Blog Update: The State of the Blog & A Huge Thank You!
Mid-Year Check-in: The State of the Blog & A Huge Thank You! Welcome back to A Load of Old Toby! Between working through the 10mm Mordor Host, wrapping up the 12-part Empire series, and painting up Dwarven Kingdom, I took a look under the hood at the blog's back end stats today. I was genuinely blown away by how much this little corner of the internet has grown, so I wanted to share a quick update and say a proper thank you. Some Gretchen that I painted a while ago. 📊 A Quick Look at the Numbers & Growth 9.4k+ Total Views: We've officially crossed 9,430 total views and fact approaching 10k! Looking at the trajectory, the blog went from averaging around 200–300 views a month early last year to breaking 1,000+ views a month recently. I just wanted to say thank you to you all, its truly mind blowing. 126 Comments: A special thank you to everyone who takes the time to leave feedback, share painting tips, or just chat about Middle-earth and Old World lore with me. It ma...