Now first of all, I'm not half as smart as I think I am. Secondly , I've been fooled before.
As a blogger I have a counter on my blog which gives me all kinds of information. At the end of July I noticed a reader who visited Hiawatha House a dozen or more times a day. I was pleased as it boosted my numbers. It appeared that this reader was steadily reading my whole blog. A reader who will find you and proceed to read your whole blog is valued. Everyday the visitor appeared a dozen or more times .
Two nights ago the bubble burst. I found out the nice reader was me! I don't like to count myself when I write or read other blogs. I had blocked my cookie before so that my visits to the blog were not counted by the counter. How my cookie became unblocked I don't know.
It was quiet flattering to have a reader who makes quite a few visits. However, I was fooled as I did not recognize my IP number or suspect the visitor was me.
I have found that I cannot block my own IP address on the iPad for some reason and so any time I look at my blog on it, I'm counted. Makes me crazy.
ReplyDeleteYes, I feel like I'm cheating when I count my own. This one surprised me as I had it blocked. I have "revived" my system and know that I have to block the cookie again. So what happened this time is a mystery to me.
ReplyDeleteI've often wondered who reads my blog. I put Maploco on and if I click on that it shows me where the readers at least come from.
ReplyDeleteI use stat counter and it also tells me where people come from. One mystifying thing is that you never show up on stat counter. I sometimes wonder how many others don't show up on stat counter.
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