One of my favourite pastimes is checking out the weird search terms that has people land on my blog. Sure, some are useful, normal type ones {Suger, Salad Dressing, Thai Curry} but some just leave me shaking my head. Or worse, feeling a little sick in the stomach. Eeeek. Some beauties that have crossed my screen include;
- nude pics melissa
- is acid washing a car bad for it
- wife playing with husbads winky
- will the couch to 5km give me thinner/fitter/more toned/slimmer legs
- toned runners legs
- plus size ladies who love stuff
- nerd glasses with blue eyes
Do you know how to check this stuff out? It’s in wherever you monitor you stats; Blogger stats, WP stats, Google Analytics. But here’s a quick how to guide to make them easy to find.
Blogger;
- Go to Stats using the drop down list next to your blogs name
- When the page loads select traffic sources from the menu {under stats}
- Scroll down the page, under the referring sites etc and there it is. Search Keyword.
WordPress Stats {I use the Jetpack Plugin};
- Go to your stats page
- Look for Search Engine Terms
- The top few selections will be there, click on summaries to see them all.
Google Analytics;
- Log into your Analytics account
- Go to the standard reporting section {yours may appear, because I have a few sites linked, I have to click into the blog to get here}
- Go to Traffic Source
- Keyword should appear below the graph, if it doesn’t click on the word {left of the main content screen but not on the menu} to select it
- You can see View Full Report to see them ALL {that’s where the gold is}
So there you go. If you have a stats program in place you know what words people are searching to get to you. Any other questions, just leave them below. Ill do a follow up post if needed. but now the fun bit!