tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post272034180312941698..comments2024-03-29T03:42:52.885-04:00Comments on Supernatural Snark: More Than Numbers: Blogger StatisticsJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-58424085775372614302012-04-10T18:08:16.167-04:002012-04-10T18:08:16.167-04:00Your conversation with your husband nearly made me...Your conversation with your husband nearly made me pee my pants from laughter! It is almost verbatim the convo's Kelli and I have had with our spouses... and she texts me the line "I'm on ledge... epic fail about XXX"... I just love reading Melissa's and your blog's they ALWAYS make me say something like "That's what I thought too"Natalie (Id So Rather Be Reading)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04124985630809928473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-37442578491583483882012-04-08T20:55:10.960-04:002012-04-08T20:55:10.960-04:00Hey there Bookish blogging BFF/real life BFF! I ag...Hey there Bookish blogging BFF/real life BFF! I agree, it does help to have you to chat with about all things books and blogs. :)Chrystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17960209705110683101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-56884995806901471402012-04-08T20:54:16.757-04:002012-04-08T20:54:16.757-04:00PS I love the look and feel of your blog... just f...PS I love the look and feel of your blog... just felt you needed to know that too. I love your header and the colours. Such a wonderful place to stop by. :)Chrystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17960209705110683101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-27491079022397828632012-04-08T20:53:03.482-04:002012-04-08T20:53:03.482-04:00Self doubt is a wicked thing. And I am filled with...Self doubt is a wicked thing. And I am filled with it - ALL THE TIME. I worry that my blog doesn't look good enough, that I have too much on my sidebars/not enough on my sidebars, that my turn around for reviewing books is becoming too slow as I keep getting further and further behind in my reading, etc. I could go on forever. THEN, I realized that I started blogging to share my thoughts, be creative and meet new people. So then I feel better and only worry about what makes me happy and not what makes others happy. So if I get stuck at 516 followers for the rest of my blogging career, but I have an amazing group of followers then so be it, but I won't worry about those darn stats anymore. I'm not earning an income from it, so stats don't really matter as much to me as it would to someone blogging about a topic that is their only source of income. *sigh*<br /><br />Great discussion post. But I felt the same as you and I'm pretty sure I have the same discussions with my hubby - he just doesn't get it at all. LOL <br /><br />:)Chrystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17960209705110683101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-68128113137529880522012-04-08T20:48:16.842-04:002012-04-08T20:48:16.842-04:00This is such a great post, it makes me feel better...This is such a great post, it makes me feel better knowing I'm not the only one who worries about these things! Your blog is awesome, and I thoroughly enjoy every moment I spend browsing through your posts!<br /><br />Rejection is hard to deal with, when I got my first "rejected" from NetGalley I felt like crying! I didn't understand why.<br /><br />I love the convo between you and your hubby.. lol I have similar convo's with mine that end up with him running away to hide as well LOL.. and I'm glad I have a bookish blogging BFF and amazing blog friends who understand!Aislynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459106763287558565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-61608604554776670172012-04-08T10:40:40.960-04:002012-04-08T10:40:40.960-04:00I loved reading and your conversation with your hu...I loved reading and your conversation with your husband made me laugh. I have always approached publishers in a way that says whilst I might not be a huge blog, I am influencial. I know people buy books because of me because they've told me. That makes me happy. I chat to a lot of the publicists on Twitter and play iPhone games with them now so I think they can see me as a person just as I do for them. Maybe it is a lot easier in the UK though, less of us and it seems just as many books needing shouting about!Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377404526123600035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-17016489634652578112012-04-07T21:40:37.417-04:002012-04-07T21:40:37.417-04:00I enjoyed this post, a lot. It's well written,...I enjoyed this post, a lot. It's well written, amusing and shows me that even those who don't actually write the books have similar insecurities. I feel the same way when a review blogger doesn't reply to my emails, or says they can't review my book, or says that they will, but never do. As a reviewer myself, I understand the second point, but not the other two.