Hello Texas Twirl Fans!
Happy 2018! Today we get to celebrate many things... the start of the New Year, the ending of the old one, the possibilities that lie ahead, as well as the successes, and the failures, that we leave behind.
2017 was quite the year of ups and downs, not only for myself, but for most of the country. One thing that has seen some encouraging positive growth in 2017 was our Texas Twirling Community. We now know more about each other, what we are doing, and our contests are growing! Have you seen those 7-9 numbers recently? This new year will also see a growth in other divisions, giving the present and future of Texas twirling some amazing competitors!
For this blog, we have continued to live out our mission to help keep our sport and our community going strong by bringing us together. The kind words of support and the great post options we have been sent this year have brought so much new attention to our community, and we know 2018 will be even better!
To celebrate what this blog has achieved, we wanted to do a Goodbye 2017 post to take a look back at the past year of this blog's existence and recognize those that have helped contribute to our mission...
*Total Number of Blog Page Views Since January 1st - 61,687 (WOW!!!)
*First Blog Post of 2017 - Contest Calendar Series: Dallas Twirling Festival 2017
*Top Friday Night Lights Feature Post - Gilmer High School Twirler
*Top Collegiate Twirler Spotlight Post - Texas Christian University Feature Twirlers
*Highest Viewed #TeamTexas AYOP 2017 Post - The Texas Stingerettes
*Highest Number of Likes on Instagram - #TwirlerTuesday pic of the TCU & SMU Twirlers
*Highest Number of Likes on Facebook - K.K. Tunnell Wins AYOP Beg. Jr. Pageant!
*Highest Number of Shares on Facebook - "The One Spin" By Miss Texas 2016, Caroline Carothers
*Highest Viewed Miss Texas 2017: Meet the Twirlers - Miss Twin Rivers, Kimberly Ferguson
*Highest Viewed Contest Calendar Series - ATX Holiday Twirl Fest 2017
Top 10 Posts By Page View Numbers:
#1: 7,339 page views - "The One Spin" By Miss Texas 2016, Caroline Carothers
#2: 4,114 page views - Collegiate Twirler Spotlight - Texas Christian University
#3: 3,973 page views - Friday Night Lights Feature - Gilmer High School
#4: 3,799 page views - Collegiate Twirler Spotlight - Baylor University
#5: 2,394 page views - 2017 Fall Twirler Announcement - Baylor University
#6: 2,024 page views - Collegiate Twirler Spotlight - Sam Houston State University
#7: 1,588 page views - #TeamTexas AYOP 2017 - Letter from the Governor
#8: 1,381 page views - Collegiate Twirler Spotlight - Tarleton State University
#9: 1,294 page views - Collegiate Twirler Spotlight - Texas State University
#10: 1,282 page views - Friday Night Lights Feature - Ronald Reagan High School
For reference of how much the blog has grown over the past year, the #1 viewed post in 2016 had only 1,464 views. Wow! Congrats to all of those who made it into the end of year wrap up and Top 10 list, and a big THANK YOU to everyone who has read, liked, shared, or contributed to any of our posts this year.
While we do have our Contest Calendar Series, Contest Wrap-Up Series, Collegiate Twirler Try-Outs and Announcements, plus two brand new post series in progress, we are always looking for fun, new angles and information to share. Have an idea for an upcoming post or some exciting news to share with the community? Email texastwirlcontact@gmail.com.
Until the next post, we leave you with our wishes that you have a fantastic new year...
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