by Jason Joyner | Aug 13, 2007 | Blog, blogging, community, more blogging
My 15 year old nephew gave me a funny look on Saturday when I showed him how many people visit my blog via MapStats.
“I don’t get why people blog. That’s something I’ll never do.”
I didn’t smack him because he is 15 and has a big mouth, (actually, I don’t know what came over me – I usually take any or even no excuse to smack him) instead I shook my head at his lack of understanding.
It is pretty amazing how the blogosphere can create friendships. I guess I shouldn’t be amazed. I’m a computer geek and have done chatting, forums, etc. Anyway, I wanted to highlight a few new blogs that I’ve come to enjoy so we can all be one big happy family. Or drive each other nuts. Wait, isn’t that the same thing…
OK, on with the introductions:
Marcus Goodyear at Goodwordediting has good writing and business tips along with spiritual insight. He is a professional editor, so he knows his stuff and is worth checking out.
Mark Harbeson at Utter Drivel seems like he could be my twin – except that he likes the Philadelphia Eagles, so that would make him my evil twin (Go Cowboys!). He’s got a cute family and blogs about life and such.
Nicole Petrino-Salter over at Into the Fire. This is totally complimentary: she is like a prophetic voice to the world of Christian fiction, sometimes pointing out inconsistencies with the way CBA business is run and Kingdom living. Her posts are passionate and challenging.
Heather Goodman at L’Chaim (with a brand new look – way cool Heather!). Her writing is like a refreshing breeze to me. She describes herself as loving to twirl and dance on her smooth concrete floor. Her blog captures that joyful abandon IMO.
D. G. D. Davidson at SciFi Catholic. I don’t always agree with him (who said you always had to agree?). However, he always has intelligent posts and is great read. Guest posts by Snuffles the Dragon are worth the price of admission.
Hanna Sandvig at Hanna’s Life Is Cool. She’s another artistic type with interesting viewpoints. Make a point to check out her gallery of original art. Very nice work (I wish I could draw…).
These are some new folks I’m making a point to check out. Don’t forget about the “classics” – the folks in the sidebar on the right (Becky, you’re a “classic” now). When I get time these new friends will join the sidebar, but I wanted to showcase them today. Good stuff all around.
by Jason Joyner | Aug 13, 2007 | Blog, blogging, community, more blogging
My 15 year old nephew gave me a funny look on Saturday when I showed him how many people visit my blog via MapStats.
“I don’t get why people blog. That’s something I’ll never do.”
I didn’t smack him because he is 15 and has a big mouth, (actually, I don’t know what came over me – I usually take any or even no excuse to smack him) instead I shook my head at his lack of understanding.
It is pretty amazing how the blogosphere can create friendships. I guess I shouldn’t be amazed. I’m a computer geek and have done chatting, forums, etc. Anyway, I wanted to highlight a few new blogs that I’ve come to enjoy so we can all be one big happy family. Or drive each other nuts. Wait, isn’t that the same thing…
OK, on with the introductions:
Marcus Goodyear at Goodwordediting has good writing and business tips along with spiritual insight. He is a professional editor, so he knows his stuff and is worth checking out.
Mark Harbeson at Utter Drivel seems like he could be my twin – except that he likes the Philadelphia Eagles, so that would make him my evil twin (Go Cowboys!). He’s got a cute family and blogs about life and such.
Nicole Petrino-Salter over at Into the Fire. This is totally complimentary: she is like a prophetic voice to the world of Christian fiction, sometimes pointing out inconsistencies with the way CBA business is run and Kingdom living. Her posts are passionate and challenging.
Heather Goodman at L’Chaim (with a brand new look – way cool Heather!). Her writing is like a refreshing breeze to me. She describes herself as loving to twirl and dance on her smooth concrete floor. Her blog captures that joyful abandon IMO.
D. G. D. Davidson at SciFi Catholic. I don’t always agree with him (who said you always had to agree?). However, he always has intelligent posts and is great read. Guest posts by Snuffles the Dragon are worth the price of admission.
Hanna Sandvig at Hanna’s Life Is Cool. She’s another artistic type with interesting viewpoints. Make a point to check out her gallery of original art. Very nice work (I wish I could draw…).
