My Most Read 2024 Blogs

Wrap Up With Analytics And Takeaways

As we close out 2024, I want to highlight the most-read and most notable posts from this year. To summarize, I wrote 77 posts - more than one each week. I explored diverse topics. Here's a quick recap.

I spent 1 hour 31 minutes analyzing and writing this blog. You need 2 minutes to read this.

thumbnails of 2024 blog archive.

Here’s the same for 2023.

2 Most-Read Posts From 2024

These two posts each attracted 5% of total views within blogs I published in 2024:

"Experiments And Tips For Tasty, Nutritious, Time-Saving Meal Prep For Your Family"

• I explained my family’s meal prep process using a supply chain and science-backed approach. Our approach helps us spend quality family time during weekdays while meeting our Fitness Fanatic goals. Most readers came from Reddit.

"Landing A GenAI Product Manager Role: Career Pivot"

• I shared my career pivot story, detailing why and how I joined a GenAI startup despite several challenges. Most readers came from LinkedIn.

Runner-Up Posts From 2024

“A Personal Reflection On 106 Books Read In 2023”

• I reflected on each book I read in 2023. Stay tuned for the 2024 edition, which is coming soon!

“12 Learnings And Tips From Reconnecting With Social And Work Connections”

• I shared insights from reconnecting with 920 personal and professional connections.

“12 Essential Questions Every Parent Should Consider For Schools In Ireland”

• My wife and I understood the Irish school system by conducting primary research with 24 families, and we compiled questions parents should ask for school decisions.

Aggregate 2024 Blog Statistics

Pie chart shows readers were distributed across the blogs.

I see my blog views were distributed across blogs. Unlike 2023, no single post dominated my traffic.

Applying a Pareto view, about half my posts contributed to 80% of all traffic.

Applying Pareto view on distribution of blog posts views - about 50% of blog posts contribute to 80% of all traffic, so not 80:20, but longer tail.

Most of the attributed traffic was split equally between Social media (LinkedIn, Reddit) and SEO.

I analyze how readers discover my content in more detail here.

Other Notable Posts in 2024

Here are the posts that stood out in some in someway in 2024.

Job Hunt Coaching: "Framework For A Product Case Study With Examples To Crack PM Interviews" 

• My most-read post to help job seekers find their next Product Management role. I shared methods for writing strong product case studies to help job seekers land PM roles.

Consulting Case Study: “Product-Led Growth To Turn Free SaaS Users Into Profitable Customers”

• My most read case study from 2024. I explained how to convert free SaaS users into paying customers through product-led growth tactics.

Highest Views/Day Ratio: “3 Conversations On Navigating The First Product Manager Role At Startups” 

• This post earned the highest views-per-day ratio since publication. I calculated it as Views/Age, i.e. total views divided by the number of days since I published it.

Most-Read Posts In 2024 (From Any Publish Date)

HackerNews virality remains the all time highest viewed blog.

My most-viewed blogs in 2024 from any publish date are:

"1 Year From Quitting My Full-Time PM Job. What Do I Miss The Most?" (published 2023)

• Published in 2023, this post compared solo entrepreneurship to a full-time PM role. After appearing on the front page of Hacker News, it accounted for 30% of my total views.

"My 5 Step Journey Towards Ergonomic And Fast Typing" (published 2023)

• Also published in 2023, this post detailed my switch to an ergonomic keyboard. Sharing it on Reddit drove significant traffic.

What’s Next In 2025?

Here are some articles coming up:

• India vs. Ireland (or US) job search differences

• Reviews of 50+ books read in 2024, plus the exact count

• Raw reflections as a startup Product Manager

• Insights from hosting 100s of guests at home across cocktail parties.

• Similar traffic and engagement analysis of my LinkedIn posts.

I will also share a survey and offer time slots for reader interviews.

Your engagement inspires me to keep writing. What would you like to see more of in 2025?