To remind myself that people do read
When I feel like I am shouting in to the abyss that is the internet
And no one is hearing or reading
I also like to see where my traffic comes
And what search words led people to my blog
My blog comes up on the first page of Google when you type in certain words to do with EDs and addiction
This is both exciting and scary
As you know
I don't write anonymously
I'm honest about my struggle
My face is out there for all and sundry to see
And I don't hold back
I guess I don't know any other way to be Recently
I've been wondering about my stats
And how they compare to the average stats of a blogger
I get on average
Between 400 and 1000 hits a day
I don't know if that is a lot or a little
As I have nothing to compare it to
Obviously I know some of you
But there seems to be hundreds of you that read and I don't know
I'm interested to find out who you are
I also like to check views from the top ten countries
The U.S. and the UK come in first and second
And then other countries like Russia And Norway and Malaysia also feature
It still boggles my mind
That people from all over the world read my blog
I'm hoping that it is a force for good
And helps readers in some small way
This blog is a huge part of my life
It's more than a hobby at this stage
I treat it more like a job
Albeit an unpaid one
But still a job of a kind
With all that said
I was wondering about you
How many hits a day does your blog get?
Do you check your stats much?
Do you write anonymously or not?
What are your reasons for this?
I'd love to know.....
I used to be able to see what people searched for that led them to my blog, but with Google's new privacy whatever now I can't. I miss that. The most common google search that brought people to my blog was "woman electric chair". Not sure if I should be amused or disturbed...
ReplyDeleteIt is mind boggling seeing that people from so many different countries are reading. The most mind boggling is checking statcounter and seeing that someone actually sat down and read every single post of my blog from start to finish.
Hope you are well <3
Yes Mich!
DeleteIt never ceases to amaze me how people find my blog, read and comment
Most of the time I get such lovely comments
It's only the odd one that is nasty
But I'm getting better at shaking them off now
I am doing ok thanks
Trying to hang in there x
I don't know how many I get. I actually lost four followers. Maybe it's because it rakes me longer to post these days, but I don't think anyone really reads me much these days either. I thought about getting rid of it but it's too sentimental and I want a place to put my thoughts. I blog anonymously because I write about personal things and I would never want anyone I know to read my writing unless I specifically gave it to them to read. I did give several blogger friends my Facebook though so I don't mind that since no one mentions how they know me. :)
ReplyDeleteI lost over 20 followers too recently too Eve
DeleteI actually think it was blogger getting rid of inactive accounts
As a lot of people lost followers all at the same time
Yes it seems that blogger is a bit past it now
Most people go to Tumblr or Instagram
Hope you are doing ok my dear x
It must have been. I've been playing with some post ideas. I had a messy six month period and now I'm coming out of it and I want to wrote about it all. Keep a look out. :)
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