<br /><br />I agree that stats aren't the most important thing, but they do show me which of my posts are the most popular & that lets me know what my readers most want me to write about. They also show me that my blog popularity is growing steadily, and all that's handy to know. It sounds like you have a huge readership, so you can pretty much laugh at those insecurities and not let them get your down..Tahlia Newlandhttp://tahlianewland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-57505725652375303142012-04-07T15:03:16.462-04:002012-04-07T15:03:16.462-04:00Blogging stats is also a really sensitive topic fo...Blogging stats is also a really sensitive topic for me as well. It's sort of secretive. I don't like looking at things like a competition, especially if it's something as personal as blogging. I know tons of blogs with billions of followers and hundreds of comments, and sometimes I feel so small in comparison, but when it comes down to it, I just love blogging. I love reading, talking about books, reviewing books, letting others know whether I liked a certain novel or not... I don't think stats are an accurate perception of a blog at all. It's quality over quantity to me. Sometimes, I see some people with stats sky high and overflowing mailboxes and think, "What does their blog have that I don't?" But then again, it doesn't matter all that much. Blogging stats is a topic that can be blown out of proportion, but to be honest, it's not exactly THAT big of a deal. Love your post, Jenny!<br /><br />Random note: I see that you're reading The Temptation. It looks so fantastic, but I haven't seen any reviews of it on my dashboard! Ah! I hope it's as good as I hope it is. :)Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678009807863670317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-51181120578906418442012-04-07T12:54:34.721-04:002012-04-07T12:54:34.721-04:00I have similar conversations with my hubby, and al...I have similar conversations with my hubby, and also major doubts about myself as a blogger. I'm really glad to see that I'm not the only one. I try to take it in stride when I get a rejection or never hear back from a publisher. I let it eat at me for a bit, then I remember the stage of books I need to read. lol! But you shouldn't fear, because you are an amazingly awesome blogger!!Christy @ TheReaderBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-9129147696790091632012-04-07T12:15:41.818-04:002012-04-07T12:15:41.818-04:00I've been dying to comment on this post since ...I've been dying to comment on this post since I read it Thursday night (3 hour time difference, LOL) but I hate posting from my phone, so it's taken me this long to do it. <br /><br />I get the whole feeling. I'm to the point where I don't even want to pay attention to it because it makes me want to cry. My skin is so thin, it's not even funny. And like you I make up all sorts of reasons why I may get rejected for something. First time I was ever rejected on NetGalley was by Disney Hyperion. EFFING DISNEY! They told me to go read their standards for reviewers again because I didn't fit them. Funny thing is I did reread them and I fit every single point. Then I thought, well maybe it's because I don't have a facebook and I was like "fine! Screw you Disney! I'm not opening a facebook just to make you happy. You can kiss it." Although, there were some worse words going through my head. That was the first rejection and I must say it stung the worst of all.<br /><br />You know what the stupidest part about it is? I could sit her (or vice versa) and tell you how much I love you and your blog (which you know I do, because you're made of awesome and fun and funny and just everything) but it doesn't mean you'll believe me. I know when people tell me that all I can think is, "but I got rejected!" or "but I only have 464 followers" or "but my page views aren't that high". Then again, my self-confidence has never been that great. (I'd like to blame high school *shakes fist at high school*)<br /><br />Anyway, I could ramble on forever, as you well know. The only thing I can really say is at least we have each other. At least we can all suck together. Because it means everything getting emails, tweets and texts from my friends. They're are the WIN that gets me through the suck of blogging. I love you. That is all.Jen (@ Jens Book Closet)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02339586413882184139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-92025608262035993332012-04-07T11:26:45.477-04:002012-04-07T11:26:45.477-04:00Great post, Jenny! Getting denied on Netgalley, we...Great post, Jenny! Getting denied on Netgalley, well, sucks. I get denied all the time! It's especially hard when you see other bloggers getting that same book from Netgalley and thinking, "Why couldn't I get that?!" <br /><br />Whenever I start thinking that my blog isn't the most popular, or the best or the most whatever, I just have to remind myself that I'm doing it for the books and the readers who read my blog. I force myself not to look at my stats...:) Again, fantastic post!