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October 01, 2004
Thanks For a Big SeptemberWell, others seem to be crowing about their traffic, so I'll join in. I really want to thank everyone who's coming to the site, and, of course, those wise, generous souls who've donated. And of course I need to thank all the bloggers who've been nice enough to link my nonsense from time to time. It's very gratifying, and it really helps keep me sane. I think Instapundit was dead-on when he said something like "When you're sick of yelling at your television, start a blog." Well, I was sick of yelling at my TV, and I was also sick of arguing with people -- friends, family -- about politics. The great thing about having a blog which a good number of people read is that I can now pose as one of those sweet-natured apolitical types in my real life. I don't have to argue with actual people anymore; I get it out of my system on my blog. One of these days, when I'm not so anonymous, I'd like to be in the early stages of an argument with someone and just walk away, telling my would-be opponent, "Eh, you're just completely ass-backwards wrong, as I explain in great detail on my blog." Son of Nixon (almost out of hiatus!) and I giggle each other up with that joke, but so far, I've not had the chance to use it in real life. One day. One day soon. In any event, I had a ridiculous 270,000 daily unique visitors in September, a number that Instapundit laughs at, but I'll take it gladly. 400,000 visits/pageviews in the past month, and I've finally cracked the top fifty by traffic on the Truth Laid Bear's ranking. Actually, it's a little better than that, since so many blogs are actually double-listed, first under an old address and then under the current one, as mine is. For a few days there, right after the Burkett forgery story broke, I managed top 25 and was even a Playful Primate-- briefly. Again, thanks for coming, and thanks for the tips and links you send me-- it sure makes this a lot easier to have the combined intelligence of several thousand sharp-eyed readers sifting through the day's hot stories. And thanks too for all the comments. I really like the liveliness of the comments, the jokes and the substantive arguments alike. Basically-- thanks. I can pretty much smell that Paula Zahn appearance. And soon thereafter, I will be America's most beloved television host, with lots of stunts and "wacky characters" spicing things up. And then -- dare I dream? -- the crazy blog-money that I'm doing all this for. Not Quite So Big as Imagined Update! Look, I don't really know what any of these stats mean, but I just want to make it clear that my "daily unique visitors" for the month of September seems to just be a total of each day's daily uniques, all added together -- which means that they're counted multiple times for the entire month. They're not monthly unique visitors, i.e., unique people who came at least once during the whole month. They're just all the daily visitors, summed up, multiply-counted. If there's a "monthly unique visitors" count on SiteMeter, I don't see it anywhere. If I had to guess at the number of unique visitors here in September, I'd guess around 60,000, maybe a few more, maybe 80,000. I know I got linked by big blogs who hadn't linked me before -- Hugh Hewitt, Laura Ingraham's web-site; and a couple of big blogs who link me infrequently -- Michelle Malkin, Instapundit, Beldar, Just One Minute, etc. -- but I don't really know for certain. (Allah and ASV link me more frequently, of course.) Anyway, just wanted to clear that up. Bill from INDC's first number seems to be his actual total count for uniques coming to his site for the whole month, which must be a lot bigger than mine. Update: Bill now says that the first number he was using was a goofball number he doesn't understand, whereas I was in fact using the commonly-accepted numbers for gauging monthly traffic. So it looks like my numbers were as big as I thought they were, at least as they're most-typically measured. Bill's first number seems to measure the same thing as mine; he deleted the old one. He's winning. For now. Sean Connery Impersonation ON: The game is afoot! Well that washh naughty, sshunsshhine. Pusshy Galore...? I mussht be dreaming. Sean Connery Impersonation OFF. posted by Ace at 02:38 PM
