You know, I have to admit that I rarely think of you in all this blogging stuff. I know. It is unkind and likely unwise. You are, after all, the thing that keeps the fire burning within the stats furnace and fills the comments box. But I've noticed something that you might see in the pattern above when I check out Google Analytics. A third of you seem to take the weekend off from reading this blog. It's like you have better things to do. This is, apparently, a work week based activity. I don't think I can find out time of day stats but you are also reading about 50% more page views in September compared to August. It's like you took, you know, the summer off.
Does your boss know? Do you care? And if you aren't reading at work... when do you read A Good Beer Blog?
Comments
formerlyanonymous - September 24, 2009 10:03 PM
You're on the RSS reader, so about 30 minutes after you post generally. Definitely on top of it at work and/or school when I'm around the computer. Weekends are definitely a bit more chill.
Tim - September 24, 2009 10:26 PM
Well, I'm an engineering graduate student so the only person whose time I'm wasting is my own. When all the math and integrated circuits start to get to be too much I open the Google Reader for some beery diversion. That could be any time of day: noon, evening, 4 AM.
Pivní Filosof - September 25, 2009 3:41 AM
My readership (not nearly as big as yours) also drops considerably at weekends. I guess people'd rather drink beer then than reading about it.
Barry M - September 25, 2009 5:36 AM
The weekend is for family. In other words, I'm not allowed turn on the laptop till the kid is in bed :D
I see the same pattern on www.IrishCraftBrewer.com and on my own blog.
Knut Albert Solem - September 25, 2009 6:29 AM
Just the same on my blog. It's a weekday activity.
Patrick Morrison, All About Beer Magazine - September 25, 2009 10:05 AM
Considering scanning the beer blogosphere falls into the realm of my work (and Im guessing many others who follow you) it might explain some of your weekend drop off.
And yes my boss knows!
Alan - September 25, 2009 11:00 AM
Hah! Good point. Never thought of that.
Reign - September 25, 2009 12:49 PM
I am retired. I have always read about beer. In the 80's and 90's it was beer books. Now I just want to read about beer. This is a daily read for me, one of the first things I read in the morning. Okay, I check the hockey scores first, but quickly surf over here for my daily beer read.
john f. - September 25, 2009 5:43 PM
I work in a lab and when I take a break, I'm usually doing light reading of beer blogs (both here in DC or elsewhere). It wets the palate for after hour activities...
Jennifer - September 28, 2009 6:07 PM
I'm a weirdo: I don't have a computer at home! (I'm on ALL DAY at work, so I don't feel the need for one at home.) My supervisor doesn't mind at all, mainly because I'm good at my job, and because she happens to be very cool.