Eight months on: New ways to TWIST :)

The 10 most viewed blog entries for the month of October :)

The most obvious change for the month of November is the blog's new dynamic view, which allows visitors to experience TWIST in a more, well, dynamic way. Instead of the traditional template of blogs, visitors are treated to "flipcards" that are more interactive and fresher to the taste buds.

Aside from that exciting change, I am elated to announce that for the month of October, TWIST garnered 22,748 views--surpassing the 20,000 views mark for the first time since the blog went live last March. The 13 blog entries for October helped push that total with 3,067 views for the month.

The 10 most viewed blog entries of ALL TIME :)

As you very well know by now perhaps, I've been on vacation since the last week of September. Tomorrow, I go home--back to the Philippines; back to work. That means a more regular, more frequent updates for the site. Yey! :)

For October, the top three most read entry (that were posted that same month) are the following: "10 cutest decorated pumpkins," which was read 51 times; "6 things I hate about long vacations," (read 38 times); and "Lady Gaga-inspired fashion for the fearless," (read 31 times).

Overall, still, the most read blog entry remains to be "How to sell a Swarovski-encrusted P15,000 footwear," which has kept that distinction (with 976 views) warm since it was posted four months ago in June. Runners-up are "17 never-before-seen photos from Mr Gay World 2011," with 739 views since March; and "Hidden Valley Springs is fairytale storybook perfection" with 636 views since August.

If you're interested to know which countries those 3,067 views for the month came from, please continue reading. Otherwise, please do yourselves a favor and select another entry (we have a total of 146 now!) to read. Don't say I didn't warn you. :)

Countries where hits came from the most for the month of October

Countries where views have come from the most
since the blog was put up in March :D

Out of the 3,076 views for October, some 33% came from--surprise! surprise!--the Philippines! :) This is followed by the United States (with 26%) and 3% each for the United Kingdom and Malaysia.

Overall, for the 8th straight month, the percentage of visitors from the Philippines has continued to slide--from 68% in March; to 65% in April; to 63% in May; to 61% in June; 57% in July; 55% in August; 52% in September; and 49% in October.

I'd like to think this is due to increasing support from visitors from outside the Philippines, who tirelessly come back to the site (thank you all!). If you have other explanations, please feel free to share your thoughts. :)


*** Just in case you're wondering what the f-ck I'm talking about in this post, allow me to explain. Every month, the first blog entry goes to my “monthly report,” which focuses on what has happened in the last 30 days here at TWIST—which post was read the most; from which countries the thousands of views came from; and stuff of that nature.  :) ***