Now that I'm getting the hang of actually writing blog posts again, I'm trying to re-familiarize myself with all the other aspects of blogging. I already played around with the template and widgets (essentially changing the entire look of this blog), so I know I retained SOME knowledge on how to work dis biiiitch.
Something I used to obsess over as a teen were the statistics my blog used to bring in. Daily, monthly, weekly, yearly - I was on it all. When my blog first reached 100,000 unique hits I was so stoked. Looking at the locations people were coming in from, the search terms that brought them in, the highest viewed posts and the times of day traffic was most - it was all really exciting.
So, I decided to have a look at all of that again. I know that with me literally posting nothing since the past four years, the stats would be quite different from when I used to check them before. Being brave, I went straight into All-Time.
As you can see, the highest ever traffic on my blog was in the 2010-2012 range. This makes sense, because I was most active around this time, and so was literally everyone else on Blogger. People used to post MULTIPLE times a day. I know that's literally unheard of in this day and age... but yeah. Blogger used to be a LIT party back then. My posts from 2010 are so freaking cringey. In fact, let me see if I can dig up something from that prehistoric era.
Um... back to the stats. Not sure why the spike in 2014 occurred (unless I underestimated the interest in the one-off post about my 20th birthday).
Let's take a look at where all these views are actually from.
Interesting. Loads of traffic from my homeboys in Pakistan and India. I'm pretty sure all the hits from UAE are me alone LOL. I'm surprised to see China and Russia on the list... But it's the internet, so anything is possible.
So how did all these people actually get here?
Looks about normal. People coming in from Google, Twitter, typing in the URL.... wait.
This caught my interest. 800 hits from a website called Kids Learn To Blog. Did someone.... is my blog....
I went to investigate.
Upon clicking the link, I was taken to a cute little website that was designed for kids, filled with posts on how to start/maintain a blog. That shit is actually so nice - it makes my heart warm that someone's out there looking out for kids who need help to set up their own space online. But what really surprised me was this...
NO WAY. EXAMPLES? Best kids blogs? SUBLIME???? Yo, that's a top tier compliment. You can't just throw around a word like 'sublime'.
Scrolled a little more and...
ASDFGHJKL THAT'S ME!!!!!! When I saw this, I was literally SHOOK. First of all, even making a list on a random part of the internet is a big deal for me. But to actually have a BLURB about my blog... like... someone actually summarized my blog for a list. Someone said I had INGENUITY. Someone actually thought I was worthy enough to be a BEST KID BLOG.
((We're just gonna ignore the fact that I never wrote anything targeted towards kids.... okay? We're also going to ignore that I never had a favourite 'word of the week'....))
To think that almost 900 people visited my blog because it was listed as a 'Best Kid Blog' on some website (realistically, only eight or so must have actually shown any interest in the contents of it after clicking hahaha).... So so cool.
After feeling really good about myself for this achievement (for doing absolutely nothing except word vomit about my life), I thought to seek out the person who actually deemed me worthy of this list. Not hard considering she was marked as the author of the post.
I present to you...
Dr. Patricia, whoever you are... thanks girl.
Aaaaand that conducts my deep-dive. I really went down a rabbit hole there, and ended up finding out a lot more about my blog than I expected. I don't know what to do with all this information though. A part of me wants to contact Dr. Patricia and thank her for deeming me worthy of such a list (which actually does have other, really cool blogs on it as well btw)... But a part of me is scared that if I contact her, she'll see the state of my blog now and take it off her list. LOL.
Should I do more online deep-dives in other areas of my blog-related life? I am actually starting to think that it would be a really good idea to dig out some gems from the past. Or, it could end up in disaster. Either way, it would be pretty entertaining!
See you really soon,
Furree
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| Me, clearly having the time of my life analyzing my blog stats and writing this post |
Something I used to obsess over as a teen were the statistics my blog used to bring in. Daily, monthly, weekly, yearly - I was on it all. When my blog first reached 100,000 unique hits I was so stoked. Looking at the locations people were coming in from, the search terms that brought them in, the highest viewed posts and the times of day traffic was most - it was all really exciting.
So, I decided to have a look at all of that again. I know that with me literally posting nothing since the past four years, the stats would be quite different from when I used to check them before. Being brave, I went straight into All-Time.
