Today's GM was Brought to you by Google Analytic!

My inner-dork is in love with Google Analytic! If you're a blogger and you've somehow managed to exist this long without it, get it. Get it now. You'll never regret it.

My GA account tracks the number of hits GM receives per day. It will show me, down to the city, where GM visitors live. (Don't worry, I can't see your name or where you live or what kind of cereal you eat in the morning!) It shows me how each "hit" found my site, and will even give me the exact phrase a person typed in to a search engine to find me. It's all very James Bond!

It's all because of GA that I know most of the folks reading GM on a regular basis live in Kansas...although there is a very faithful reader in Arizona. (Hi, Arizona! Thanks for reading!)

Other interesting tidbits:

• I've had visitors from each of the following countries: Mexico, Chile, Spain, India, Sweden, and The Netherlands. ("Hola," "hola," "hola," "namaskar," "hallå," and "hoe gaat het" to all of you, respectively.)
• I've had visitors from 14 different states in the USA.
• 1.04% of my visitors stayed 1,801 seconds or longer (that's a long time!)
• 76.04% of my visitors are return visitors! (Welcome back!)

I'm sure not everyone shares me affection for numbers and stats, so I'll spare you the rest of the gory details, but I'm not kidding...if you're a blogger and you're not already using GA you're missing out!

Thanks for reading everyone!