com 
13. insighttolalasworld.blogspot.com
14. myweeview.com
15. everythingmom.com
16. littlemissussunshine.blogspot.com
17. A private forum for Pastor’s Wives
18. bing / organic
19. savvymom.ca
20. pattonfamilymusings.com
21. urbanspoon.com
22. mycaptivethoughts.blogspot.com
23. league-of-pastors-wives.blogspot.com
24. youtube.com
25. apreacherswife.com 

My top 5 posts of 2011: {Outside of direct traffic arriving at my main page.}

Barbie – A Fairy Secret DVD Giveaway posted March 4, 2011
*New Show* Splatalot airs on YTV posted March 11, 2011
Wordless Wednesday ~ What’s your sign? posted December 28, 2011
A Letter to Bloggers from Maple Leaf Foods + Giveaway posted February 24, 2011
My “About Me” Page

Top 5 Operating Systems for 2011:

Windows
Macintosh
iPad
iPhone
Linux

Thank you to all those that sent people my way in 2011! I am hoping to keep doubling my stats, so here’s to a great 2012 year!!