Alte Frau, New Life

Alte Frau, New Life

Alte Frau's 2024 by the Numbers

And a look at what's planned for 2025

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Cathi Harris
Jan 06, 2025
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We just said goodbye to the last of our holiday guests and started taking down the Christmas decorations. The final sign that the parties are over and it’s time to get back to business.

It’s been a generally great year for Alte Frau, New Life. I started the year with around 40 subscribers and we’re now up to 266!

So, ‘hello’ all you new readers! Thanks for signing up. And a big ‘thank you’ to Chery at The Berlin Life for recommending me! A lot of you found me through her.

If you have a minute to drop me a line, please check out my updated 2025 Reader Survey and let me know what kinds of articles and topics you’d like to see here in 2025. I have lots of ideas, but suggestions are also welcome.

2025 Reader Survey

What you liked in 2024

These were my Top 3 articles by view and email open rate from last year:

Should You Move to Germany?

Should You Move to Germany?

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November 11, 2024
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'Friedrichshain bleibt antifaschistisch'

'Friedrichshain bleibt antifaschistisch'

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December 23, 2024
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What's Going On?

What's Going On?

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September 3, 2024
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I don’t think of myself as a political or current events blogger, but judging from the response, I might change my mind.

However, I also noticed that a good chuck of my archive was mistaken…

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