Monday, January 1, 2024

Statistically Speaking:

#14 Blast from the Past: Helmut Berger (2016)

I love checking out the stats of the blog.  I only the Blogger stats that come with the site, so they aren't that comprehensive.  On a daily and weekly basis however, I can see what posts, what models and artists and what subjects readers seem drawn to.

#13 FaVorites: Sam Spade (2022)

Blogger doesn't however, have a really decent way of figuring out where people are coming to FH, and to specific posts from.  I can see traffic from Google and some other sites, but they don't indicate if any specific story brought them.  Blogger also doesn't specify what post or what account brings in viewers from social media sites.  I know many viewers arrive from Twitter for example, but can't find out what post, model or image, is bringing them here.

#12 From Madrid: Álex Villazán (2023)

This year, I wanted to share a list of the top #15 posts that drew people to FH in 2023.   Now I want to be clear, these are NOT the most read, the most popular, or the most viewed posts the past 12 months, they were the posts that brought people to the blog via a link that was pasted somewhere else and on another site.

#11 FaVorites: Oliver Svejstrup Brynnum (2020)

Most people who read the blog just scroll through, and don't necessarily click on the individual post titles, which take you that post only.  Other sites however, often link to a specific post, and when that page is clicked on, they're brought directly to that page on FH.  Many of the top 15 are stories that were posted before 2023.

#10 Kiddie Pool: Nicolas by StudioMGphotography (2022)

Some of the results are predictable.  When actor Helmut Berger died earlier this year, the post spotlighting his work jumped in hits with people searching for him, and nude images of him in the weeks following his death.   Some of the results are baffling.   I have no idea why my Horror Hunks post on actor Robert Culp's nude scene was the #2 clicked on story on the site this past year.  I'd love to know where the story is linked.  

#9 Naked News: And That's The Way It Was (2023)

#8 Naked Attraction: Italia (2021)

Many of the posts are celebrity driven, and there are many that point to stories I posted on 'The Next Page'.  This makes sense.  Overall views to the site are easy to track, but the individual posts on the main page are not.  Most people view the main page as a whole, but many more click on that 'next page' link to a story they might want to see on another page.  That's why many of the 'Favorites' post featuring male models tend to get higher induvial hits. 

#7 Haruehun Airry: The Course of Creation (2019)

#6 Rent Cheque (2023)

#5 Young at Art: Luke Young NY (2022)

#4 Favorites: Melvin Moore (2023)

#3 Bravo (2017)

I did two posts on the magazine Bravo, one this past year, (HERE:) but the post from 2017 (HERE) remains the favorite. 

#2 Horror Hunks: Robert Culp in A Name for Evil (2020)

#1 Media Men: Chase Stobbe (2021)

Curious if there were any surprises on the list for you?  I was not surprised the post on model Chase Stobbe ended up being #1, it pops up almost every week, brining many readers to the blog.  Still scratching my head however, that Chase is followed in the ranking by actor Robert Culp... 😁

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