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hit me baby, one more time

hit me baby, one more time

I use various tracking systems not to keep track of my hit count, but to see where the readers of this site come from.

For my hit count, I use my server statistics, which are generally more accurate than sitemeter or Extreme Tracking, neither of which counts hits from sites like Little Green Footballs, Metafilter and a host of others.

I was averaging about 800-1,000 hits a day last month. The numbers have doubled, and some days tripled, in the last month. Not just quickie surges - the count has pretty much stayed up in that range since.

I just want to give a shout of thanks to the following people who linked me and sent an absurd amount of hits my way - we are talking in the thousands here:

Instapundit, Daily Pundit, LGF, Cold Fury, Vodka Pundit, Volokh Conspiracy, Inside Gretchen's head, Asparagirl, Demented and Sad, Blogatelle, Short Strange Trip, Siflay Hraka, Amish Tech Support, Yourish, Bitchery.

Don't forget to vote!

Posted by on October 31, 2002 07:57 AM |

Comments

Oh, that's right. Just rub it in, why don't you? Here I am writing my tiny, cold, black heart out on my site every day (almost), carefully cultivating my miniscule audience of 3 regular visitors like prize winning daffodils, and you let me know that I'll never be a Blog Star like you no matter how hard I try because I don't get links from da' big boys.

It's days like this that I truly believe I should get breast implants and a web cam.

Posted by: GeekMan | October 31, 2002 09:07 AM

See what happens when you have a great blog? People read :-)

Congratulations. You're definitely one of my favorites.

Posted by: Vinny | October 31, 2002 09:08 AM

Wait, I thought you were big time way before now... you mean... you've been faking it this whole time?!

Posted by: D | October 31, 2002 09:10 AM

I am a frequent visitor, Michelle, and a HUGE fan. I rarely add my $.02 but your site is one of my favorite places to visit. Keep up the great work!

Posted by: Lora Lynne | October 31, 2002 09:25 AM

you're sweet. i have three readers, and they all came from you.

Posted by: tanya | October 31, 2002 10:30 AM

oh yeah! don't thank the little people!

you tart!

Posted by: melly | October 31, 2002 01:22 PM

and i read you every day tanya ... not because of this hussy either.

Posted by: melly | October 31, 2002 01:23 PM

When was the last time you linked me? And you freaking went to the bathroom last night and I waited twenty minutes for you, sitting there playing with myself. That must have been some dump you took.

Tart.

Posted by: michele | October 31, 2002 01:24 PM

You did not wait twenty minutes, but to answer your questions:

A) when I get back from tulsa, and B) yes, he is adorable. I would pinch his cheeks but he's from Long Island, and you people are just mean.

MEEEEEEEAN.

Posted by: melly | October 31, 2002 04:22 PM

Oh. So THAT'S where all my readers went.

Posted by: Meryl Yourish | October 31, 2002 05:15 PM

No hits from my site? That's sad. :(

Posted by: RedDwarf | October 31, 2002 07:17 PM

I do get a lot of hits from your site. And everyone should go there because it's a FANTASTIC site.

Posted by: michele | October 31, 2002 07:26 PM

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Too little too late! Haha.

Posted by: RedDwarf | October 31, 2002 07:35 PM