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January 01, 2006
How Bloggy Is It?
As part of my 2005 year in review, I looked at the statistics for Write Again Soon. Although I've been blogging since July 2004, I only have statistics since March 2005, when I changed my blog host to LivingDot (who I love, love, love).
From March 2005 - December 2005:
-- Write Again Soon had 5,772 unique visitors, who read the site 19,318 times and viewed 53,277 pages.
-- The number of visitors grew each month, meaning that a) the writing is improving or b) people are wasting more time than ever.
-- My far-and-away best referrer is Mr. Bad Apologies, whose blog was the referring site to Write Again Soon a whopping 660 times. Ms. Post No Bills comes in second with 161 referrals.
And now, the best part: a review of the top Google search terms that brought people to Write Again Soon.
-- schlagerbaren karlskrona (26) - a bar in Karlskrona that I read about before leaving for Sweden, but never managed to go in.
--betwixt my nethers (18) - a quotation from the Serenity movie, which I attended as a special "blogger" press person (and was none too impressed with the event's PR).
-- write again soon (13) - duh.
-- dragso (13) - One of the islands in the Karlskrona archipelago, where I went camping in May.
-- stari decisis (13) - I don't think I ever typed the phrase "stari decisis" but must instead credit Mr. Bad Apologies for writing it in a comment somewhere.
-- nemrut malatya kemal (12) - ah, the crazy tour guide Kemal, who gave us a shoddy tour of Nemrut Dagi in June.
-- jaron olevsky (11) - Geez, I go to ONE Capitals hockey game and Olevsky tops my google search list.
-- blg (9) - I have no idea.
-- wayne s coffee karlskrona (9) - My "happy place" in times of emotional angst.
-- nemrut malatya kemal turkey (9) I'm SO curious to know exactly who is searching for information on Kemal, especially so many times.
-- hemmoraging (8) - I believe I was referring to hemmoraging $$.
-- silifke (8) - One of the very fun places in Turkey we visiting in June.
-- i am boring (8) - Again, WHO is searching for these terms?
-- kungsmarksvagen (6) - my ghetto apartment building in Sweden, home of laundry disasters, screaming neighbors, and dramatic rescues of children threatened by fire.
-- simrisham (6) A place in southern Sweden we stopped by on our weekend trip to Ystad.
-- i hate my thesis (6) - Actually, I'm surprised there aren't more searches for this term.
-- schonnbron (6) - The Schonnbron palace, my favorite place in Vienna.
-- kungsmarken picture (6) - Because who doesn't want a photo of the ghetto?
And that, dear readers, brings you up to date with the inner machinations of Write Again Soon. May 2006 be more witty, more incisive, and more controversial than last year. And may there be more fun comments, with fewer spammers--may they burn in hell forever.
Comments
Hmm, I suspect your referrals from B.A. is all me...I use his site as a "jumping off point" to check everyone else's blog...at least 3 or 4 times a day! I know, I know, I need to get a life...
Posted by: Mary at January 2, 2006 08:57 AM
I'm going to go with Mary and assume she's correct. When you say 5,772 unique visitors, does that mean 5,772 unique locations? Meaning, if I visit you from my home computer today and then tomorrow, is that 1 or 2? Because I don't think 660 people have EVER visited my site...lol. I think its because I'm an easy link. ;)
I also can not BELIEVE that your blog is so popular in google's eyes that you are a prime hit for terms like "stari decisis," which I typed in a COMMENT, with no useful information. Even better: Right now the original comment is hit #14, but THIS ENTRY of yours is now hit #5!!!
God help all those high school sophomores trying to write their government papers...
Posted by: Mr. Bad Apologies at January 4, 2006 08:54 AM
Also me- I link to everyone from Mr. B.A. since he so conveniently puts all the links at the top right of his page :)
Posted by: Red at January 11, 2006 04:10 AM
