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Just passing on the result of my in-depth research over on http://jandbvwebster.wordpress.com/

Looking at my various blog posts, the one I did on Horse-burgers is still just the most popular, but 'Marks and Spencer knicker adverts' is creeping slowly into second place and in a couple of weeks will almost inevitably be the most popular.
Most weeks it gets a couple more hits because people use it as a Google search term

It hasn't been translated into book sales through

Just wondered if anyone else has seen certain posts getting far more hits that you'd have thought

I think we know the answer Jim, and it relates to popcorn ;~)

I had a sharp spike in views for my recent Iron Man 3 review.

I just had a spike, for no particular post because I haven't posted for a while, but when I checked out the feeding sites, I found someone had used Google to find "naked Indian men" and been directed to my blog. I don't know why.


No, really! I don't!

Ferret racing usually draws them in, especially in Yorkshire or Wales :)

My 'Django Unchained' review had a spike. With Robert's comment, I think I should do more film reviews.
When I don't do film reviews I'll use Kate's 'No, really! I don't!'s brilliant idea and tag my posts as 'naked Indian men'

That reminds me I must start doing some reviews.

I am getting a few comments about shared links and reader interviews.

I imagine it's best to do film reviews about ones that have just been released. I tried doing obscure movie recommendations a while ago and they didn't get much action lol.

Yes, the ones that are just out it's the best, before most people see them.

We'll see if the reasoning holds true when I do my review of Star Trek Into Darkness in a couple of weeks.

Haha, yes, let me know.

I must admit it never really occurred to me to do book reviews. Always felt that because I put myself forward as a writer, people might be looking for a subtext and not see me as unbiased.
Anyway I ranted about peoples tastes on my blog this morning so feel better :-)

My film reviews always get the biggest spikes (hmm, haven't done one for a while...). Book reviews only get a mild flutter, and anything on my own writing seems to drive people away!

Certainly the more I write about writing, the less people read it.
I suspect that reading about writing is something writers assume readers like to do, but we assume wrong.

Tim wrote: "My film reviews always get the biggest spikes (hmm, haven't done one for a while...). Book reviews only get a mild flutter, and anything on my own writing seems to drive people away!"

I know the feeling!

I think book reviews by authors are really interesting because it tells us something about the things that affect your writing style. Perhaps I don't mean reviews...

It would be interesting to have a thread where authors list their top three favourite books (not their own of course)

Simon (Highwayman) wrote: "It would be interesting to have a thread where authors list their top three favourite books (not their own of course) ..."

Rumour has it you're a moderator, perhaps you should start one :-)
I'll join in

Me too.

Just the top three? That's a difficult one...

I know my three already.

Already???? I need like... a week to make up my mind.

I'm being ruthless with my choices!

How can you chose just 3! I might read another one next week that tops them. I could do 3 most read books. (just by looking at the state of the books themselves I suspect)

I regards to most popular posts. Mine was actually one where I posted some tid bits from my next book and a poem giving hints about the series. (It's going at the start of book 2). I have no idea where my blog is most linked from as I don't understand the statistics!

I only found out my blog had ways to track statistics last week lol. I did wonder what the little bars were.

I'm a bit like Emma, have no idea about stuff like that. Do you have Wordpress or blogger, Robert?

Sara wrote: "I'm a bit like Emma, have no idea about stuff like that. Do you have Wordpress or blogger, Robert?"

Wordpress :)

Robert wrote: "Sara wrote: "I'm a bit like Emma, have no idea about stuff like that. Do you have Wordpress or blogger, Robert?"

Wordpress :)"

Yes. I have blogger and something's telling me I should have wordpress but can't be bothered with the hassle of moving... :-(

Sara wrote: "Robert wrote: "Sara wrote: "I'm a bit like Emma, have no idea about stuff like that. Do you have Wordpress or blogger, Robert?"

Wordpress :)"

Yes. I have blogger and something's telling me I sh..."

Is that something Wordpress? If so they're probably biased...

What's wrong with blogger?

You can get stats on Blogger too.

The stats can be fascinating, you discover what people actually read.
No matter how brilliant your prose, how deep, how meaningful, what draws them in is search engines looking for Marks and Spencers knicker adverts

Jim wrote: "The stats can be fascinating, you discover what people actually read.
No matter how brilliant your prose, how deep, how meaningful, what draws them in is search engines looking for Marks and Spence..."

Hahaha!I'll never forget those knickers now...

Robert wrote: "Sara wrote: "Robert wrote: "Sara wrote: "I'm a bit like Emma, have no idea about stuff like that. Do you have Wordpress or blogger, Robert?"

Wordpress :)"

Yes. I have blogger and something's te..."

The stats are rubbish. Haven't explored fully but I think wordpress is a bit more flexible?

Sara wrote: "Hahaha!I'll never forget those knickers now... ..."

Madam, I sincerely hope you don't forget your knickers now

Sara wrote: "Already???? I need like... a week to make up my mind."

I'd need a year, myself!

Jim wrote: "Sara wrote: "Hahaha!I'll never forget those knickers now... ..."

Madam, I sincerely hope you don't forget your knickers now"

I'll try not to. Promise! ;-)

R.M.F wrote: "Sara wrote: "Already???? I need like... a week to make up my mind."

I'd need a year, myself!"

Yes, more like it!

Sara wrote:The stats are rubbish. Haven't explored fully but I think wordpress is a bit more flexible?

Wordpress is pretty easy to use. There are supposed to be plug-ins and stuff to help customise things but I haven't quite worked out how to use those yet.

I find blogger to be very easy to use and understand. It's only the where people got there from with the list of websites that confuses me. There are a lot of different gadgets too. But then I've never tried wordpress so I can't really compare

I find I get a lot more spam comments on my Wordpress blog compared to the blogger one. Actually, I've never had a spam comment on blogger, and I've had 3 already this week on Wordpress...

I've had spam comments on Wordpress but they have all be trapped in the spam file and I've quietly deleted them

I took the liberty of starting the 'three most influential books' thread here http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

:)

My guest posts seem to get the biggest hits.

And a tip for bloggers, if you're not sharing your posts on StumbledUpon, then you should. It's boosted my hits quite a bit.

I'll try that!

My blog posts that get the most attention seem to be opinion and news pieces targeted at my core readership (climbers and hillwalkers). Basically anything relevant and content-heavy seems to hit the mark, for example:
http://www.alexroddie.com/2013/02/the...
http://www.alexroddie.com/2013/01/a-t...

I happened to mention Foyle's War in one post ages ago and I've had a steady stream of readers (particularly in the U.S.) ever since!

http://philwhiteland.blogspot.co.uk/2...

Jim wrote: "I've had spam comments on Wordpress but they have all be trapped in the spam file and I've quietly deleted them"

I had spam for lunch the other day :)

My jokes get worse by the day!

Spam's nice fried

R.M.F wrote: "Jim wrote: "I've had spam comments on Wordpress but they have all be trapped in the spam file and I've quietly deleted them"

I had spam for lunch the other day :)

My jokes get worse by the day!"

Hahaha! I hate Spam.

Spam is nasty stuff. I have only had one but my blog is new. Lol I knew someone that used to start all the announcements with "FREE BEER!" that got people's attention:)

Alexandra wrote: "Spam is nasty stuff. I have only had one but my blog is new. Lol I knew someone that used to start all the announcements with "FREE BEER!" that got people's attention:)"

Hahaha!