Looking Back at 2020: A Retrospective
12 months ago, things were a lot different.
Around this time last year, I was planning my trip to Paris with my wife. Now, we’re both in our rooms in front of our computers working.
Pandemic aside, I can say I had a good 2020 vs what I set out to do. I also accomplished most of what I set out to do.
Quick Recap: Plans vs Actuals
Last year, I wrote about four separate projects:
- Website redesign to make my site load faster and have a better user experience
- Focus on specific content topics
- Write more content
- Launch new services
Among these, I’d say I did well in #1–3 while so-so in #4.
For the website, I’d give myself a 90% score. I actually just redesigned it again and got better speeds.
In terms of UX, I wouldn’t know until after a few weeks. That’ll be based on my bounce rate and pages per session metrics in Google Analytics.
For the content, I’d give myself a 100%. I implemented two writing sprints which allowed me to publish more than 60 articles this year alone. That’s more than what most people churn out…