CommentsCongratulations Ace! You're getting big-time. Posted by: hobgoblin on October 1, 2004 02:59 PM
So you yearn to be Regis Philbin? Posted by: tomaig on October 1, 2004 03:02 PM
Ace-- Two things: First, much deserved congratulations. All your readers can say we knew you before you got big, like Nirvana, or Whoopi Goldberg. Second, I CALL DIBS ON BEING A WACKY CHARACTER. I can offer the following: -- Random odd Chris Elliot humor ala Letterman circa 1985. Anyways, if you need a sidekick, a wacky stagehand, or just a random walk-on to ask where the hell all the singing cats are, I'm your man. Cheers! P.S. Again, congrats on all the traffic! Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on October 1, 2004 03:10 PM
Ace, Thanks for the thank you. :) And congratulations - you have earned and deserve every one of your readers. "That Paula Zahn appearance" - Are you her stunt double? Max PS Please repost the Terasa = Elton photo. I want to e-mail it to some Portuguese Kerryites I know. Posted by: on October 1, 2004 03:30 PM
Teresa = Elton?! Ace, I'll hit the tip jar if you ignore Max. I don't think I could handle that one. Posted by: The Black Republican on October 1, 2004 03:40 PM
Dang, and I thought I'd hit the big time when I topped out at 4,600 last month. Congrats, Ace - keep up the good work! Posted by: marc on October 1, 2004 03:47 PM
Well-earned. Posted by: Bill from INDC on October 1, 2004 03:58 PM
Thanks. And Dave, I'll keep you mind as a "wacky character." As long as you don't mind wearing a bigfoot suit. Posted by: ace on October 1, 2004 04:02 PM
Ace-- Who needs a suit? ;-) Cheers, P.S. Didya see the picture of Kerry and Bush up on Drudge right now? Is it just me, or is Kerry wearing lipstick? Maybe this was after he kissed the Mrs.-- but man, first a manicure, now this. Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on October 1, 2004 04:16 PM
We wouldn't read you unless you were good, Ace! Posted by: Moonbat_One on October 1, 2004 04:44 PM
I know I got linked by big blogs who hadn't linked me before -- Hugh Hewitt, Laura Ingraham's web-site; and a couple of big blogs who link me infrequently -- Michelle Malkin, Instapundit, Beldar, Just One Minute, etc. -- but I don't really know for certain. Ah, Ace, you'll always be *big* to me. Er, I mean your *blog* will always be big to me. Just needed to clarify that. Posted by: Tongue Boy on October 1, 2004 05:02 PM
the combined intelligence of several thousand sharp-eyed readers That's a very Friedrich Hayek thing to say. In fact, you should tell Paula Zahn, "my blog functions on the Hayekian principle of combining the intelligence of several thousand sharp-eyed readers." That'll learn her. Posted by: George on October 1, 2004 05:27 PM
Oh, and you have the heart-felt thanks and affection of my wife and I. Keep up the good work. Posted by: George on October 1, 2004 05:29 PM
Thanks. Keep slicing like a hammer yourself. Posted by: ace on October 1, 2004 05:57 PM
hobgoblin, Thanks. I don't know about big-time, but it's nice to beat Filet-O-Fish. Tomaig, So you yearn to be Regis Philbin? Of course not. I see myself as a hilarious, well-respected television host with a palpable sexual charisma that radiates through the ether. Sort of like Byron Allen, or maybe Pat Sajak. Max Thank you for the thank you for the thank you. PS Please repost the Terasa = Elton photo. I want to e-mail it to some Portuguese Kerryites I know. But I can't, because the next guy offers me cash-money not to. I'm all about the cash-money. I'm just dying to sell out; my whole life I've just been waiting for someone to ask me to. TBR, Ignoring! (For now.)
Keep plugging away. I should link you more -- I should link a lot of people more, actually. Moonbat_One, Again, thanks. It's good to have you as a reader. Posted by: on October 1, 2004 06:05 PM
Snuggly? Snuggly?!?! Posted by: Joe R. the Unabrewer on October 1, 2004 08:10 PM
Yo, Ace; And congrats again on the great work! Paul Posted by: Light & Dark on October 2, 2004 08:35 PM
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