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fun with blog stats!
gang, today we’re going to play with STATISTICS.
wait, wait, keep reading.
ok so i took stat 280 in college and hated. every. second. of. my. wasted. life.
don’t get me wrong, i think statistics are imporant, and i like reading percentages in articles. percentages make me feel like the article is smart, and therefore, i, the reader, am a little smarter as well. BUT when it comes to actually making and analyzing statistics, i prefer to stick with pie charts and venn diagrams.
that is, until blog stats came along. and by that i mean, until matt installed blog stats on ye olde p to the d to the dot com. now i can see how many readers i have! which links people like! and, most importantly, how people find my blog!
you guys, people find my blog in really weird ways. in fact, i’m kind of unnerved. the next time i write a post, i’ll wonder: “what combo of words in this post will turn into something pervy?”
overall, though, it’s really illuminating to see what search terms lead people here. and so, i’d like to invite you to come *behind the scenes* with me as i take a look at the search terms from today and yesterday.
it’s a long list, actually, so i’ve put my faves in bold and added in a few notes here and there. oh and the terms near the top have a number after them, which shows how many people used that search term in one day (the rest are all just “1″s).
looking over this list gives me a little more empathy for the internet and all the crap it has to deal with every day. in other words, i am really glad i’m not the internet.
Today Search Views
slash 4–> dude, my blog is so hardcore WITH THE ROCKING.
poshdeluxe.com 4
poshdeluxe 4
nicholas sparks 3–> ahh!! this is why i STILL get all of those *amazing* fan comments.
kalos kai agathos 3
chicken fight dad 2
preppy+gossip girl 2
lime green bowlers hat 2
illustration+secret garden 2
dylan candy store 2
the notebook outfits 2
easy food costumes 2–> it makes me proud to serve as an internet resource for food costumes.
“exotic dancing” 2
fug girls tights not pants 2
behm wedding 2006 canada
kool beach club playa del carmen
adult play date –> is this pervy?
rude scene liv tyler empire records
waldorf-historia new york
preppy girls
baby bats
light screen
reading jane austen makes me feel nostal
shivering cold girl–> that’s me!
audrey horn halloween costume
pony 1
australia bike gangs
mexico paradaise–> does this mean i mispelled “paradise” on my blog? ACK.
little pony cake
lady marmalade video pict
mac n cheeses recipie–> fuel for my life-long dream to dominate the M&C world. but hopefully with correct spellings.
window display fifth avenue
what to write on baby shower cakes
sue pitre–> mom!! someone was looking for you!!!!
slash & axl halloween costume
the notebook, nicholas sparks
what to wear when it is freezing to scho–> glad i can help out those poor kids up north. what to wear? A TICKET SOUTH.
robot pony marfa, chinati 2008 photos
preppy dress girls
flavor tripping guide
josh katz show–> josh!! you have a show!!!
katherine‘s house
terrorist costume
slutty cop costume–> sigh.
gossipgirl at party
photos of girls in tight pocketless jea–> PERVY! pervy pervs stay away from PD.COM!
dread pirate roberts
tennis shoes for bride
old man balls–> this one made me snort out loud. YESSSSS.
Yesterday
poshdeluxe 3
kalos kai agathos 3
slash 2
pantsed 2–> MUHAHAHA.
pirate pants 2
business woman and baby 2
dougherty’s masquerade syracuse 2
joan collins lookalikes –> i’ll take any joan collins nod i can get.
rachel mcadam with pink hair 2
american food 2
balloons ideas for a lingerie bridal sho 2–> now i really want to do this search for myself.
ouch charlie video 2
the waldorf historia 2
rebecca schmidt texas 2–> becky! you’re famous!
bento box totoro
“fort devon, massachusetts”
“bachelorette party” smoking cigars phot
cartoon gothic pitchers of ponies–> pitchers, eh? oh yeah, i got yr pitchers.
animated kids bored
robert motherwell
women’s green pirate costume
saliva hotel in cancun, mexico
best view–> who does a google search for “best view”?!!
food costume
classics tape
before going to dentist appointment–> poshdeluxe.com: entertaining AND practical!
drinking coffee–> well, i *am* an expert.
future space craft–> i really hope i helped some kid with a science fair project.
bachelorette mexican
new york flea markets october 2008
willy wonka factory gates
funny mime costume–> MIMES AREN’T FUNNY.
punk pony
lady marmalade wardrobe moulin rouge
listen to the cheerful cry holla hi holl–> can someone explain this?
frat guys–> AWESOME.
