Three Years of FiveCentNickel
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FacebookThis is a bit hard for me to believe, but I launched FiveCentNickel three years ago today. Most of your probably don’t know this, but I actually started this site on a whim after reading a MacAddict article about weblogs in general, and WordPress in particular, back during the spring of 2005. The rest, as they say, is history.
In the time since that fateful day, I’ve published 1,475 articles and received 10,232 comments (plus countless spam comments). I’m also rapidly closing in on 2 million visitors — I should pass this milestone by Saturday at the latest.
All in all, this site has been a joy to maintain, largely because of contributions from readers such as yourselves. If you haven’t done so yet, I’d like to invite you to subscribe to receive everything I write via either RSS or e-mail.
I’d also like to encourage you to swing by our other sites, including both Credit Addict and Raising4Boys. The former is devoted to credit card tips and tricks, whereas the latter is our parenting site.
Published on May 1st, 2008 - 12 Comments
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About the author: Nickel is the founder and editor-in-chief of this site. He's a thirty-something family man who has been writing about personal finance since 2005, and guess what? He's on Twitter!
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Congrats on your three-year anniversary! That’s an awesome achievement. We’re all better having you here.
Comment by FFB — May 1st 2008 @ 7:52 amCongrats! I have been reading your blog for about 6 months now and inspired me to make my own. Any tips to increase traffic and readers to your site?
Comment by MyMoneyAdventure — May 1st 2008 @ 9:54 amCongrats. I hope you’re just getting started and will keep FCN going for many years to come.
Comment by Dylan — May 1st 2008 @ 10:24 amCongratulations – your site’s a joy for me too! Thanks for sharing 3 years of insight!
Comment by Rachel — May 1st 2008 @ 11:26 amCongratulations.
A lot of valuable knowlegde I get from your blog. Keep doing great work.
Comment by Kacper — May 1st 2008 @ 12:14 pmCongratulations! I really enjoy reading your blog – and it was this blog that introduced me to the world of personal finance blogs. Who knew googling Dave Ramsey could be so educational?
Comment by Coyote — May 1st 2008 @ 3:19 pmI have only been out here a few months but I am glad to be a part of it.
It gives me a place to talk about finance things without having to talk my husbands ear off. We now sit down together every 2 weeks and I try to save up all my topics and discussions about money for those meetings.
PLUS I LOVE how I can read over and edit my comment for a few minutes after I post it!
Comment by Danielle — May 1st 2008 @ 4:04 pmThat is so money! Congrats man – I can only hope to achieve your stardom myself one day
Comment by budgets are sexy — May 1st 2008 @ 4:49 pmThanks for all the hard work you’ve put into the site!
Five Cent Nickel was an inspiration for me to start writing about personal finance, thanks for the motivation!
Comment by Ben — May 1st 2008 @ 11:45 pmCongratulations! Three years is a long time, and you’ve done an amazing job of growing your readership and honing your writing skills. Thank you so much for the great blog – and for all of the help you’ve given me! You ROCK!
Comment by NCN — May 1st 2008 @ 11:48 pmNCN
Congrats! This website has been very helpful. Please continue working hard and helping people.
Comment by Allen — May 4th 2008 @ 11:49 pmCongratulations! 3 years is a long time, but I know it has been rewarding.
Comment by Patrick — May 6th 2008 @ 10:59 pm