It’s not exactly earth-shattering, but I was still tickled today to discover (thanks to an automated Google ego-search) that my main website, edwardwillett.com, is ranked sixth by Alexa in Arts>Literature>World Literature>Canadian>Authors. I’m just behind playwright Norm Foster (whom I got to see performing in one of his own plays in Kincardine, Ontario, the summer before …
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Return of the popular search list: spider goats still rule!
I haven’t done this for a while: here are the top 15 searches among the last 4,000 visitors to edwardwillett.com, with links to the pages on my site they have led people to…and, yes, even though it’s been weeks since I posted such a list, spider goats continue to rule the roost! spider goatsspider goattime …
"How many books have you written?"
It’s a question I keep getting asked. In Yorkton last year at a library reading a local reporter showed up and asked me. I said “more than 30.” She gave me a withering look of scorn and said in a rather hostile and sarcastic tone (an odd attitude for a reporter to take with an …
The ten most popular entry pages…
…to my main website, edwardwillett.com, are currently: https://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/animalemotions.htmhttps://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/footballphysics.htmhttps://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/soccer.htmhttps://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/spidergoats.htmhttps://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/shoobird.htmhttps://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/skunks.htmhttps://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/pimples.htmhttps://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/golftech.htmhttps://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/uselessbodyparts.htmhttps://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/driving.htm Just thought you’d want to know.
"The Spider-Goat Clones of Montreal," revisited
Every day or two I check the SiteMeter stats for edwardwillett.com, and today I noticed my visits were around 200 higher than I would expect (I usually get 350 to 450 visitors each day, but today I’m up over 600). A check revealed that the extra traffic is coming from people searching for “spider goat” …
Odd search terms and how they found me
Usually I post a list of the top search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com. This week I thought I’d post some of the strangest search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com. You sometimes have to wonder what the searchers were really looking for. I’ve left the original search linked to the term. “most famous cows” – …
Hamoukar heads the list…
…of top search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com over the last week or so. I suspect that’s because this ancient city was back in the news with new archaeological finds being announced. Here are the current leaders, with links to where they take you on the site: 75 hamoukar 39 time perception 28 curling rock …
Another week, another bunch of statistics
The current top 15 (I know, there are more than 15, but that’s because of a tie) search terms bringing people to Edward Willett’s Intergalactic Library, with links to where they lead, are (drum roll, please): 38 physics of football 27 how to make french fries 26 time perception 26 hamoukar 21 spider goat 21 …
Flying reindeer continue to fly high…
…atop this week’s list of search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com, a.k.a. Edward Willett’s Intergalactic Library. Here are the top 15, with links to where they take you on the site: 63 flying reindeer 54 christmas chemistry 31 animal intelligence 29 chemistry christmas 28 collosal squid 25 christmas physics 24 let it snow 20 hygiene …
How many novels do you have to write before you sell one?
To find out, SF writer Tobias S. Buckell ran an entirely unscientific but still illuminating poll at his blog, and has posted the results. Here’s the core: 32% wrote one novel13% wrote two11% wrote 38% wrote 49% wrote 53% wrote 613% wrote 7 or more novels6% wrote some short fiction first5% wrote a ton of …
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
…when five of the top 15 (I know, there are more than 15 listed here, but some of them tied) search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com relate to Christmas. Here are the terms and (new feature!) the links they take you to on my main site: 42 flying reindeer 40 christmas chemistry 32 animal intelligence …
Animal intelligence and the hygiene hypothesis: this week’s top search terms
“Animal intelligence” continues to lead the pack of search terms bringing people to my main site, and you could lump that together with “animal emotions” for a truly commanding lead. Making a first appearance is a seasonal favorite, “flying reindeer.” Good old “spider goat” is still on the list, and other old favorites. Here are …
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