As you can see, the highest ever traffic on my blog was in the 2010-2012 range. This makes sense, because I was most active around this time, and so was literally everyone else on Blogger. People used to post MULTIPLE times a day. I know that's literally unheard of in this day and age... but yeah. Blogger used to be a LIT party back then. My posts from 2010 are so freaking cringey. In fact, let me see if I can dig up something from that prehistoric era.
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| WOW, LET'S PRETEND THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN |
Um... back to the stats. Not sure why the spike in 2014 occurred (unless I underestimated the interest in the one-off post about my 20th birthday).
Let's take a look at where all these views are actually from.
Interesting. Loads of traffic from my homeboys in Pakistan and India. I'm pretty sure all the hits from UAE are me alone LOL. I'm surprised to see China and Russia on the list... But it's the internet, so anything is possible.
So how did all these people actually get here?
Looks about normal. People coming in from Google, Twitter, typing in the URL.... wait.
This caught my interest. 800 hits from a website called Kids Learn To Blog. Did someone.... is my blog....
I went to investigate.
Upon clicking the link, I was taken to a cute little website that was designed for kids, filled with posts on how to start/maintain a blog. That shit is actually so nice - it makes my heart warm that someone's out there looking out for kids who need help to set up their own space online. But what really surprised me was this...
NO WAY. EXAMPLES? Best kids blogs? SUBLIME???? Yo, that's a top tier compliment. You can't just throw around a word like 'sublime'.
Scrolled a little more and...
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| Click on the image to go to the page and see it for yourself! |
ASDFGHJKL THAT'S ME!!!!!! When I saw this, I was literally SHOOK. First of all, even making a list on a random part of the internet is a big deal for me. But to actually have a BLURB about my blog... like... someone actually summarized my blog for a list. Someone said I had INGENUITY. Someone actually thought I was worthy enough to be a BEST KID BLOG.
((We're just gonna ignore the fact that I never wrote anything targeted towards kids.... okay? We're also going to ignore that I never had a favourite 'word of the week'....))
To think that almost 900 people visited my blog because it was listed as a 'Best Kid Blog' on some website (realistically, only eight or so must have actually shown any interest in the contents of it after clicking hahaha).... So so cool.
After feeling really good about myself for this achievement (for doing absolutely nothing except word vomit about my life), I thought to seek out the person who actually deemed me worthy of this list. Not hard considering she was marked as the author of the post.
I present to you...
Dr. Patricia, whoever you are... thanks girl.
Aaaaand that conducts my deep-dive. I really went down a rabbit hole there, and ended up finding out a lot more about my blog than I expected. I don't know what to do with all this information though. A part of me wants to contact Dr. Patricia and thank her for deeming me worthy of such a list (which actually does have other, really cool blogs on it as well btw)... But a part of me is scared that if I contact her, she'll see the state of my blog now and take it off her list. LOL.
Should I do more online deep-dives in other areas of my blog-related life? I am actually starting to think that it would be a really good idea to dig out some gems from the past. Or, it could end up in disaster. Either way, it would be pretty entertaining!
See you really soon,
Furree
12 comments:
“jacky bhagnani”
wow now that’s a blast from the past. i had literally forgotten he even existed.
Hats off to Dr. Patricia, looking forward to more deep-dives.
Oh my god. You got onto a list of best blogs.
And you found out 4 years later.
And yes, 2012 was like the peak time. I stopped regularly blogging when I started working.
https://behanis.wordpress.com
(I don't know if my name is showing but its Hanisss)
Widgets!! Now I have to check and see if they've updated them with anything useful. I'm surprised to see that the interface appears largely unchanged, but there's an item or two on my layout that doesn't seem to work, anymore.
Also, I love that feature on the right side that features the most recently updated blogs you follow (I got really confused for a second thinking that 'I Don't Do Boys' was a post of yours I had somehow missed, haha). I know you've had it for a while, but is that a widget, or some external script??
Looking back at my own stats, I'm always surprised that *anyone* shows up at all when I go years without updating because I certainly don't!
Ahaha, I love the blast-from-the-past excerpt! "When I am rich and famous, only THEN will I allow you a glimpse at my face!"
