Site history

The history and development of GFF

Site history - blog entries

Blog entry I stopped counting Dec 11. 2023 For basically all the almost 30 years of its existence, I have been following the traffic patterns on GFF. I stopped about a year ago, and here is why.	Blog entry What happened to GFF? Sep 8. 2023 For a painfully long time in August 2023 the Global FlyFisher was dead and gone. Our DNS-provider stumbled and took all their clients with them in the fall.	Blog entry GFF is still alive! Sep 8. 2023 The site is back and in operation, but the downtime has led to some unfortunate errors, which I’m trying to fix as you read this
Blog entry Being on Instagram Jan 7. 2021 Social media can be a strange experience. It's really a mixed bag. And on Instagram 40% of all anglers seem to be women!	Blog entry Counting newsletter openings and clicks Dec 5. 2020 I have build a small Drupal-module, which enables me to see how many recipients open my newsletters and click on links in it	Blog entry Do you like this site? May 6. 2018 If you do, you might consider supporting it in a slightly more substantial way. It's been free for decades... literally... but could use a little saltwater injection. Now accepting PayPal...
Blog entry Green storage Apr 16. 2018 My fly tying room and office is slowly taking shape - and color. A set of shelves and small chests were painted green.	Blog entry The new GFF HQ Feb 18. 2018 We have moved from an apartment to a house, and GFF is getting a larger and better equipped main office.	Blog entry The decline of GFF Jan 4. 2018 No, don't worry! It's not that GFF is disappearing, but the number of visitors isn’t what it used to be.
Blog entry Preserving old URLs Jun 25. 2017 I'm surprised how little web publishers cherish their old URLs. When I browse old links to the outside from our articles, I constantly meet 404-pages. I value GFF’s old web-addresses, and here's how I maintain them.	Blog entry To like or not to like Jun 3. 2017 Facebook is a strange universe. A fantastic resource and at the same time a source of endless, useless noise.	Blog entry Getting review ratings shown on Google Apr 30. 2017 Google can pick up quite a lot of structured information from your site, and you can help by presenting it correctly