BEST BLOG POSTS of 2011
Posted on Wed, Dec 14, 2011
Is it a well written post?.., a catchy title or simply a current hot topic? Being in the blogging business now for a full year it was time to evaluate our blog and its Sister Blog at Global Spec. Here’s what we found.
The first conclusion is readers are looking for education in HVAC technologies and trends in the HVAC industry. Our most popular topic was the series on Understanding Oil Return by four separate GEA Associates. This is one of the most critical technologies affecting product life expectancy, reliability, warranty expense and company profitability. This is also an area where GEA is frequently engaged to help our clients resolve (and manage) oil return and capture lost profit dollars.
The second most read topic is a sign of the times – Refrigerants. We had more than 15 postings in the last year as focus was directed on the refrigerant GWP(Global Warming Potential) value, largely driven by the regulation in the EU mandating values lower than 150 (which is currently causing a phaseout of R-134a in car AC). We did a six part series on A Successful Refrigerant Transition with individual topics covered by six different GEA associates from around the world.
Our third best blog posting was titled Best HVAC Videos. A whim of an idea at the time but it continues to have a surprising number of page visits today. Not completely sure why. What Do You Think? What’s the Draw? If a picture is worth a thousand words how many for a video?
Fourth was our World Class Factory Audits That Include Your Customers post. An intriguing concept of bringing your customer into your factory to be part of a quality audit team.
Fifth was the Smart Grid posting which captured a very popular topic that is/will influence the buildings and HVAC industries. Just like the prior one, a snappy title, well written content and popular topic is what readers are looking for.
And finally, sixth was the series on Material Selection which proves that what might sound like a boring topic can be snappy and interesting with just a little bit of imagination and flair.
Well, what have we missed? Which did you think were among the best? What topics did we under serve? Which topics would you like to see more of?