Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at 8:46 AM
States of Mind
Posted in Blog Management
Since starting to watch visitors come in
a little over a month ago, I've been thrilled to see people come here
from all over the country and all over the world. This morning, someone
came in from Johannesburg, South Africa, over 9,000 miles away.
Now before anyone gets panicky, that's
all
I can see. That and some statistics about your browser, which helps me
design the page here. But I can see the states that visit here and
there are 6 states I've never seen on here:
- Alaska
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- and Wyoming
I feel like the kid who has every Star Wars action figure but Han Solo or the Coloradoan who has bagged every
14'er
except Long's Peak and Crestone Needle. I have to wonder if these
states just don't have any homeschooling dads. Yes, I know they're less
populous (that's the way I like 'em). Still, if you were to think of a
lifestyle suited to homeschooling, it would be
homesteading.
You don't have to run the kids seven miles to school in blizzards.
Instead, you do the sensible thing and stay home. Come to think of it,
that makes sense for nearly everyone.
Anyway...if you see homeschool dads wandering these states, send them my way!
12:40 PM - Ask and you shall receive. Welcome New Hampshire!
Comments
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 - very cool
Posted by Kristee
I saw the flags on your blog and thought it was very cool. I am new to blogging and not that great at it. I have been watching the trickle of traffic I get. Today an interesting thing occured. I blogged my frustration w/ Islam, Hamas and Muhammed cartoons. And within 5 mins. I get a vistor from Islamabad, Pakistan, after having zero traffic for days!
Blessings,
Kristee :o)
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Monday, February 13, 2006 - managing traffic
Posted by 2tidbits
How are you able to see where your traffic is coming from? I tried to download a hits counter that was suppose to do that for me, put it into the template code and nothing....i am so new at this lol...can you help me out?
~kristy.
http://homeschoolblogger.com/2tidbits
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - The Problem Is In The Details
Posted by SteveWalden
Hi Kristy of 2Tidbits,
I'd be happy to help you. I think the problem is in the details for implementing it.
I'm assuming you're using Site Meter. Once you've signed up for the service and selected your options, it will give you the htrml code for putting the site counter in your template. You should then copy and paste *all* of the html code they give you into the appropriate space in your template. You do this by clicking "Edit Template" link in your control panel and then scrolling down to the bottom and putting it between the page navigation and the end of your blog.
Once you have it visible on your blog, you should be able to click on the link, type in your username and password and be able to view your statistics.
If you have further questions, e-mail me at stevewalden@yahoo.com . Thanks!
Steve
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by maggieraye
I can't bring them in, but I can tell you that I know we have folks here from Alaska and NH. HomespunHearts and Alaska0girl are from Alaska and homeschoolingnascarmomma is from NH. Maybe you could go by and invite them to come see your site......
Have you been by MattMann's blog to see if you would be the first in your state to send him an email? He's collecting them for a school project.
And isn't that SiteMeter addictive. People from Australia, Belgium, the UK, Ireland have all been to my blog - wow! I never imagined, I could have such an impact for single moms and for the Lord with something as simple and trendy as a blog!
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