Since I only started my blog two weeks ago, there really isn’t much in my kimono right now. I also haven’t decided if I want to upgrade to the WordPress custom CSS editor which also allows web analytics tracking code, so I have very little data to work with. Nevertheless, as an attempt to write about something unrelated to food (because this is not just a food blog 
), I will open my kimono to satisfy your longing curiosity.
This might be a good time to mention that I am fascinated with web analytics. I always thought I was more of a creative person, but working with web analytics in the past year has really awakened the nerd in me. I should also mention that I love Excel. These two are like peanut butter and jelly so you can’t love one without the other.
Web traffic for my blog (unique visits)
Notice the two spikes in traffic. First one was when I emailed my friends about my new blog. Thank you people for the support! Second spike was today when I posted my URL as my gchat status. Still I can’t help but wonder where the other visits are from since I didn’t email that many people on the 2nd day. This pattern also gave me some ideas on how to attract more visitors, but more on that later when I actually try them out.
Now that’s just funny. Whoever searched “blouse wet” and landed on my site must have been thoroughly disappointed. That can be said about the person looking for the “fattest bird in the world 2009″, although I am certain my Aussie bird can hold its own. What’s interesting is even someone who searched a term as generic as “bird” found my site.
So there is a lesson to be learned here. Two, actually. While I’ve focused on really generic topics like food, I’ve neglected the long-tail keywords that have inadvertently brought traffic to my blog. The big BUT is, do I want people to come to my blog for the sake of looking at a photo? What’s the point if most people land on my blog from a random search of a photo and leaves right away (high bounce rate and low stickiness)? Is it about time I stick to a theme or two on my blog so my visitors are not as random as I am?
Now for the 1% of you who have a blog or site AND know what I’m talking about, maybe this will get you to think about using web analytics (free tool from Google to start). If you don’t have a site and would like to see more fascinating data unfold, please send over a $15 gift through WordPress. 
