Have I Mentioned How Much I L<3VE Wyoming?

So some of you whiz kids’ websites are driven by data. You’ve got your blogs statistically humming.

ME? Not so much.

I use the site analytics data (data on who visits my website) to shape my website sorta like I use that chart that shows how teams are seeded when I fill out my fantasy picks.

Sure, that team may be ranked #4, but I don’t really have a good vibe about them (plus I don’t like their team colors). That sort of thing. (Hey, don’t knock my instincts. I’ve won several times, people.)

And sure A TON of people might’ve read that blog post about my husband NOT being a sports addict, but do I really want to be all ESPN-ish all the time? That would be a no.

So due to lack of data-love, I may lose out on some fantasy wins and some web readers.

I do remember to check the analytics from time to time though…when it occurs to me, for example, because Michael Forney asks me about it. Oh yeahhhh, analytics. That sounds vaguely familiar.

The following represents my professional, scientific analysis of the data since my site began:

Michigan (most visits)- Thank you. See that’s what I expect. Hometown love. Keep it coming.

California (2nd most visits)- Really? (scratches head) How is that possible? You’re like 2,000 miles–literally, a 1 day and 11 hour straight-drive–away according to Google maps. I guess I’ll blame Mike Foster and Jaime Taylor for stirring up some local web traffic.  They’re apparently more powerful than I realized. They’re the internet mafia of California.

Illinois (3rd most visits)- I’d like to think this is the in-laws bragging me up in Chi-town country. “Chuck just couldn’t have married a better girl.” They say, sincerely, right before jotting down my URL for random waitresses and grocery store clerks (okay, end of daydream).

Texas (4th most visits)- I have no explanation for this. In my humble opinion, I could not have less in common with the state of Texas. Perhaps my dad’s Southern Baptist mobsters are controlling the internet waves down there…

South Dakota (3rd least logins)- How could you? I thought we were friends. As a member of the 48 continguous states, it is your duty to out-visit Alaska.

Delaware and Vermont (Tie for 2nd least visits)- Hmmm. I’m gonna cut you some slack here. It could be every single person in DE and VT are tuning in, it’s just not creating any spikes. Cheers to the little guy!

Wyoming (least visits)- To be honest, Wyoming, you were like the lone state holding out on me for MONTHS. I couldn’t buy a hit from Wyoming. But lo and behold, a couple revolutionaries there have decided to check in from time to time. It’s time to step up, Wyoming. Let’s work on our relationship.

Have I mentioned how much I love Wyoming?