Best of Chandoo.org – 2011
This year has been the most hectic since we started Chandoo.org. We had 178 posts, more than 7,500 comments & 10,000 forum posts. We have trained more than 2,500 students thru Excel school, VBA Classes & Financial Modeling Classes this year alone.
More than 3.5 million people visited our site this year, spending an average of 2:30 minutes per visit, consuming a whopping total of 10.5 million page views. Just to give you a comparison, last year (2010), we had 1.5 million people visiting 5.5 million pages. We have also added 17,000 more RSS / Newsletter members this year. It is a hectic year for the site.
To wrap up the wonderful year, I want to share a list of posts that most of you loved.
People & Websites that Helped me in 2011 [Thank you message]
2011 has been the most awesome year since we started Chandoo.org.
Without doubt, the credit goes to our community – that is you.
I feel very fortunate to have you in our community. You inspire me to learn & share. I know I said this several times, but everytime, I feel like I have not done enough. Thank you so very much.
Apart from our little community, I feel thankful to many others, who have helped me through out 2011 to make you awesome in Excel. In this post, I am highlighting them & expressing my gratitude.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2012
Christmas & New year have always been our favorite holidays. Many of our relatives & friends visit us around this time. The weather is excellent. This year, it seems even more special. Nakshatra & Nishanth (our twins) are looking forward to this as much as we do. Plus, we are celebrating it in our new home. Feels magical.
We wish you Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2012.
I also want to tell you how thankful I am for your love, support & kindness. Everyday, I feel inspired knowing that I can share my knowledge, mistakes & passion with all of you. Thank you so much for your eagerness to learn from me, we have a home now, we get to spend time with our kids and do things we love & care. Thank you.
Fancy Posts – using HTML Display Codes in Chandoo.org Posts
Normally when responding to a Post or a Forum Post you will see a plain old text response like
Occasionally you may see some Bold or Code highlighted like
How is this done and what else can I do to add value / pizazz to my posts ?
5 Announcements for You [Quick Read]
It is megaphone time at Chandoo.org. I have a few quick announcements about upcoming training programs & other interesting stuff. Just read on 🙂
1. VBA Classes – 2nd batch details.
2. Good news for our Indian customers
3. New Excel Formula Crash Course – from tomorrow (17 August)
4. Excel School prices going up!
5. Recommended Live Training – Mike’s Power Analyst Bootcamp in US
Winners of the Sales Analysis Chart Contest + One more Giveaway
Our Sales Analysis Chart Contest is over and the winner is….,
Oh, wait!
I have decided to award the prize to 2 contestants. Each of them will get an Amazon Kindle Reading Device.
The winners are,
We Want Your Ideas
Chandoo.org is looking for your ideas!
What would you like to see discussed in future posts at Chandoo.org ?