WordPress emailed me this information verbatim and told me to share it with my readers. It’s not every day that I get a ready made blog post thrown at me, so I took their advice. I promise I won’t be this lazy again. Maybe promise is a strong word. I promise I’ll try. That’s as good as I can do. Sorry.
(My interjections are in italics)
The stats helper monkeys (at least they didn’t outsource, I suppose) at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health (isn’t worrying about my health health enough?):
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. (What? No exclamation point?)
Crunchy numbers
About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 34,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj Mahal, it would take about 4 days for that many people to see it. (My blog is 1.13 % as popular as the Taj Mahal. Is that supposed to make me feel better?)
In 2010, there were 108 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 331 posts. There were 241 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 139mb. That’s about 5 pictures per week. (Seriously? That’s the image they picked to use? They really don’t know me very well.)
The busiest day of the year was October 15th with 2,542 views. The most popular post that day was zombie, zombie, burning bright. (It’s ba-ack!)
Where did they come from?
The top referring sites in 2010 were wordpress.com, facebook.com, WordPress Dashboard, mahalo.com, and mail.yahoo.com. (I have no idea who/what you are mahalo.com, but thanks)
Some visitors came searching (nice way of saying they were lost), mostly for retro ads, painted pumpkins, retro advertisements, creative pumpkin carving, and bride of frankenstein. (Yeah, I feel like I owe some people an apology.)
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010. (Read them and comment. Make me famous!)
zombie, zombie, burning bright October 2010
305 comments and 95 Likes on WordPress.com
halloween dos & don’ts October 2008
2 comments
fun with retro advertisements April 2008
3 comments
happy dress like a slut day! October 2009
11 comments and 1 Like on WordPress.com,
Culled, for your enjoyment April 2010
(How am I supposed to use this information? Is it supposed to make me feel better about my blogging abilities? Motivate me to try even harder this year? Like most good news, it just makes me think, “it’s all down-hill from here.” Optimistic, huh? I’m not much of a goal-maker, but I do hope that I continue posting stuff that you nice people enjoy reading. Gotta keep that blog health arrow buried deep in the darker teal green area, don’t we? Let’s do this!)
I love the added comments! Well done.
That’s my speciality. Letting someone else do all the work and add my snide comment.
Thanks!
This is spectacular success You may certainly influence the next election by endorsing a candidate for president. Or at least your favorite peanut butter.
Peanut butter is more my speed.
I love your snide comments. Most people don’t let them out.
I’m not sure if they were intending to encourage or put down but regardless you have your following that think you’re pretty great. That zombie post did get a ton of comments that was awesome.
It’s best not to hold snide comments back. They can build up and cause tumors. It’s a fact.
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Why don’t you write a blog post for WordPress to give them a little encouragement and perspective on THEIR year? They didn’t send me one of these emails. I guess they don’t care about me. I guess they like you better. Picking favorites is nasty. And so immature.
How’s Mom?
You didn’t get one? This is the first year they have done this (or at least the first year that I got one). If WordPress slighted you, it’s their loss, not yours. You have a lot to offer and I am sure any day now you will get your growth spurt and all the girls will start looking your way. You’ll have to fight them off come time for senior prom.
Mom is in the US Virgin Islands for a month, living on a boat and eating all the conch she can stomach. I’m happy for her. Really. I am. The mail runs slow down there, so your cheques (did I spell that right?) may be late. Happy New Year!
“Happy Dress Like a Slut Day”?!?
I got a similar email but it wasn’t nearly as fascinating.
I’m catching up backwards. Let me just offer my belated Happy New Year here…and elsewhere. Whatever. Happy New Year!
Halloween, of course! People Google “slutty halloween costumes” and they get my blog. Lots of disappointed people out there.
Happy New Year to you!