Friday, February 19, 2010

Sucker for Stats

What blogger doesn't love stats on her own blog? Tracking minutes spent reading, comments posted, reader locations, and IP addresses is a blast!

Ok, so maybe I need to get out more.

But this amuses me.
demographics
Relative to the general Internet population, 25-34 year-olds, college-educated people, and childfree people are "greatly overrepresented" in my readership, while males and people who browse at home are "greatly underrepresented."

Who reads your blog? Or, if you don't have a blog, do you fit any of these categories as one of my readers?

23 comments:

Nancy said...

Tracking stats is awesome. I especially love seeing what people are Googling to land on my site. I interviewed comedienne Rachel Reenstra for her candidacy in the Murphy Goode winery contest, and now I get a lot of hits from people searching "Rachel Reenstra boobs." No joke. Sorry to disappoint, folks!

But my stat tracker doesn't cover demographics -- which app/plugin are you using?

Andi said...

Can you find all of this out through google analytics or are you using another program? Someone is going to have to educate me on finding IP addresses! (Wish we could do that on TN!) :) LOL.
I fit your demo except I have 2 babies :)

Emily said...

Oooh, my stats are not this fancy.

But except for my age (I'm only 24), I am basically your average reader.

mrsbumblebee said...

I'm 25, college educated, and childfree!!

That Girl said...

I wonder how your stat counter takes into account google reader - I know that seems to throw off a lot of them.

Serendipite said...

I think I need to upgrade my stat tracker! But that is cool, if not completely predictable. ;o)

wan said...

add me to the list of peeps who want to know what tracker you're using. that's super cool, says this fellow stats-tracking nerd.

Amber Marie said...

I fit your demo as I am 27, female, college educated, child free, BUT I read from home!

kenpen said...

29, masters degree, and child free. I read from home and work.

feminist gold digger said...

College-educated and child free representin'!

ssinca said...

check, check, and check!

Jessica said...

OMG, I'm totally a statistic.

Burp and Slurp~! said...

Whoa, that is some fancy stats!
I'm in college now, 22, female, and no children (thank freaking god).

40 years from now, I shall still be child-free...

Nads' Bakery said...

I have no idea who reads my blog!! Probably my friends and the occasional person I don't know! It would be fun to know..

Ann Marie said...

Next year I'll be one of your "old" readers, but as of now I fit that demographic.

Erin Palmer said...

Shooot. I don't think wordpress provides this entertaining information. I wish I could just snap my fingers and switch to blogger.

Kung Food Panda said...

Oh shit! That's me! :)

burumun said...

Haha, sweet, where did you get the stats from?
I don't think my Analytics does it, but maybe I just haven't looked enough. I only get off seeing keyword searches like "macin your own house"

amber said...

I fit into all 5 categories. Guess you could call me your stereotypical reader. ;)

Cheeks said...

What program do you use to track your viewers' demographics?

Da Fashionista said...

guilty as charged. awesome. i should figure out how to get those stats.

R said...

No one reads my blog anymore. That is my fault though. Has nothing to do with education levels or what's packed in their bathing suit area.

dapotato said...

stat nerd here loves this. i fit your average reader quite perfectly.

no one reads my blog anymore. wah wah. my/school's fault.

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