Chris Bongers

Posted on Dec 22, 2022 • Originally published at daily-dev-tips.com

I wrote 1000 articles, what’s next?

#watercooler #webdev #beginners

Most of you know me for my consistency, a golden arrow in my blog series.

I've written 1000 articles in 1008 days!
Almost an article a day, and my honeymoon was the only holiday I ever took.

I'm super proud of this achievement; it has been a fantastic journey.

But what's next?

And it took me a while to think about that.
Do I want to continue writing daily? Do I want to try out other things? What is the next big thing?

And before answering that, I need to open up about the fact that writing daily is super unique, and I loved it, but it was also quite draining towards the 1000th article.

And then something magical and exciting changed my whole thinking about everything.

We got pregnant!
So amazing, and I'm ready to become a dad.

What to expect

So alright, what to expect from me in the future?
I will never stop creating content as I enjoy it so much, but I decided to move away from daily content.

There are a couple of aspects I want to try to find the next best thing:

Youtube videos
Long-form articles
Ebooks

Between those, I'll dedicate more time per content piece and might even go deeper into some of the ones I already created.

Besides that, I have a few hobby projects and ideas I want to execute, so keep an eye out for those.

What about the site?

Well, I might drop an article irregularly as I see fit, but the truth is, I'm planning on selling the website.

It's been my baby for almost three years, and it has matured a lot to a point where I'd love to see someone take it over and keep providing unique content for new developers.

If that person is you, please do get in touch 🙏.

Some numbers

Many of you probably came here to see some numbers, right?
What do 1000 articles represent?

And here are some of them:

528704 words
1920 newsletter subscribers
160K+ page views every month
110+ #1 ranked google queries
an average of 100K impressions daily
5K clicks on search terms alone
And so much more

I couldn't be happier.
In the beginning, I'd never thought that would even be possible, yet I achieved it.

And that's not because of my writing, but because of all you amazing people motivating me and reading the articles.

So from the bottom of my heart:

Thank you for joining me on this journey.

Thank you for reading, and let's connect!

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Top comments (71)

Dev Geos • Dec 22 '22

Hello I have **some questions **to ask you, if you will want to answer me :

How long have you been writing articles ?
Did you start from scratch (with seo of your site) or did it already have some visibility at the beginning of your challenge?
Did daily writing give more visibility on your blog and how much ?
Do you have a particular intention when you started this challenge ?
What advice would you give to someone who wants to try it ?

So sorry for my bad english :)

Chris Bongers • Dec 23 '22

No worries, happy to answer them:

This blog 1008 days 👀
I stated with nothing, literally day one was the launch of the domain and new twitter account and empty mailing list
Hmm yeah I think so because people got inspiring by the consistency so lot of shout-outs from that
Nope, weird enough not! I just wanted to write and learn some dev things I didn't have time for at work
Try short stints like 10 articles in 10 days, or 30 days of writing.

Hope it helps! 🙏

Dev Geos • Dec 23 '22

Thanks for reply, I appreciate it

Ayu Adiati • Dec 26 '22 • Edited

Congrats for the pregnancy, Chris! 🎉

Loved to see your blog content, but I understand if you think it's enough. I do admire your constancy! ❤️
I wish I have constancy as yours 😅

I'm looking forward to your next form of content!
And cheers to what the future brings! 🥂

Chris Bongers • Dec 30 '22

Thanks a lot!
Your articles inspire me a lot, super calm and profesional way of explaining things 🥳

Ayu Adiati • Dec 30 '22

Thank you, Chris! 🙏😊

Pandita • Dec 22 '22

Congratulations Chriiiis 🎉 on both your pregnancy (please sends my congrats to your wife as well, so exciting!) and on your 1000 articles!! I'm glad to have been able to participate a bit on your journey and I've always been inspired by your dedication. You definitely deserve a break!!

Enjoy your new journey in life 🕊️ ✨

Chris Bongers • Dec 23 '22

Thank you so much, more exciting things to come soon.
But first definitely enjoying that break!

Harry • Dec 22 '22

That's a hell lot of articles. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Could you share your dev.to stats?

Chris Bongers • Dec 23 '22

Hey, thanks Harry

And sure, does this help:

(Missing some from the first days where I didn't repost I see.

Harry • Dec 24 '22

Wao that's so amazing, you are about to cross 1M views. congratulations in advance ☺️

Keep doing it 🎉🎉

Chris Jarvis • Dec 22 '22

Congratulations on becoming a dad. You're gonna need to make some content and hold ahead of the due date. The you have stuff to schedule later. You'll be too tired once the little on arrives.

Chris Bongers • Dec 23 '22

I actually bought daily-dad-tips.com (no joke) 👀

Chris Jarvis • Dec 23 '22

Do you follow David Neal? He's a Dev advocate and speaker. He does sketch notes and did a daily dad joke sketch that he turned into a book. He @reverentgeek@techhub.social on social media.

acoder • Dec 23 '22

Congratulations Chris! Both on your personal life and on your stats. I admire you for your consistency in posting an article a day, and I know how hard it is as a fellow blogger.

If I were to ask you to give me one hint on improving a website's performance, what will you answer?

Chris Bongers • Dec 23 '22

Thanks a lot!
It has been quite the challenge, but also a lot of fun!

For your question:
Keep it simple, follow semantics and cut things you don't need.
Also secondary, keep measuring like monthly :)

Govind Vyas • Dec 25 '22

This the first time I landed to your blog, Not read a single article before, unfortunately 😔

Though, I clicked follow on you just to learn consistency and dedication. It's like you have been rewarded a super power for what you do 🙂

A lession learnt, how to love your passion and dedicate yourself 😍

And, of course congratulations 🎉

Chris Bongers • Dec 30 '22

Thanks Govind,

Well the 1000 articles are still there, so feel free to scroll through some 🥳

Marcio Policarpo • Dec 22 '22

First, congratulations on your pregnancy. May he come with health and bring many blessings to his family. Secondly congratulations on 1000 articles. In fact, it is a herculean task, which requires dedication and, above all, a willingness to share knowledge and opinions. I can only wish you success, personally and professionally.

Sorry if I wrote something wrong but I had to resort to some "tools" to translate the text into English.

Chris Bongers • Dec 23 '22

Thanks a lot!

Means a lot 🙏

Tauleshwar Thakur • Dec 23 '22

First of all Congratulations for your pregnancy and milestone and consistency..
Can you tell me where do you get these 3d images from or if you create youself which tools do you use for making these images.