Thank You Readers! Some Blog Stats

Jane Weihe, my wife and editor, and I want to thank the many readers of this blog for their interest and input.

We started this blog in the summer of 2015. The decline and indeed disappearance of local newspapers lead us to want to create a forum for information about and the discussion of issues in our city, Saratoga Springs. We also were hoping to provide a forum where people of good will could disagree without being subjected to the vitriol that was becoming so common on social media sites.

Traffic was rather slow that first year, and we worried about the relevance and interest in what we were publishing.

Over the years, though, the blog has built up an extensive readership. Our reach was extended when Saratoga Today began hosting our posts on their website as well.

Today, I can report that over the eight years since we first published started to our posts we have enjoyed over 1,000,000 views on our site which does not include all the views on the Saratoga Today site. In fact, most individual posts now generate over 1,500 views between our blog site and Saratoga Today.

Jane and I love Saratoga Springs and have the greatest respect for the men and women who work for our city. We hope to continue to explore and write about our city and engage our readers in thoughtful discussions about local issues.

Thank you all!

Screen Shot From My Blog Site

Pleases note that the views for the “latest” post (931) and the views for the “Most popular post in the past year” (1,900) do not include the views on Saratoga Today. In the case of the “latest” add 606 views from Saratoga Today for a total of 1,537.

12 thoughts on “Thank You Readers! Some Blog Stats”

  4. Thank you John. You have certainly gone far beyond the role of merely helping to fill the void left by the loss of consistent local news coverage.

    Chris Mathiesen

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  5. Congratulations, I applaud your dedication and effort. I’ve been a reader for about a year, and while you say you “have the greatest respect for the men and women who work for the city,” I don’t recall any posts highlighting positive news coming from City Hall. Considering the far right editorial positions taken by the Saratoga Today publisher, I consider the sum total of SSP and ST sources of anti-progressive opinion. I gather that you view SSP as a self-appointed “good government” ombudsman, and you’ve certainly investigated and reported on legitimate issues. But it feels so political and personal at times, with full blog posts on minor activities and actions. I admit, I don’t know how you covered the Meg Kelly era (who also had personal conflicts with city employees and fellow commissioners), so I won’t speculate, but I hope you’ll maintain your energy and stated objectiveness when there are commissioners that you support politically.

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  8. Thank you, Jane and John for all you do to illuminate Saratoga Springs politics. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

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  9. Thank you John and Jane for the time and effort you both put into this blog.

    I look forward to each new post because of the depth of the research you do. When the mayor had his foil requests drama I expected you to be top of the list.

    Keep up the great work and please let us readers know how to support your work.

    Cheers

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  11. John & Jane, I remember finding your blog in 2017 and following your coverage of the charter change push that year – I was so impressed with your diligent research and ability to share information in a balanced approach, but with your opinion when warranted. A HUGE congratulations for everything you’ve accomplished here since 2015, it’s a pretty incredible body of work. Thank you!!

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