tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post4371381811742558767..comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00Comments on The Ninja Librarian: Lies, -- Lies, and StatisticsRebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-42669774208491355702013-03-15T08:01:09.435-07:002013-03-15T08:01:09.435-07:00And sometime in the last day it did pass 7000. No...And sometime in the last day it did pass 7000. Now, wouldn't it be cool if those translated into book sales? There's a statistic I could get behind!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-79517332882510815712013-03-14T07:40:57.437-07:002013-03-14T07:40:57.437-07:00You two are so right--it is, or should be, about t...You two are so right--it is, or should be, about the writing. But it's hard, when so often there's little to tell us if we are reaching anyone, aside from those stats. <br /><br />Jemima, yet another reason why I may want to switch to Wordpress. Or maybe I should just stop clicking on the stats :-p It is interesting to see what search terms brought people (or at least search engines) to the blog.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-19878811485067341612013-03-14T03:42:42.835-07:002013-03-14T03:42:42.835-07:00Oh, how frustrating for you! I must admit when I ...Oh, how frustrating for you! I must admit when I saw 7000, I thought WOW!, having taken 3 years to reach 3,500, half of which is in the last six months (thank you LoveMG!)<br /><br />Wordpress seems to screen out these; I don't know whether it's part of the very effective Akismet spam filter on comments that also filters views. I've never thought of it, really. If you can dig deeper into your stats you may find a ranking of hits by country - you could eliminate the russian ones then :)<br /><br />The bots probably home in on 'Ninja'. I know I get more page views when I tag 'vampire'. Hmm, maybe I shouldn't tag vampire or ninja in the next book... but then it also brings in interested readers. Sigh.<br /><br />Yeah - statistics are best ignored, except when they work in your favour :D<br /><br />Jemima from <a href="http://jemimapett.com" rel="nofollow">Jemima's blog</a>Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-17246968787621339612013-03-13T19:24:49.148-07:002013-03-13T19:24:49.148-07:00I had a blog a while back that got hit up by Russi...I had a blog a while back that got hit up by Russian bots/search engines all the time-- was weird. I do get a lot of hits that are more about bots than real visitors, but truly I decided to let the stats go, concentrate and writing articles that engage readers and take pleasure in the conversations in the comments. The rest isn't meaningful. But it IS hard when we know our industry is so numbers-driven. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.com