I am always intrigued by why some posts are popular and some are not. It is an interesting science. Is it the day of the week? The title of the post? The photo that introduces it? How many events you submit it to?
In my work, in the business that I run, we are always always looking at what was in organisations and moving them into what is possible. Reviewing the past, extracting the lessons, moving into the future.
I love reviewing the past. I love the richness that it holds. I love its lessons. I love the tapestry that it weaves over time. I love the eternalness of the past.
I love moving into the future, creating and recreating. Moving, adjusting, tuning. Discovering, changing. Becoming. becoming.
I love most the present, the being that is because of the past. The being that is, that will create the future. The agelessness of the present. The sense of timelessness, of oneness, of being both the past AND the future. The contentment of the present, all is right, all is well, all is everything.
Reviewing the past month, then, how fascinating that the post on Simplicity has been the most popular post in the past 30 days. Fascinating.
Here are the top dozen posts from the past month in order:
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The bottom three posts (in order of reducing popularity) are :
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Can you see a pattern?
Other Posts:
10 responses so far ↓
Nags // December 6, 2007 at 8:04 pm |
this is one of my most fave topic to obsess over, too
I have no idea. but the top post in my blog is a simple kerala meal, and i think overall thats a very catchy title. i had also sent it for an event so dont know if that site is immensely popular and people click in a lot..
nice post.. let me know your findings
Peter // December 6, 2007 at 10:41 pm |
I too have wondered about this and we’ll never know. What we deem to be a good idea can flop and what we think is a so-s0 idea can be received with great accolades.
Rina // December 7, 2007 at 5:25 am |
Those are cool ones. Offcourse to go!!!!
hannehanne // December 7, 2007 at 8:20 am |
It IS crazy, isn’t it? I have yet to find any logic in the popularity of posts. I love the vibrant collection of pictures in this post (I can see why it’s getting some attention!).
Suma Gandlur // December 7, 2007 at 9:36 am |
What you mentioned has been a puzzle to me as well.
Very pretty pics. I love all of them.
Suganya // December 7, 2007 at 10:42 am |
Now this post will attract much attention too as this is a question that is nagging on all our minds. A post that you don’t put so much work into gathers much attention while others surprisingly flop.
There are few factors I believe. For instance, now being Christmas season, baked goods turn people’s heads. If the post stars anything authentic or traditional, people like it.
If there are any more findings, do share it with us.
swirlingnotions // December 7, 2007 at 10:45 am |
I just love how you turn your posts into a collage. How cool. Great thoughts . . . and now I’m looking forward to reading your post on simplicity.
Funny . . . I have a photo I took in October of my daughter poking her head through a pumpkin “template” at a pumpkin patch that looks so much like the one above . . .
VegeYum // December 7, 2007 at 4:40 pm |
It is unpredictable, I think. For instance this post has attracted
twicethrice as much attention as my last one – a wonderful delicious luscious dessert using star anise. Go figure…Just to let you know, yesterday when I posted this, it was a record day for me, with a blog only 3 months old. When you all commented about quick posts sometimes attracting more attention than carefully planned, shopped for, cooked, photographed, researched, laid out and entered posts, you were all so very right.
It will be interesting to watch Dec. figures, as firstly I am in a part of the world that has a HOT Xmas, sometimes over 40 degrees Celcius, and secondly as a Hindu I don’t celebrate Xmas quite the same way (watch for my Pancha Ganapati celebrations). Nothing tradition here during December. Just hot weather, cold wine, beach, cricket and good good Aussie food. Oh, and my family will be here from London (including the little Imp whose photo is at the top of the page).
Thanks everyone for your interest. So nice to know that I am not alone, that it is a problem shared and a universal puzzle.
Erika // December 8, 2007 at 12:00 am |
I have often wondered the same thing, but never put it into words. Nice to read your post and like the cucumber salad photo.
myfrenchkitchen // December 9, 2007 at 2:59 pm |
This is indeed intriguing! In a way it has taught me never to expect or assume anything in life.
I remember my hot South African summers, so different form the cold European ones we have now, the biggest difference being the fact that in SA, December meant SUMMER HOLIDAYS, wiht everyhting you’ve mentioned…beaches, cricket, suntan lotions..
Nice post, enjoy December!
ronell