Transfer-Wk 15,Mon-Web Statistics

As stated previously, I started this blog mostly to document my unique experience in therapy, and possibly provide some hope and inspiration to others ... assuming I'm successful of course.

Having said that, this is a pointless waste of time if nobody is reading it. So I do try to promote my blog, and watch my web stats (as dismal as they are).

In watching my web stats however, I noticed something interesting. During the Phase I part of my blog, I discussed how stuttering has effected my life, and the blog was predominantly negative. And I got a lot of comments on how I should lighten up. One person I met not only told me my blog was negative but said he thought I might show up with a gun! lol ... trust me ... that's not my style.

With regards to my web stats however, I noticed a steady increase in traffic. Until I started my therapy, where I witnessed my web stats top out and quickly drop off once I entered Phase II & III of this blog. I thought these would be my most interesting posts ... this is when I thought things would start to pick up. I interpret this one of 2 things; a) people lost interest when I stopped whining about my problems, or b) my therapy posts were just too dry. I’m leaning towards the whining theory though, since my traffic continued to drop even after therapy ended.

Anyway, as you can see by my stats below; a) there isn't much interest in a blog about stuttering, and b) I'm steadily increasing again and back to Phase I levels. So that's nice.

I receive visits from several countries around the world, most notably, several regular visitors in the Toronto area, United States, UK, New Zealand, Hungary, Pakistan, and France. But also semi-regular / occasional visits from; Australia, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, India, Spain, Ireland, Latvia, Bulgaria, Israel, Italy, Belgium, Norway, Malaysia, Japan, Slovenia, Denmark, Kuwait, Mexico, Sweden, Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands, South Africa, Finland, Singapore, Chile, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Portugal, Peru, Bahamas, Iran, Croatia, Cyprus, and Thailand.

People tend to visit repeatedly when they first find my blog. I assume they're reading all the archives ... I've written a lot since September. So this is a positive thing.

And only about 25-30% of my visits are referred from search engines and other sites. This means most people have bookmarked me and are proactive repeat visitors. So I'm interpreting that as very positive thing.

Phase	Week	Unique Visits (first 4-5 wks missing)
I	Week 39	74	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I	Week 40	82	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I	Week 41	107	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
II	Week 42	106	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
II	Week 43	100	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
II	Week 44	74	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 45	48	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 46	61	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 47	55	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 48	31	XXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 49	42	XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 50	30	XXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 51	62	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 52	38	XXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 01	77	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 02	49	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 03	82	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 04	91	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 05	91	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
III	Week 06	118	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

By the way, a Unique Visit is when the reader first comes to the site. If the reader reads comments and archives for 4 hours, they will still only show up as one unique visit. But if they leave, and come back 5 minutes later, it counts as a second unique visit.

Anyway, I just wanted to thank everybody for continuing to read what I have to say and supporting me in my journey.

Sincerely,
John MacIntyre

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Not meant as advice, please find a qualified therapist if you are interested in similar therapy.