1940s hat
gossip girl wallpaper 1
large white freckles pig
grover image+sesame street
japanese pony
dylan’s candy bar sign
dan perjovschi red apple
bride jumping in pool
vampires mormons–> this is probably my favorite one.
LINKS
you guys. WHAT IS THIS. please. tell me. i was drawn in by the promise of a cupcake song but WTFFFF.
josh duty went to maker faire. and, as usual, you need to read about it.
selina sent me this article about the boom in “missed connections” and resulting relationships. sadly, i’m *still* dying to know about those boys at the pants 2 movie…
my rock band dream has finally come true: I CAN NOW PLAY THE DRUMS LIKE DAVE GROHL! yes, virginia, there WILL be a nirvana pack for rock band. but, what, no “lithium”?!! lame.
the new feist video is online… but there’s no coordinated dancing! or fireworks! eh.
Discussion
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Well, I really enjoyed my stat class…call me a geek.
And I installed Google analytics to my blog and don’t get nearly as many hits as the famous Posh. However, I do remember a few of my search engine funnies:
- “How to paint a deer blind” (I had a post called, “Paint, floor, blinds and deer” that talked about our trip to the cabin.) This search CONSTANTLY shows up. Poor souls. They will get nothing from my blog.
- “gene machine photo morpher”
Someone also stumbled upon my blog (and stayed there awhile) when searching how to decorate a cake to welcome home an airman. I hope they found my blog useful!
And yes, it’s completely creeping me out to know that people all over the world have read my blog…I now wish I had a different URL.
audrey horn halloween costume
OMG GET YOUR OWN HALLOWEEN COSTUME, Mysterious Google Searcher. Also, learn how to spell.
Sarah, this post was incredibly informative. And I think you’ll see from your link tracker that I clicked on the Cupcake Song link. And am now horrified.
oh, also, from that article about Missed Connections (of which I am an avid reader. I like imagining the stories behind the posts!), there is this line:
“The longing, the romance — all in this small space. They’re like haikus.”
I think maybe she’s not reading some of the MCs I’m reading. I remember an ongoing one about a woman who’d give hand jobs in the parking lot of that Shell station at 59 and Kirby. I would not consider it particularly romantic, although I *am* tempted to write about it in haiku form.
Shell Station Prozzie
Insert a metaphor which
includes the word “pump.”
Huh, I wonder what exactly about the Canadian Behm Wedding of 2006 was QUITE so searchable. I’m glad you can use our name to drive people to your blog. haha. Getting ready to turn in our Butt Numb A Thon applications. Hopefully we’ll be down in Austin come December. We have to come down anyway if we’re going to find an apartment.
Yeah, ‘I Feel It All’ is still way better.
your blog stats are way better than mine. i probably shouldn’t confess this, but someone once found my blog by searching “girls urine for sale”. because i used the words “urine sample” in a post. ugh.
we celebrated our 2 yr old going #2 (when you have a 2 yr old, you realize that it’s not a coincidence that it’s called #2) in the potty with a “poo-poo party”…we were very disturbed by the blog stats after that
oooh jeremy… yikes.
I have a show? Yay!
Oh, and reading Jane Austin makes me nostal, too.
Googling “best view” actually sounds depressing. Like something someone might google while trapped in their cubicle deep in a corporate work farm. I was surprised I didn’t see “cupcakes” in the search results!
I think my Halloween post brought a lot of new readers to your blog! YES! Everyone loves Halloween!
Also, you apparently use the word “preppy” a lot.
Vampire mormons? That was me. Late at night. muahahaha….
Uh oh.. sun is up.. gotta go
I’m late to this, but just wanted to note that people often find my blog by searching for the Tang bomb. I did a post about how delicious the Tang bomb sounds. It’s got Tang. Anyway now you’ll have that one too.
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