These are some new folks I’m making a point to check out. Don’t forget about the “classics” – the folks in the sidebar on the right (Becky, you’re a “classic” now). When I get time these new friends will join the sidebar, but I wanted to showcase them today. Good stuff all around.
by Jason Joyner | Jul 27, 2007 | Blog, blogging, more blogging
Yeah, this seems about right:
75%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?
Hat tip to Robby Mac
by Jason Joyner | Jul 27, 2007 | Blog, blogging, more blogging
Yeah, this seems about right:
75%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?
Hat tip to Robby Mac
by Jason Joyner | Jul 26, 2007 | Blog, blogging, goofiness
If you have a blog, I highly recommend utilizing a service like Blogflux’s MapStats. It tracks where people are from who are visiting your blog, what brought them there (like a referring page), or what they were searching for on Google. It’s cool to see people from around the world end up at Spoiled for the Ordinary.
I put the widget in my blog when I returned from Germany last year. I posted some pics from the Calling All Nations event we went to, and my link got posted on the website. So last July and August I received a ton of hits, with a majority of them international. Cool. For a while my traffic dropped in the fall as that link faded on that site, but it has been climbing since January.
I think the funniest thing about MapStats is checking out what search phrase people used to end up at this blog. Some of them make sense. “Jason Joyner,” “Spoiled for the Ordinary” are at the top. My #2 search phrase is my review of the Song of Albion series by Stephen Lawhead for one of the first CSFF tours. Now I’m on the first page of Google for that phrase. I posted about the NBC show Heroes when it first started, so I got a lot of hits from that last fall. Not as many now, as I don’t follow the show. There are phrases for books I’ve reviewed. I can understand why people would search for these things.
However…there are some pretty goofy things that I’ve had visits from:
Vick’s Vapor Rub Expiration Date – I’ve had several searches for this! Hope they liked my tale of woe.
David Crowder and Evil Squirrels – Enough said.
Dinosaur ninjas – Um…yeah. Why would someone be searching for this anyway (and how did I end up posting about it?) My only guess is that it somehow involves John C. Wright.
One person came here looking for “spoiled teenager help”. I can see how they’d be confused. Here’s my advice: smack ’em, they probably earned it somewhere.
And my personal favorite: “cramer short squeeze tmy april 2007”. I have no idea what they wanted or what they found here. I can only hope it wasn’t for nefarious purposes.
If you don’t have this widget, plug it in. It’s easy, and it’s good fun.
by Jason Joyner | Jul 26, 2007 | Blog, blogging, goofiness
If you have a blog, I highly recommend utilizing a service like Blogflux’s MapStats. It tracks where people are from who are visiting your blog, what brought them there (like a referring page), or what they were searching for on Google. It’s cool to see people from around the world end up at Spoiled for the Ordinary.
I put the widget in my blog when I returned from Germany last year. I posted some pics from the Calling All Nations event we went to, and my link got posted on the website. So last July and August I received a ton of hits, with a majority of them international. Cool. For a while my traffic dropped in the fall as that link faded on that site, but it has been climbing since January.
I think the funniest thing about MapStats is checking out what search phrase people used to end up at this blog. Some of them make sense. “Jason Joyner,” “Spoiled for the Ordinary” are at the top. My #2 search phrase is my review of the Song of Albion series by Stephen Lawhead for one of the first CSFF tours. Now I’m on the first page of Google for that phrase. I posted about the NBC show Heroes when it first started, so I got a lot of hits from that last fall. Not as many now, as I don’t follow the show. There are phrases for books I’ve reviewed. I can understand why people would search for these things.
However…there are some pretty goofy things that I’ve had visits from:
Vick’s Vapor Rub Expiration Date – I’ve had several searches for this! Hope they liked my tale of woe.
David Crowder and Evil Squirrels – Enough said.
Dinosaur ninjas – Um…yeah. Why would someone be searching for this anyway (and how did I end up posting about it?) My only guess is that it somehow involves John C. Wright.
One person came here looking for “spoiled teenager help”. I can see how they’d be confused. Here’s my advice: smack ’em, they probably earned it somewhere.
And my personal favorite: “cramer short squeeze tmy april 2007”. I have no idea what they wanted or what they found here. I can only hope it wasn’t for nefarious purposes.
If you don’t have this widget, plug it in. It’s easy, and it’s good fun.
