Can someone help me with this?
Whenever I check my stats, I always notice that the same 3 or 4 blogs – from more than a year ago, and not particularly my best – are constantly being opened by people in foreign countries.
I can’t believe that those clicking on these blogs are so infatuated with them that they keep reading the same few over and over again.
Do you experience the same thing?
If so, why does this keep happening? Are these “clickers-of-the-same-few-blogs” up to no good? (I haven’t noticed anything nefarious on my blog since it began five years ago.)
For
now, I’ve put these 4 blogs in “Private” mode so that they won’t be visible to
the public. Will see what this results in.
Any feedback will be appreciated. Thanks!
EttingerWriting.com 
bigskybuckeye
October 11, 2019
David, discovered my first time seeing a post reblogged to another country, Turkey, in yesterday. It was a Christian poem.
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dettinger47
October 11, 2019
Okay, thanks.
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dettinger47
October 11, 2019
Hi Big Sky. You may be on to something. I did a search for name of the blog, and notice that a church in the Midwest has linked to it. However, this was recently and does not account for the year-long viewing of them. I’ve had many posts re-blogged to other countries, but they don’t constantly get clicked on.
Will continue to investigate. Thanks for the input!
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bigskybuckeye
October 11, 2019
While I have views from around the world, this post is the first one reblogged. I think comment readers should note the difference between views and reblogs.
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dettinger47
October 11, 2019
True.
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mrsmariposa2014
October 11, 2019
Hmmm. I have noticed several foreign countries in my stats but haven’t seen a trend in which they look at. The main thing baffling me are every post gets a few likes and follows I wonder about once I look at the blog attached. Some seem to be simply promoting their own somethingd, others appear to hold a very different philosophy than I do. I don’t want to say they weren’t genuine likes or follows. I can always hope God is opening a door
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dettinger47
October 11, 2019
Regarding my “foreign-read” blogs, I have tons of those, but it’s these particular ones I can’t understand.
Regarding the other topic you’ve brought up, I’m with you. Sometimes I’ll just check out someone I got a “like” from and notice they have nothing in common with anything I’ve written. I think, like you said, they are promoting their own blog, hoping to get a click in return for their click.
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mrsmariposa2014
October 11, 2019
Oops. Wasn’t done. To continue… but, I wonder if they have something else up their sleeves. Sigh. I worry that sounds untrusting?
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dettinger47
October 11, 2019
Yes, they do have something up their sleeves. Nothing nefarious, just trying to add to their view totals whether people read their posts or not.
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mrsmariposa2014
October 11, 2019
Ah. That makes sense. Thank you.
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dettinger47
October 11, 2019
I’m a skeptic, so I’m always going to go with the “glass half-empty” viewpoint! Take what I say with a grain of salt (or whatever that cliche is).
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mrsmariposa2014
October 11, 2019
I understand. I can be a skeptic, too. ☺️
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Kim Petitt
October 11, 2019
I read that United States doesn’t use the internet the most. Interesting right? According to research China and India surpass the United States when it comes to Internet usage. Getting people to visit our blog is a difficult task, but foreigners seem to be checking us out. I get views from the United Kingdom.
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dettinger47
October 11, 2019
Interesting. Thank you, Kim.
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Blue Collar Theologian
October 12, 2019
David, thank you for sharing this! I have nothing to offer other than my sincerest thanks for sharing this information!! Blessings, Mandy
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dettinger47
October 12, 2019
Thank you, Mandy.
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seekingdivineperspective
October 12, 2019
Same here. I’m technologically challenged, so you won’t get much help from me, I’m afraid.
I noticed today that I was getting “likes” on something I thought I had scheduled for next week, but I guess it got posted yesterday. I rescheduled it, hope that doesn’t mess up anything. Interesting point about a church’s linking to a post. Maybe that’s what’s happening with an old post of mine that keeps getting new viewers. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy about it, because it is one that makes salvation very clear, and as far as I’m concerned, whoever needs to read it is more than welcome.
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dettinger47
October 13, 2019
Thank you for your feedback!
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