WordPress spared me the trouble of spreadsheets, charts, and graphs by providing Livelytwist’s annual report for 2014. Here are some highlights to mark Livelytwist’s second anniversary.
The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 26,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
In 2013, Livelytwist was viewed about 13,000 times. By 2014, this doubled. The growth in number of views reminds me of a chorus sung in some Nigerian Pentecostal circles, everything na double double! What’s in a number? I publish articles once a week about subjects that don’t involve Kim Kardashian—the numbers tell me people still care about what I say.
At least one person in every continent, in 105 countries, viewed Livelytwist in 2013. Come 2014, Livelytwist travelled farther, touching down in ten more countries. Although we complain about the internet, it remains the universal passport, which defies visa restrictions. It is how I met you. Most visitors came from the United States. Nigeria and United Kingdom were not far behind, and The Netherlands and Canada made a strong showing as well.
These posts received the most views in 2014.
1. The Love Languages of Nigerians [posted July 2014]
2. The Body Magic [posted April 2013]
3. Open Letter to Akpos [posted May 2013]
4. I am Not Looking For Love, I am Going to Work [posted August 2013]
5. A Father’s Love [posted June 2013]
According to WordPress,
Some of your most popular posts were written before 2014. Your writing has staying power! Consider writing about those topics again.
To me staying power is distilling current events in a way that transcends the present so an article remains relevant, year after year. Search engine robots also drove traffic to these posts judging by the most popular search words. Search engine terms are words and phrases people enter into various search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Bing that land them on Livelytwist.
A random sampling of the search terms shows my indebtedness to the creators of Akpos, a male character around whom many Nigerian jokes revolve, and to Ardyss for their corset, Body Magic. And yes, to romance and love. Below, I make my case.
A self-deprecating post about my struggle with weight and the Body Magic may be what bring these die-hard seekers to Livelytwist.
Search Engine Terms
magic chant for a round butt
- When you find it let me know so I can retire early!
how to wear a body magic despite the pain to hide belle fat
- Lol, vanity involves pain; just do it.
anything similar to body magic but cheaper
- E.x.e.r.c.i.s.e maybe?
i hav flesh coming out from under my arms after wearing a body magic?
- What did you expect? To drop 2 or 3 dress sizes?
A tongue-in-cheek stab at the ubiquitous Akpos, means that Akpos, and all things Akpos, are the search terms that bring the most traffic to my blog.
Search Engine Terms
akpose comedy – na we dey here
- What can I say? Akpos wins year after year.
what will i do so that i can be receiving akpos joke every day as text message on my phone
- So, someone actually typed this into Google?
i have a dream by akpos
- That one day _ _ _ _ (fill in the blanks)
naija jokes that will thumble the girls and make them shout
- Girls beware!
Naija loaded akpos comedy
- There in four words, the problem with Nigeria!
Every time I write about love, my stats go boom boom boom! But, what’s love got to do with these search engine terms?
Search Engine Terms
social network to find girls phone number or pin that are ready for marraige in nigeria 2014
- This is not a dating site.
i am looking for love
- I repeat, this is not a …
i want to friendship nigerian in mumbai
- This is not a 419 site!
when will a female want a male to stop stroking
- No comments. My lawyers are already writing Google. #DefamationOfCharacter
when a woman acts up it means you pull her hair and show her whos boss
- Osanobua! I haven’t even watched, not to talk of reviewed Fifty shades of Grey. I reject it!
i am tired of her in nigerian language
- I apologise on behalf of all good Nigerian men.
timi yeseibo married
- Get a life, read The Economist!
Thankfully, these search engine terms reveal what the others may or may not: Livelytwist actually offers something intellectual.
Search Engine Terms
third world cultural profiles
- Sociology majors welcome here.
what are the relationship between satire and social transformation
- Satire can act as an agent of social transformation. Next question?
let there be peace in the land of my birth ( nigeria). Essay
- Indeed peace is a necessary ingredient for growth.
can an enemy be killed by splashing holy water on its picture
- Like seriously? It is well. Blame it on my post, Your Enemies Shall Never Succeed!
And these search engine terms remind me of why I do what I do…
Search Engine Terms What I Think
am bored..keep me lively pls
- Came to the right place, read on.
latest blog by timi yeisibo-lively twist
- Aw, sweet. People want to read Livelytwist!
livelytwist timi
- So glad you found me!
A report tells one side of the story. I would love to hear your side. So what brought you here? Search engine? Facebook? Twitter? WordPress Reader? Other? And if you blog or have a website, what search engine terms drive traffic to your blog?
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