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759357304282824200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-44033003977864400832012-04-07T00:01:03.604-04:002012-04-07T00:01:03.604-04:00Good for you:):) Most days I'm really happy to...Good for you:):) Most days I'm really happy too, it's just every once in a while that I have a mini meltdown before I regroup and get back to being happy:)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-25198436499866686802012-04-07T00:00:18.736-04:002012-04-07T00:00:18.736-04:00I left you a whole big comment on your post wherei...I left you a whole big comment on your post wherein I told you you said much more succinctly what I was trying to say with my 35920934820935820 word ramble:) And I think Disney has rejected bloggers entirely, I'm almost positive it says in their review criteria now that they're not accepting requests from bloggers. I have no idea why.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-7779697000585011032012-04-06T23:58:49.235-04:002012-04-06T23:58:49.235-04:00Thanks Z! You know I adore you and yours as well:)...Thanks Z! You know I adore you and yours as well:) I'm chock-full of blogger love! In the past I really haven't been all that concerned with stats either, even when I volunteered them to publishers when making requests. I just sent them off and hoped for the best! There have just been a couple things lately that have caused me to wonder if those numbers are gaining in importance. And I feel you on the NetGalley rejections, those hurt every time even though I know they shouldn't!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-66317755012993385802012-04-06T23:56:12.749-04:002012-04-06T23:56:12.749-04:00Being rejected on NetGalley definitely blows:) Par...Being rejected on NetGalley definitely blows:) Part of it is that we're given no reason for the rejection so my mind concocts craziness like the above and I come up with a ridiculous number of possibilities for why I was rejected, each less logical than the last. I'm kind of awesome like that ;-) Thanks for the kind words, hugs back!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-56192758744701082982012-04-06T23:54:25.364-04:002012-04-06T23:54:25.364-04:00Thanks Savy!Thanks Savy!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-14550794885145273862012-04-06T23:53:44.538-04:002012-04-06T23:53:44.538-04:00I will hold you any time you ask me to woman. *run...I will hold you any time you ask me to woman. *runs to Melissa with open arms*Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-50895536698034332672012-04-06T23:52:57.796-04:002012-04-06T23:52:57.796-04:00Hey Denise! Thanks for commenting:) I can't sp...Hey Denise! Thanks for commenting:) I can't speak for all bloggers, but I think for majority of us it's the content of our blogs and the love of books and fellow book lovers that drives us, and this post was in no way meant to state otherwise. At the same time though, I think most bloggers like to have goals for growing the blog - things they'd like to achieve, and for me, that includes forming relationships with authors and publishers, and that's where stats can come into play. Not all the time by an means, but sometimes, and when they do, my confidence sometimes sustains a brutal blow. That's all I was saying:)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-61128087078827342632012-04-06T23:06:19.822-04:002012-04-06T23:06:19.822-04:00As a follower of blogs, I just love books, reviews...As a follower of blogs, I just love books, reviews, discussions about books, author interviews, and of course the contests. I follow a gazillion blogs that I really enjoy and this is of course one of them. Some of the sites I follow have only a very few followers and others have thousands - frankly I do not care I just love the content of the blogs. I suppose if it is a goal to somehow generate income or to hop up some personal esteem ladder the actual stats matter, but I just love the blogs and the sharing and so appreciate the smiles they give me. I wish the best to those who need this validation and only send good thoughts, but I want to follow a site where the actual love of books is most important. I know I rambled a bit, my point being I love your site and don't let them get you down cause you are