Normally, I might look at yesterday’s stats and see that I had the lowest pageviews in the last thirty days and worry and fret about it until I had myself worked into such a froth that I would have certainly felt like the end was nigh and been too discouraged to even crack open my laptop today.
Good thing I’m not like that anymore.
Nope, I’ve learned not to let that stuff sweat me anymore. I’ve learned that the summer is a notoriously slow time on the Interwebz and people have things to do, places to go and beer to drink. I’ve also learned that weekends are pretty “off” times in the blogosphere as most of us are busy with our own families. Which is why I post the You Need to Read links list on the weekends in the first place. It gives me a relatively “easy” post to put up each Saturday and there’s a “no pressure, read at your leisure” quality to it that lets people go about their weekends but also get a good dose of bloggy goodness too.
I know some people who chose to monitize their blogs get very concerned about stats. I keep track of them, for sure, because I’m interested to see where people are visiting from (link-wise), what they’re reading, etc and so forth. But I don’t let those stats rule me. I can’t. I’d go crazy.
So instead, I chose to sit back, relax, go about my Sunday business with my family and post as usual. The stats will take care of themselves.
In other news: We stopped by Whole Foods today and found these apples which freaked us out so much we had to get a couple. They were kinda yellowish-pink. A very strange color and called “Pink Pearl“. Come to find out? They are THE AWESOME. God Bless you, Whole Foods. First you had a lovely chunk of Pecorino in stock for us to have with our pasta tonight and now these fabulous little apples. I could just kiss you, if you weren’t just a store.
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Rhi (55 comments.) 08.17.08 at 3:23 pm
Are they a softer apple? I like soft apples.
Also, I love you and I visit everyday. SO THERE.
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flutter (2 comments.) 08.17.08 at 3:24 pm
jeeeeeeeeez could you stop being so offensive?!?! ;p
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debra (2 comments.) 08.17.08 at 3:36 pm
I would just blame yesterday’s low readership on the Phelps Phrenzy. That’s what I’m telling myself anyway.
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Hip Mom's Guide (15 comments.) 08.17.08 at 7:55 pm
Oh, yes, definitely Phelps. I just keep re-watching the replays today. Stunning.
And, ditto, love, love, love Whole Foods. Thanks for the apple tip.
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Jenny, Bloggess (4 comments.) 08.18.08 at 5:17 am
I used to never post on the weekends because they were always so notoriously slow but then I thought “Who the hell cares. I’m writing for me. If people come, they come. If not, meh.” My weekend numbers are still low and I still keep posting then.
Fight the system!
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Stacey (10 comments.) 08.18.08 at 5:45 am
It’s hard to compete with the Olympics for viewers.
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Karsten Filme (1 comments.) 08.18.08 at 9:21 am
I’ve noticed the same thing on some of my blogs. It seems the only time I actually have is to post on the weekends, but stats don’t pick up until into the week anyways. I’m sure as winter rolls around that will all change . . .
sam {temptingmama} (10 comments.) 08.18.08 at 9:36 am
Weekends are ALWAYS slow. I don’t really see that changing. Kids are home, families are together and the laptops are usually thrown to the wayside. Don’t fret!
I only post on when I feel like it. Otherwise it’s just too stressful to try and make the funny/thougful flow.
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