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demiurgent ([personal profile] demiurgent) wrote2008-02-27 01:45 pm

Noodling on site analytics

According to Google Analytics, websnark's currently operating at about 60k pageviews for the past month, representing 22k "absolute unique visitors."

Which isn't a patch on the old days by any stretch (it was running around 60k pageviews a day for a while there), but better than being hit by fish any way you look at it. And there's been a significant spike over the last week and a half, no doubt fueled by my actually fucking writing. Good healthy new visit rate too.

Reasonably? It won't get near the old numbers. There's too much healthy diversity in that space at that point, and it's a very different world. But it's a good solid group of readers, and that makes me a happy King.

On the other hand, I wrote about James Grant and Mel Hynes on the same day I eulogized William F. Buckley. I'm anticipating a meteor killing me.

[identity profile] chanlemur.livejournal.com 2008-02-27 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
For the sake of argument, do you really, in your heart of hearts, want it to get near the old numbers? It just seems kind of nice now that the site isn't doing double-duty as a high-capacity drama incubator. But I don't suppose you of all people need reminding of that.

[identity profile] demiurgent.livejournal.com 2008-02-27 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, for right now I'm working hard to avoid actually weighing in on the drama of the day. It seems to work better when I write about life and/or actual comics.

[identity profile] demiurgent.livejournal.com 2008-02-27 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh - to answer the question? Honestly, it doesn't matter how many people there are. I like to know, but I'm pretty pleased right now. If it goes up, cool. If not, that's cool too.

[identity profile] hess42.livejournal.com 2008-02-27 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Y'know, I'd probably read your stuff regardless of the topic. Love Banter Latte (your interpretation of the Persephone myth is abso-freaking-lutely amazing) and I have always enjoyed Websnark despite not having a particularly vested interest in webcomics in and of themselves. From my admittedly uninformed perspective, it appears that you're really having a good time with the recent posts, and I'm glad to see the posts themselves and your enjoyment of the process.