awesome!Denise Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743337429214149474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-76543145964786887082012-04-06T19:07:31.607-04:002012-04-06T19:07:31.607-04:00I just recently have been feeling this way. I was ...I just recently have been feeling this way. I was rejected yet again at NetGalley when I didn't get a rejection before... and from the same publisher I had no previous problems. I know my blog stats aren't stellar, but I still think it was decent. <br /><br />I fail. :( Hold me. Seriously, I showered... hold me. *sniff*Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-23073573759107962822012-04-06T16:27:50.288-04:002012-04-06T16:27:50.288-04:00Jenny, well put. I agree with both you and Meliss...Jenny, well put. I agree with both you and Melissa on this. Stats have become the basis of who we are and we are not that. Sometimes I wish publishers will just give out finish copies instead of ARCs cause of all these fights over them. It really is ridiculous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06256994715274614059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-90743142813092098652012-04-06T15:22:28.467-04:002012-04-06T15:22:28.467-04:00Oh, the line between jealousy and admiration is a ...Oh, the line between jealousy and admiration is a fine one for sure, hah. And you know, if you weren't a sensitive person, you wouldn't be nearly as thoughtful of a writer. So that is a GOOD thing in my book.Wendy Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471461156849725177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-79644013138795443622012-04-06T15:13:40.034-04:002012-04-06T15:13:40.034-04:00Aw Jenny, I feel you! I tend to have highs and lo...Aw Jenny, I feel you! I tend to have highs and lows when it comes to stats. But I fear rejection. I guess its better when you don't hear anything then to be told no. But recently'ish I was denied on netgalley for some titles and wanted to cry. But being denied for BEA would definitely make me cry! Blogging is full of ups and downs. One thing is Jenny, you have the most comments of any blog I read. Who cares about stats, you have readers who love YOU and care about what you have to say. Huge hugs!Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701325312535440179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-83696979723429202022012-04-06T15:08:50.835-04:002012-04-06T15:08:50.835-04:00Jenny, first off, I love you and your blog! I thin...Jenny, first off, I love you and your blog! I think your reviews are always so thoughtful and beautifully written and you make me wish I could write the way you do. <br /><br />I think these days I'm not so concerned about stats as much. When I first started, follower count was really important because you know nobody likes being a newbie and seeing a GFC count of zero or one but as my blog slowly grew, I realized that comments were more important than GFC numbers. The way to increase that is to leave comments but I don't have a huge amount of time so yeah that suffers a bit. <br /><br />Anyway, before I got sidetracked, I don't do much requesting so I don't usually get asked about stats and when I do request, I have no problems providing it because I understand why publicists need it. Yes, I always have doubts about my blog when providing them but I've pretty much worked with all of my contacts before so I think they have a good idea of my stats and review style. Where I tend to get rejections is NetGalley and man, that still hurts! In the grand scheme of things, it might be good because I'm always so overloaded with NetGalley reviews but still ... you know it's a blow to my ego.A Canadian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127164685941412250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907235505822471522.post-8319080556131823062012-04-06T14:51:07.207-04:002012-04-06T14:51:07.207-04:00I'm right there with you. Maybe because I'...I'm right there with you. Maybe because I'm used to being judged by an uncaring public/politicians in my day job that I'm a bit more used to it when it comes to all this "gimme your stats" stuff from the pubs.<br /><br />Still, it's a sting to the ego when you get that damned NetGalley rejection email (I swear, Disney hates me. I NEVER get accepted by them) or you see others getting an ARC of a book you requested and you've got bupkiss (ahem, Heather Brewer's newest). That's painful.<br /><br />But, yanno, you do a damn good job. I do a damn good job. Our blogs rock (even though yours is bigger and fancier than mine and gets more comments and probably a ton more page views...*sob* I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy! lol). Stats. Pfft. Understand why they need 'em but blerg.Mary @ BookSwarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099395167194720599noreply@blogger.com