We published quite a lot of articles on this blog during 2014—49 to be exact. You also read a lot: 127,023 page views during the year. By far the most popular topic was our working hours, which may not come as a surprise. Beyond that, the results are more varied, and here are our top 10 most-read articles.
To begin with, we are not counting static pages, only what WordPress refers to as posts. For example, the homepage would otherwise place in the top 10, which is perhaps not particularly interesting.
Top 10 most-read articles on Brath.se in 2014
1. Are we first with a 6-hour workday? (4,084 page views, 3.22% of total site traffic)
The article about our shorter workdays gained nationwide attention when, among others, Svenska Dagbladet highlighted it. Our short workdays have been discussed by journalists across the country as well as top politicians, and even resulted in a party leader visiting us.
2. Become the best at search engine optimization (3,166 page views, 2.49%)
Our “ad” to attract more employees has been immensely popular, and applications to work with us arrive on a daily basis.
3. Content marketing (1,583 page views, 1.25%)
The article in which we discuss the pros and cons of content marketing has been well visited throughout the year. It is a longer piece that goes a bit deeper into what you are actually getting into when you decide to invest in content marketing.
4. Magnus answers the questions (1,553 page views, 1.22%)
Once again, our working hours are the topic of interest—this article provides clarification on what we do or do not take a stance on in connection with our shorter workdays.
5. We are now looking for a SEM consultant in Stockholm (1,292 page views, 1.02%)
We are actually still looking for someone skilled in SEM—take a look!
6. Facebook and click fraud (1,263 page views, 0.99%)
When Derek Muller showed that a large share of the clicks and likes you get when advertising on Facebook are simply fake, it is hardly surprising that the article became popular.
7. What Swedish e-commerce retailers think about SEO (1,227 page views, 0.97%)
The results of our survey among Swedish e-commerce retailers about their view of SEO and SEO agencies were published late last year, yet still managed to become one of the most-read articles on the site.
8. Magnus Bråth: Why I am stepping down as CEO (1,022 page views, 0.80%)
When Magnus handed over the CEO role to his sister Maria, we were, as always, transparent about how, where, and why. This is something you as readers appreciate, and the post became our eighth most-read.
9. The ten biggest mistakes in SEO (979 page views, 0.77%)
Top lists of various kinds are often popular, and the ten biggest mistakes in SEO are no exception. Nearly a thousand page views place the post in ninth position.
10. 31 tips to improve your search engine optimization (935 page views, 0.74%)
With just one more view than Companies that take no stance are companies without integrity, “31 tips” claims the tenth spot on the list. The idea of making a small improvement to your SEO every day for a month attracted many readers.
