So I was at likemind.orl this morning, and I mentioned "Yeah, I haven't posted a blog post in a couple weeks." Which was of course met with my friends pointing out that I haven't posted a blog post since March.

Wow. Sorry about that. I do have a legitimate reason though for not posting as much lately, and I'll share it in time. The problem now is that I've had 3 or 4 major life events that have happened since then. How do I best get everything caught back up? I'm thinking Tarantino style maybe, start at the 'end' of the story and work my way back to the beginning. I'm not sure yet ;) Most people on my inner most circles already know everything that has happened I guess, so.. we'll see.

While I think up a fun way to write about everything, rest assured that I'm still alive. I'm sure it was keeping you up at all hours. ;)

Been awhile since I posted the going on's of Emurse. Growth rate is really solid and is compounding (meaning, our growth % stays in our target range even as we add more and more users). Raw traffic, as defined by returning visitors and new visitors (unique), is exploding. Raw traffic this month is about 2000% higher than March, to give you an idea. On one hand, I want to say it's surprising, but I think that's only because I remember how this all started -- just a simple utility to help Gavin, myself and our friends.

We've been getting some blog press lately, which is great. Lockergnome, a favorite of Gavin and I's, posted a really glowing review. Always cool to wake up and find a site you enjoy talking about you!

We have some new features in the works, and some features that were postponed are now once again on the short list. Expect some exciting things over the next weeks/months.

Lots of people have been wanting to know how well Emurse has been doing. We've been doing quite a bit over in Blogsmith land preparing for the next round of growth, but that hasn't slowed the adoption rate over on our other project. Traffic (as counted by unique visits) from September to October grew 42%. All across the board Emurse experienced growth (revenue, signups, traffic, page views) -- despite the slow down in press coverage.

This increase is the result of word of mouth, google page rank updates, increasing the width of our funnel, and general (free) marketing approaches. Blog coverage has slowed down a tad, but still accounts for a sizable chunk. Our current (public) goals are to continue improving our SEO and to finish our next development cycle. We have a few surprises to announce along the way, but... stay tuned ;)

We've noticed the arrival of a few copy cat sites lately, and at least one posting on a popular outsource site seeking someone to create a product "at least as good as emurse." As a creative type, it's incredibly flattering. As an entrepreneur, it justifies our space. I can only imagine some of these folks keep tabs on my blog (as I tend to speak pretty openly, which I'm sure gives Gavin the willies).

So.. let me just put it out there like this -- We make our living producing the most powerful blogging platform on the face of the planet. For us, this is our passion project and what keeps us sane. It's a game of poker and we welcome you to the table. E-mail us and say hello, and be prepared when we up the ante. ;)