Yesterday was a big day on my blog. I got this notification from WordPress.
‘Your stats are booming! beetleypete is getting lots of traffic’.
So I checked the stats to see what was going on. I had posted a fiction story, and a nostalgia piece about schooldays. Both had received over 60 views, which was of course very pleasing. There was the usual smattering of posts that had been read once or twice, and a note that the Home Page/Archives had been read almost 80 times. That should have tallied up to something like 240 views in a day, very satisfying.
But by the time I was going to bed, the daily figure was just short of 400, and with a lot less ‘visitors’ than the previous day. That meant someone had read a lot of my posts, at least 100 or more. I checked the countries that had visited, and found that the UK was topping the list. So I came to the conclusion that someone in the British Isles had sat and read a huge number of my posts. They do not seem to have left any likes or comments, as all of those were from regular contributors.
This post is therefore by way of a ‘thank you’, to that unknown, and very busy reader. I really appreciate you taking your time to read so many posts on my blog. Please come back whenever you like.
Best wishes, Pete.
you have such great posts!!
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Thanks very much Johanna, I’m glad you like them. 🙂
And I appreciate you following my blog too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I like when this happens:-)
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It certainly cheers up the day, Lloyd. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Congratulations, Pete! You are writing really good stories, and your movie reviews are beautiful too. Always when such great thing happen, i am too late. Sorry! Best wishes for the weekend. Michael
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No problems, Michael. I am always happy to see you here. I hope your weekend is relaxing.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you! Yes, i hope the weekend will be better as the last two days. For prevention i have plugged out the phone, the fax and put a notice into the business related mail accounts. 😉 Best wishes, Michael
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OMG it’s been two days since you made a post. Are you okay? 😉
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Thanks for asking, Cindy. I had a ‘day off the blog’ yesterday, and it dragged on until today, when I woke up feeling a little low, and uninspired.
But I will be back! 🙂 🙂
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Need inspiration, huh? Hmmm.
You wanna co-host a Lucky 13 Film Club day?
Something really cool and exciting? I’m in the mood for some 60s films. There are so many I haven’t seen. A special genre would be nice. Or an actress or actor or director.
Well, think about it. No pressure, my friend.
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Steve McQueen?
I could big-up Bullitt. Then there’s The Thomas Crown Affair, The Great Escape, The Cincinnati Kid, The Sand Pebbles, Nevada Smith, Love With The Proper Stranger, Hell Is For Heroes, The Reivers, and The War Lover. All of them released in the 1960s.
Big star, big decade. 🙂 🙂
Let me know. x
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I already did Steve Mcqueen just a year ago, so, I Would rather pick someone else, if you please.
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Sorry, I forgot. I will think again. 🙂 x
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Hmmm…No posts this morning, Pete? Hope everything is all right. Though I did see you over at chuq’s site…
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Fine thanks, Pam. I had a ‘day off’ posting. It was by way of an experiment, to see if people actually read the blog when I don’t post anything. Because I post virtually every day, I often wonder if anything other than those posts get read. As it turned out, I had 50 visitors, and 137 views. 🙂
Best wishes, and thanks for asking.
Pete.
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Ok. Good. Those are very healthy stats.
–Pam
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I love getting a notification like the one you got.
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It’s always intriguing.
I got one about you once, remember? 🙂 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Man, that feels like ages ago. Time flies eh, can’t believe it’s November already.
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It seems as if it were 100 years ago, but back when I took a crash course in how to teach English composition (it never took) the overall message was “know your reader.” The instructor intended it to mean, have an idea of for whom you are writing–ages, interests and the like. However, as this post points out, we actually like to know precisely who is reading. And we like reactions so we can know them better. [Notice how I slipped into the role of a writer without going through proper introductions? Sorry, about that, I just think I like to write. :-)]
Warmest regards, Theo
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No problem, Theo. I do like to know who is reading, just natural curiosity. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I read about bots Pete – they could be spreading you to new people. That is good!
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Good to hear, Lara. I always thought ‘bots’ were bad thing! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Congratulations Pete! I can’t say I’m surprised though.
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Thanks, Kim. Those ‘blips’ are always welcome. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m just amazed you can find out all this, I can just about manage seeing which countries visit!
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It’s all there, in a few clicks or bar-graphs. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Haha…well, I think someone might just be shy to leave likes/comments 😊 I know that I certainly did when I first started blogging (especially with commenting on posts) Now I comment so much, that I can hardly stop lol 😂😂
Seriously though: glad to hear your blog is doing so well: it’s of course very well deserved 😊😊
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Thanks, Michel. It was a ‘double day’ indeed, and they are always nice to get.
Best wishes, Pete.
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You put out such a good variety of content, all well written, so it’s not surprising that you would get those kind of views! 🙂 I had a little spike yesterday myself, in addition to my recent posts, I had over 20 views of Archives. I always wonder about those and wish the stats were more precise so I knew what was read. Oh well. I’ll take it anyway! 🙂
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Thanks, Susanne. Those spikes are always interesting, and nice to get too. It doesn’t matter how big or small they are, when someone wants to read the archives as well as the latest posts, it’s a good feeling.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wow! That’s amazing! It’s great to see people actually taking the time to read posts! ❤️❤️ Congrats!!!
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Thanks, Nicole. Always nice to have your archives perused! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Congrats! It is always a bit of an ego massage when we get those notes…..well done….chuq
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A small thing, but always perks me up. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Like I said a pat on the back is always welcomed….chuq
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The world of WordPress is so fascinating, especially the days when the “home page/archive” category gets a massive number of clicks…how and why? No idea!
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It is strange to get such ‘spikes’. I would love to know who, and why, but I am happy to take the attention of course. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes indeed – the alternative is much more depressing! Oh, and a post is on the way that goes against your musical taste in every way!
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Haha! I’m guessing McCartney? 🙂
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I’m not at all surprised. You have a great site that draws the reader in. Lots of great variety and inspired writing. You’re a Rock Star, Pete!
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That’s very kind, Pam, though I think I am a long way from being a ‘Rock Star’, in the blogging sense, or any other. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Maybe it’s a whole community? “Hear ye, hear ye! By the magistrate’s decree, hasten ye now to beetleypete!”
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It could be more than one person, but the low visitor numbers indicate just one or two people, David. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It was the magistrate. No one listened to the town crier.
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🙂 🙂
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You deserve everything good that you can get. Congratulations on your authorship!
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Thanks, John. As always, you are most kind.
Best wishes, Pete.
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A BeetlyPete superfan! How exciting!
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Even if they were just a ‘fan for a day’, it was nice, Lucinda. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It wasn’t me though I have occasionally popped into your archives to read about Ollie and/or your ambulance stories and not always liked or left a comment. Never so many posts in one day.
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Thanks, Mary. Any reading of archive posts is always welcome. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Ah-ha, it seems your stalker is back, Pete. Hopefully it’s a publisher!
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It’s always nice to think of someone taking the trouble to read the archives, GP.
Even when I don’t know who they are. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I get a notice in my email every time someone does anything on my site, I’m surprised you don’t.
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I do get the notifications for likes and comments, but not when they just read the posts.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It sounds a bit weird, Pete. Your own personal blog stalker.
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I don’t mind, Robbie. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Nice to see your blog doing so well Pete. I haven’t read your post yesterday yet. I was so lazy to blog and read blog posts.
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Thanks, Arlene. No problem with not catching up, we are all entitled to relax. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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