Tater's Tall Tails Turns ONE! A Look Back

Hello all my wonderful readers!!! 

I hope everyone is having a fantastic week gearing up for turkey day!!! And for those who don’t celebrate it I hope everything is gearing up to have an amazing week!!! 

The time of year has come where we start to celebrate the year and life and today is no different!!! 

I'm here today to kick off my weeklong celebration of my first blogoversary!!! Yea you read that right I have been doing this for 365 days (actually a little more because my first post was on November 16th) 

I'm so happy and I can’t believe how far my tiny little blog has come. It all started after I read Down The Rabbit Hole a few times and got to the point where I was tired of participating in her memes through the comments and thought oh hey I can blog too that looks easy (seriously I lie to myself way too much!) Well there has been nothing easy about it but I have had a blast this past year getting to know more and more book lovers and discovering some great authors. 

My life is totally different from where it was a year ago and I have to say that is sure is better with all the friends I have made along the way!! 

So like I said this is going to happen all week!!! I have some great post planned and some wonderful giveaways planned (seriously I need to get rid of a lot of books!!!) 

Today I'm going to talk about ME!!! Haha well the blog. Just give you some blog stats and amazing milestones that have happened. There have been more but I just can’t remember them all!! Today is just a recap of everything. And a kick off to the giveaway!!! And don’t worry I won’t forget all of my international followers too!!! I'm kind of poor right now but I will do my best to get you something AWESOME!!!!!!! 

Milestones 

• Became friends with some amazing authors: Tara Fuller, Wendy Higgins, Jennifer L. Armentrout, B.C. Morin, Toni Aleo, Brodi Ashton, and many many more I forgot!!! Please tell me if I forgot ya so I can remember and brag more! 
• Got to be an advocate in the YA Crush Tourney for Kaidan Rowe which lead to EPICNESS with my crush pick/model and Wendy 
• First requested ARC fulfillment from Spencer Hill Press: Deity, Cursed, and Betrayed 
• Became best friends with other local bloggers and my local indie bookstore and have gotten to go to some AMAZING author events! 
• Hit 50 followers on 12/27/2011 and hit 200 during the giveaway 
• Hit 500 followers on 6/4/2012 and hit 700 during the giveaway 

And so much more. This blogging world has opened up so many opportunities for me and I am truly a better person for knowing everyone that has come my way! 

Stats 

64, 455 pageviews 

759 current blog followers (GFC) 

Almost 300 FB followers 

800+ Twitter Followers 

333 Blog Post Published 

2536 published comments and first comment was: 

I had no idea that there were two Snow White movies coming out. Well, I'm looking forward to both. Hmm, although I will be picturing THOR while watching one ;) I have only read the short story for this series but I know it is on my TBR list!! Mad Scientist on Teaser Tuesday 1 and Introductions On 11/15/2011 

How I feel when I get a comment from Magen!

Best Published Comment: ANYTHING BY Magen Corrie!!! Seriously girl! You make me so happy every time I see your comments on the blog! 

Most Popular Post (Giveaways included): Holy HAWT Alien Tots Commander My 500 followers giveaway with 2791 page views and 144 comments 

Most Popular Post (Giveaway not included): Teaser Tuesday (May 14th) Onyx by JLA with 1415 page views and 18 comments. 

Most popular search results that lead others to the blog: 

Travis Maddox 106 PV 

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGurie 97 PV 

Onyx Teasers 43 PV 

JLA Onyx Teaser 38 PV 

Pepe Toth 36 PV 

And a lot of variations on Onyx + JLA+ Teaser a lot of PV 

Most popular websites people come to my blog from 
Twitter/FB/Google searches 

JLA 

Books Biscuits and Tea 

Entangled Romance 

Breaking The Spine 

The Broke and The Bookish

First WOW post: In Honor and Undeadly 

First Teaser Tuesday post: The Iron King 

First Review: Shiver 

First Top Ten Tuesday: Winter TBR 

Most popular Reviews: 

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire: 763 PV THE BEST NUMBER EVER!!! I AM SO PROUD THIS IS MY MOST POPULAR REVIEW!!! 
Trying To Score by Toni Aleo 376 PV

Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James 342 PV

Fifty Shade of Grey by E.L. James 271 PV 

Best thing to come to be from blogging:
Someone telling me they come to me for book recs or that they read a book because of me! Seriously guys! You give me way too much power!!! 

OH THE POWER I HAVE!!! 

Haha JK 

Sorta 

What I feel for every one of my readers!!! 

But seriously!!! You all make my day when you tell me things like that. I love interacting with everyone and talking about books!! I wish I could meet all of you and hang out with coffee or tea and just chat books all day!! I really wish you all would hit me up on twitter or FB more I love talking to you all!! 

And now its time for me to celebrate all my readers! Here is what I am hoping to accomplish 

Have the best possible giveaway!!! I really am going to try! 

There will be a BUNCH of different Raffelcopter's to fill out so I can keep myself organized! And PLEASE read all the directions. I DO DELETE INVALID ENTERIES AND CHEATERS!!!!! You don’t follow the rules, you get deleted!!! 

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For all of my US Readers 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

You must be at least 13 to enter.
Contest is US Only (have to ship it myself. IF international and would like to pay for shipping, you may enter) and ends January 1st, 2013
Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
The form must be filled out to enter.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

You must be at least 13 to enter.
Contest is US Only (have to ship it myself. IF international and would like to pay for shipping, you may enter) and ends January 1st, 2013
Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
The form must be filled out to enter.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

You must be at least 13 to enter.
Contest is US Only (have to ship it myself. IF international and would like to pay for shipping, you may enter) and ends January 1st, 2013
Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
The form must be filled out to enter.
a Rafflecopter giveaway

You must be at least 13 to enter.
Contest is US Only (have to ship it myself. IF international and would like to pay for shipping, you may enter) and ends January 1st, 2013
Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
The form must be filled out to enter.

  a Rafflecopter giveaway

You must be at least 18 to enter.
Contest is US Only (have to ship it myself. IF international and would like to pay for shipping, you may enter) and ends January 1st, 2013
Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
The form must be filled out to enter.

  a Rafflecopter giveaway

You must be at least 17 to enter.
Contest is US Only (have to ship it myself. IF international and would like to pay for shipping, you may enter) and ends January 1st, 2013
Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
The form must be filled out to enter.

International Readers 

I'm sorry I can't make this as EPIC as possible. Shipping cost are just out of this world. However, if you would like to pay for sipping, I will be willing to allow you to enter the US giveaway. But remember you must cover shipping. 
a Rafflecopter giveaway

You must be at least 13 to enter.
Contest is INT Only (US readers already have so much to win, you really shouldn't want more!) and ends January 1st, 2013
Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
The form must be filled out to enter.

Again I can’t have a proper celebration post without my thank you gator!!! 

Come back tomorrow and check out me gushing about all of my favorite blogs and people!! It will be awesome!