Fornology Blog Reaches Two-Million Hits

Doing a radio interview in Ypsilanti, Michigan (2016).

I began writing my Fornology blog in April of 2011 in support of my full length books found in the left and right sidebars. All of my 535 posts have been free from the start to anybody who cared to read them. Each post is a mini-history covering Detroit and Southeastern Michigan topics about important historical events including notable personalities, both famous and infamous. 

Because of the regional subject matter of my writing, I thought my audience would be well-defined, but I was wrong. As I was approaching this personal milestone of two-million hits, I took a look at my All Time analytics to see what the statistics revealed. 

First, my Fornology blog is fourteen and a half years, so I'm no overnight success, but my blog's growth has been steadily growing. Second, what surprised me is that just over half of my total hits are from the United States. That's one-million, three-hundred thousand hits, mostly from Detroit and Michigan. It turns out that just under half of my total hits are international.

The top five countries that comprise my All Time audience are:

1. The United States - one-million, three-hundred thousand hits - mostly from Detroit and Michigan.
2. Singapore - one-hundred, twenty-three thousand hits.
3. Hong Kong - sixty-nine thousand hits.
4. Brazil - sixty-three thousand hits.
5. Russia - fifty-three thousand hits.

Why and how so many people from around the world are reading my blog posts, I wish I knew. But it pleases me that they do. When it comes to the free exchange of ideas - the more, the merrier.

For anyone interested! My top five All Time posts are:

1. Detroit's Greektown Stella - seventy-one thousand hits.
2. Ottawa War Chief Pontiac Attacks Fort Detroit - forty-three and a half thousand hits.
3. Alex Karras (Detroit Lion) and Dick the Bruiser's (Pro-wrestler) Detroit Bar Brawl - thirty-one and a half thousand hits.
4. Detroit's Liquid Gold - Vernor's Ginger Ale - twenty-three and a half thousand hits.
5. Detroit's Baby Boomer Kids' Show Hosts - twenty-one thousand hits.

A heartfelt thank you to my core domestic audience and to the many Facebook share sites that have allowed me to distribute my writing and reach so many people worldwide.