Is that and all of your original posts currently up for display??
That surprise story was really heartwarming!
And shit, you know what? I say you give it a try and maybe add a tiny little feature that does mention your favorite word of the week!!
I'm also now picturing the good doctor leaning back on her office chair, continuing her endless quest for hidden blogspot gems...
"Hmm?? What's this random blog? Oh my! Who is the author of such inhumane and depraved ramblings?! Furree Katt!!? Why hast thou forsaken me??"
*sobs*
"Ok, it's time I moved you to the other side of my website - 'Examples of Best Adult Blogs for Teens to Avoid Emulating!'.
<3
Loved it!
It's so good to have you back. As a relatively old person, I find you, a relatively young person, a blogging inspiration - these starts are amazing!
(And so is your wit and writing atyle)
You should download the app for your website stats so you can check your stats on the go - and with that many page views enable Google Ad Sense for $$$$
All the best!
Well, this is a pleasant surprise! Great to see you blogging again with the same vigor as before. Congrats for being nominated for a child friendly blog, you deserve it! Hopefully I'll get to see more posts by you, and who knows, maybe I'll finally get motivated enough to start posting again! Kudos!
would you believe me if i say that'jackky bhagnani' randomly popped into my mind a few weeks back like a blast from the past. kept thinking why it sounded so familiar and then remembered you fan-girling over him some 6-7 years ago lmaooooo.
yaaar. kya din thay woh.
@Umar, LOL. Same here, until I saw that post of mine.
@Sarum, Yay, thank you!
@Hanis, I remember those days so well <3 So glad you're back to blogging again!
@Martin, the widgets are basically the same as before. I just changed out a few that weren't working anymore, and also updated my social media links at the bottom of the page. i think since your blog is review related, people would definitely come across it in Google searches! I know that people sometimes land on my blog posts because they found pictures on Google Images or Pinterest which were originally from here (apart from those who came from kidslearntoblog, of course. :p and YES LOL I WONDER IF THAT'S GONNA BE DR PATRICIA'S ACTUAL REACTION. thank you so much for your comment!!! <3
@Urooj, thank you so much for your advice! will def look into that.
@Potato, thank you!!!!! Hope you post soon, your blog is one of my ultimate faves.
@Kashaf, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I hate that that's the association so many people I know make :(
Hahaha! I ththorough enjoyed it. The tone of the writing shows excitement, the thrill of going through the previous stats and the feeling of being back. Loved the vibe it gave me from the start till the end.
I would totally relate to some parts esp the traffic one. I, for one, also used to be so indulged in who came and from where. Would track the entire route of it.:D Haha! I also vividly remember your doodles and they are there in Google search along the bangs (;)) if you type your name, hehehehe. I loved both of the two distinctive features of yours. :P
Also, thanks Dr.Patricia! Surprised that you didn't know you were among the bests because bish, that's like a national and international news and very obvious. Hehe.
Looking forward to more posts. Don't quit now or else you know the consequences.
Keep them coming.
Loads of love. Xoxoxo
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I'M TRYING AGAIN.
*deep breath*
So, anyway, as I was saying.
This was such a lovely post. I said that first.
Then, I went on on a huge spin about how your writing is more mature now, and not like the "then-17 year old", because we all grow and adapt and change as we progress on this journey called life.
And then I said - having said all that, though, this post still has a distinct you-ness to it, a Furree-ness which make sit awesome. And then I wrote how you don't usually just do pointless posts but make them about something so that the audience can really enjoy it, and I said in that way also this reminds me of your old posts - the theme of digging through your blog stats.
And finally I pointed out that you were totally underplaying your popularity from 2010-14 because you were literally a Blogger Queen (yasss), and remembered when you had made 400 followers and how lovely your post celebrating that was.
And then I said you are still the Blogger Queen, and welcome back.
Phew. This had better get posted this time.
Listen.
I need the next post to be posted, already.
COME ON! GIMME IT!
Oh my god, that feature is so adorable! Makes me realize how tiny and connected the world feels when little kids who have no clue about you or your part of the world end up having you as a source of inspo of some kind. That’s beautiful.
Also, totally digging this monochromatic blog theme.
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