Excessive views (801 in 4 hours)
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Ridiculous. I cannot imagine how I could possibly go from an average of around 100 views a day to 801 views for just one of my recipes (a relatively older one) in the last 4-5 hours. And it keeps climbing. As for those viewing, whereas in the past it’s usually around 1.5 to 2 views per visitor, it’s now averaging over 9.
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1) How is this a problem? your blog will not go down or be hacked. It’s a problem when stats go down. It’s not a problem when they go up.
2) What do your Referrers say on the stats page? That will tell you where the hits are coming from.
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It just doesn’t seem possible–as if there’s some bug (and yes, I’m computer un-savvy). All but 2 of the views originate from Yahoo Image Search, and they’re for one recipe which came out quite tasty, but not that tasty :) It’s now up to 939 views…
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Then it’s related to something I reported a couple of days ago. Yahoo Image Search is apparently now ranking WP.com very highly, but only for a short period of time (in my case, two hours every day). It’s a strange thing, but not a problem. Our blogs can easily handle thousands of hits an hour. It’s a good thing.
You may want to edit that post and add a link to the top of your blog or some featured posts, in the “You may also like” style of some lists. It’s a good opportunity to gain fans. If you have fresh, relevant content then you can often retain up to 10% of your viral viewers.
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Wow, thank you for taking the time to answer my call for help. It’s great to have an explanation. And I appreciate your advice on capturing some of the viewers. You’ve been incredibly helpful.
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