As runners, we have this weird obsession with tracking our training stats, and for me, this obsession also translates to my blog’s stats. I started tracking these stats in August with Google Analytics, and while some of these numbers are depressing (i.e. 76% of visits last 10 seconds or less and 76% of visitors only view one page), I find most of them pretty interesting. Here are some of my stats from the previous five months:
Top 10 Keywords No surprises here. I haven’t always written about running, and my first post about Kai is a heavy hitter.
- fear of monkeys
- kai springfield
- sarah jo austin
- kai restaurant springfield
- kai sushi springfield
- free thesis
- silverdollarcity run
- hot bod
- should i wear running tights or shorts in the bass pro marathon on sunday nov 4
- kai restaurant springfield mo
Top 10 Referring Sites Gotta love my fellow bloggers who send me traffic. Thanks, guys!
- blogger.com
- google.com
- completerunning.com
- xanga.com
- xgravity23.blogspot.com
- creator.zoho.com (Anyone know what this is? Is this you?)
- smsu.facebook.com
- marathonleap.blogspot.com
- runningchick.blogspot.com
- nevadamtnbear.wordpress.com
Top 10 Posts Oddly enough, some of my most random posts are the most read. Seriously, who cares that I don’t like monkeys?
- Kai Serves Up Sushi in Downtown Springfield
- My Training Calendar (Seems to not be working at the moment. I’ll check it out.)
- Papa Murphy’s Veggie deLite Pizza
- Why Don’t Family Restaurants Make Their Nutritional Info Available?!
- Fear of Monkeys Not So Funny Now
- Same Kind of Different as Me
- Could Helena Bonham Carter Be My New Favorite Actress?
- San Francisco Oven’s California Aloha Pizza
- Thesis Writing Is Hard Work!
- Two Ways to Nerd Out Your Baby
Top 10 Countries Nope. No clue who is reading me in Argentina.
- United States
- Germany
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- India
- France
- Philippines
- Spain
- Argentina
Top 10 States Hmm…Pennsylvania? You out there?
- Missouri
- California
- New York
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Texas
- Minnesota
- Washington
- Florida
- Pennsylvania
I certainly found these lists interesting, but you all are probably bored out of your minds. Maybe bottom-ten lists would be more interesting. I’ll get to work on that.
And one last thing—I sold out. I approved an ad through Feedburner today, so I guess I’m starting to put ads in this blog’s feed (but not the site, yet). I still have mixed feelings about this, but I’m going to give it a try. I wouldn’t have the opportunity if I wasn’t part of the CRN family, so I might as well take it. Maybe I’ll learn something from the whole experience…thoughts, anyone?
