2018: Year in Review (And What’s in Store for 2019)

With 2018 winding down, I’m using this blog post to direct you to some of the most popular content of the past 12 months at remisovran.com. We will start with the most popular articles of the year and move to videos; these are the pieces that received the most traffic, according to my hosting statistics and YouTube Analytics.

 

ARTICLE STATS 

In 2018, we published 43 articles. 42 written by yours truly and 1 guest post from Brad Krause, creator of SelfCaring.info. Here are the top 5 articles from 2018: 

1. Things You Need to Know About Swimming and Low Back Pain – Almost everyone with low back pain attempts swimming. Sometimes it goes well, other times it doesn’t. I can tell you that if you’re not careful with swimming, you could make your back issues worse. 

2. 7 Things I’ve Learned from Training Clients with Low Back Pain – Having worked with clients that have low back pain for a few years now – there is a lot I’ve learned. 

3. What I’ve Learned From My Experience Dealing with Facet Joint Osteoarthrosis – Having multiple low back issues has made me a much better strength coach to date.

4. 4 Reasons Why You Should Never Foam Roll the Low Back – After foam rolling my low back and having my back pain trigger (plus hearing Dr. McGill’s thoughts on foam rolling the low back) – I don’t think anyone should foam roll the low back. People are better off seeing a skilled manual therapist. 

5. Not Everyone is Made to Squat Ass to Grass – Not everyone has the anatomy to squat deep safely. People that squat deep with butt wink are asking for trouble. 

 

VIDEO STATS 

The YouTube channel had some solid growth in 2018 and built on 2017’s momentum. 

Here are this year’s statistics: (Note: You can find last year’s statistics in this post – Year in Review: The Best Content of 2017)

  • Total of 1.5 million minutes of watch time. That’s up about 300,000 minutes from the previous year.
  • Total of 336,000 video views. That’s up about 76,000 video views from the previous year.
  • Over 2000 new subscribers. That’s up 300 from the previous year. 
  • 5700 new likes. That’s up 1300 from the previous year.
  • Over 1300 new comments. That’s up about 150 from the previous year.
  • Over 2100 new shares. That’s up about 1000 from the previous year.
  • 104 new videos (one every 3.5 days). That’s up 11 from the previous year.

1. Why an Inversion Table May Cause One to Experience Low Back Pain – After getting relief and pain from using an inversion table – I put together a video explaining why people need to be careful with tractioning the low back. 

2. Will a Bulging or Herniated Disc Ever Fully Heal? My Thoughts and Opinions – Not a well-understood topic, and still isn’t to this day. 

3. Denise King’s Story of Lower Back Pain | Client Assessment and Coaching – I put together a video outlining my assessment and coaching process with one of my most successful clients to date. 

4. What is The Best Exercise for a Low Back Bulging or Herniated Disc? –  The answer. Everyone’s best exercise is different. 

5. Something People with a Bulging or Herniated Disc Need to Be Aware of Moving Forward – Upon sustaining a bulging or herniated disc – people need to be very careful with their lifestyle and exercise choices going forward. 

 

What’s to Come in 2019?

More Content. I’m going to stay consistent with YouTube channel and blog, but I plan to focus on Instagram for 2019. I’ve been talking about posting on Instagram for a few years, and I’ve finally got around to putting out quality content there. If you’re wondering where I’m going to spending a lot of my time – I’d suggest you keep a close eye on my Instagram page. 

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Also, in 2018 I revamped my online coaching service, and it’s got some excellent reviews. My clients have been pleased with the coaching service, and some have gone so far to donate extra cash based on their results. Very exciting. For 2019, I plan to continue to grow my online coaching platform and perhaps had a few new exciting features 🙂 

I should mention too that I did hire a web designer to give my website a redesign. The redesign has been well received. But I still plan on perhaps tweaking the website to make it a bit more user-friendly. 

Anyway! 2019 is going to be a hectic year. Lots of work to do, and I’m pumped to continue the journey!

I wish you a joyous and productive New Year.

May your 2019 be filled with self-improvement in every direction you want it to go in.

Salute, 

Remi Sovran

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