Quite awhile ago I embedded Statcounter code in my blog. I get a weekly report telling me how many pageloads The Lighting Designer's Life recieves on a daily basis.
Recently I discovered that I had access to far more information regarding the visits here, including IP addresses and their country, city and state of origin. I can find out what links brought people here, how long they stayed, and how many times they come back.
Initially it sort of creeped me out, felt far too Big Brother for my tastes. Yet I find I am addicted to the info.
Things I have discovered:
People google the weirdest shit and get links to my blog. Things like "for the rain it raineth every day", "how do you do young willie mcbride", and my personal recent favorite, "sometimes you just stand there, hip deep in pie".
Not surprisingly, most of my readers are from the DC area, but I also have regular visits from people in in NY, California, Florida and Massachusetts. In addition, I have had readers from England, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, and China.
I have a regular reader that sometimes visits this blog five times a day. Unusual for reasons I won't go into.
It is odd to know not just that there are people are reading this, but also knowing from where, and in some cases who they are.
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