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title: "Analyzing top posts on my blog during 2015 — Deciding between brand versus readership"
date: 2016-01-01
description: "Analysis overview Top 10 posts written in 2015 Top 10 posts of all time Top 5 podcasts published during 2015..."
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# Analyzing top posts on my blog during 2015 — Deciding between brand versus readership
(Compare this 2015 post with the [Top 10 posts, podcasts, tweets of 2014 – and what it all means](/2015/01/05/top-10-posts-podcasts-tweets-of-2014-and-what-it-all-means/).)

## Top 10 posts written in 2015

Based on Google Analytics, these 10 posts written in 2015 received the most traffic:

 - [My real top 10 technical writing trend predictions for 2015](/2015/01/05/my-real-top-10-technical-writing-trend-predictions-for-2015/)

 - [Reveal JS: An HTML5 alternative to PowerPoint, with support for SVG graphics](/2015/03/11/reveal-js-an-html5-alternative-to-powerpoint-with-support-for-svg-graphics/)

 - [Swagger tutorial](/learnapidoc/pubapis_swagger.html)

 - [Why no one stopped by my technical writing booth at career fair day](/2015/05/31/realizations-from-career-fair-what-i-lost/)

 - [10 reasons for moving away from DITA](/2015/01/28/10-reasons-for-moving-away-from-dita/)

 - [Newbie to Technical Writer in 4 Easy Steps](/2015/04/03/newbie-to-technical-writer-in-4-easy-steps/)

 - [1.0 Documenting REST APIs](/learnapidoc/)

 - [Swagger tutorial for REST API documentation](/2015/09/14/swagger-tutorial/)

 - [Static site generators start to replace web publishing platforms like WordPress](/2015/02/27/static-site-generators-start-to-displace-online-cmss/)

 - [API technical writing course on Udemy from Peter Gruenbaum, and some thoughts on documenting JSON](/2015/05/22/api-technical-writing-course-on-udemy/)

## Top 10 posts of all time

These 10 posts received the most traffic overall, regardless of the publication date. All of these posts have publication dates prior to 2014.

 - [Technical Writing Careers – Answering 13 Questions about Technical Writing Jobs](/2008/02/16/technical-writing-careers-answering-13-questions-about-technical-writing-jobs/)

 - [Quick Reference Guides](/quickreferenceguides/)

 - [Quick Reference Guides: Short and Sweet Documentation](/2009/04/10/quick-reference-guides-short-and-sweet-documentation/)

 - [JavaScript: Events and Listeners](/events-and-listeners-javascript/)

 - [Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions about Technical Writing](/2013/01/17/top-10-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-technical-writing/)

 - [Seamlessly Integrating a Blog into Your Non-Blog Website](/2008/10/23/seamlessly-integrating-a-blog-into-your-non-blog-website/)

 - [How to Create Video Tutorials – A Five Step Process](/2012/09/27/how-to-create-video-tutorials-a-five-step-process/)

 - [Avoiding plosives and breathing noises (Voiceover)](/2010/03/10/4-avoiding-plosives-and-breathing-noises-developing-a-personal-voice-in-audio/)

 - [Are Certificate Programs Helpful for Transitioning into Technical Writing? [Collaborative Post]](/2011/01/06/certificate-programs-helpful-when-transitioning-into-technical-writing-collaborative-post/)

 - [Sample Expand and Collapse Code with Twisting Buttons](/2013/03/31/sample-expand-and-collapse-code-with-twisting-buttons/)