Oct 212009
I used to check my blog statistics every day, but that started to feel like I was feeding my inner narcissist, so I let a whole year go by before looking at them again. I finally allowed myself a peek at Sitemeter stats a couple days ago and discovered that, over the last twelve months, traffic to the Floor actually peaked last October with approximately 2,500 hits that month. Since then, I seem to have settled into the 1,500-1,700 range of hits per month. Not bad, but I’m still getting less hits than some grandmother in Ohio who posts the many hijinks of her cats.
So my question for all of you is this: how can I attract enough hits to pull me out of the blogosphere’s basement? I’ve been kicking around a few ideas.
- Fishnets of the Day (readers submit alluring photos of themselves in fishnets and I publish my favorites)
- Bon Appetit (a weekly feature in which I post video of me sticking assorted disgusting fare–insects, roadkill, Velveeta–into the blender and down my g-tube with a big smile on my face)
- Moonlighting (I take up a second job and blog about my experiences. Possible careers could include medical test subject, strip club D.J., or private investigator)
- Since You Asked (a regular advice column in which readers send me questions and I do my best to pretend I have a clue)
Thoughts? Suggestions?
I’d definitely go with the advice column.
Reply to comments, thus making the whole 19th Floor more interactive?
My Uncle used to swallow anything with six legs or more for $25. But, no, not with fishnets, velveeta or a g-tube.
I vote for the advice column, the mysteries of life are so perplexing!
You could always get a cat.
You definitely don’t want to see me in fishnets.