No Clue.

05 June 08 | 7 comments

I avoid looking at my stats, generally, because they make me feel needy. Why aren’t there MORE people looking? Why didn’t they look at THAT post and yet they ALL seemed to look at THIS post? Why are my hits up one day and then down the next? WHY?

It makes me twitchy.

This is what my little stats graph looks like for this week.

Do you see why I try not to look?

7 comments

Kitty on 05 June 08 at 11:40 pm

wow.

sometimes…I get 10 readers.

I notice a weather trend and a weekend trend with my stats. Which I check, because then I know if my friends have stopped by.
Anne Emswiller on 06 June 08 at 10:00 am

I stop by often – I’m just horrible about leaving comments (some lack of self esteem issue and I’m just not sure who to blame :)

You write so eloquently, I really enjoy reading your posts!
Sylvain on 06 June 08 at 4:34 pm

I hover around 15 or so. I have only gone above 90 once. I only get high nummbers when you or Kelly or any of the popular kids links to me.
I’m sure it would help if I posted a bit more regularly.
Anyway, I get excited if I get anywhere near 98, my all time high. Just once I would like to break 100. Maybe if you AND Kelly linked to me on the same day!! Ohhhh…I think I will have to come up with a devious plan!! I’ll get back to you. :-)
Scott on 07 June 08 at 3:22 pm

Ha. You’d have a nervous breakdown if you had my numbers….i get 90 in a month….on a good month…..
Scott on 07 June 08 at 3:25 pm

here….I just looked….think of how you’d feel with these stats:

Total 9,186
Average Per Day 7
Average Visit Length 0:58
Last Hour 0
Today 4
This Week 51

Yes, I’m a loser. No need to rub it in.
sappmama on 07 June 08 at 7:16 pm

Sister, tell me about it. I almost never look at mine. It’s enough to keep checking my e-mail to see if I’ve gotten more comments on a particular post. I really, really wish I didn’t care. But I do.

BTW, thanks for the comment you left on my blog (“st. vincent de paul, savior of man”). I relished it. Is that good or bad? Ha. Anyway, I did.

Your Nana was too sweet to knit you an “Esprit” knock-off. And, she was ahead of her time. Bootlegging name brands wasn’t even that popular yet. Damn those kids who laughed at your sweater.

Like me, you’re into the finer things: “t-shirts and books and dollar store plates.” Good on ya!
lastcrazyhorn on 15 June 08 at 12:22 am

Ouch. Your stats are bipolar.

Here are mine – http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2579751500_aab3072378_o.jpg

I post some to message boards; not a lot, but some. I always put my blog in my signature. :)