Reading Your Post Analytics
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Your analytics show how often your posts are read, which ones readers like most, and where those readers come from. This page is for writers; site owners can find the settings in Post Analytics.
Open Your Analytics
Section titled “Open Your Analytics”- Go to your member home: the Blog tab on your profile, or the site’s member dashboard page.
- Click the Analytics tab.
The site may also have a page with the analytics dashboard on it. If you do not see an Analytics tab, the site has not given your role access to analytics.
Your analytics are private. Only you and the site’s editors and administrators can see them.
What the Dashboard Shows
Section titled “What the Dashboard Shows”Use the menu at the top right to choose the period: Last 7 Days, Last 30 Days, Last 90 Days or All Time. The site keeps day-by-day history for a limited time (90 days unless the site changes it), so the chart cannot reach further back than that. All Time shows everything the site still holds.
Views. Four figures across the top:
| Figure | Meaning |
|---|---|
| All time | Every view of all your posts |
| Today | Views today |
| This Week | Views since Monday, in site time, whatever period is selected |
| This Month | Views since the 1st of this month, in the site’s timezone |
A view is one time one of your posts was opened by someone else. Your own visits to your posts are not counted.
Views Over Time. A chart of views per day for the period. It may be hidden if the site has turned it off.
Top Performing Posts. Your ten most-viewed posts of all time, ranked, with the publish date and view count of each. Click a title to open the post.
Traffic Sources. Where your readers came from, with a count and a percentage for each:
| Source | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo | A search engine |
| Facebook, Twitter (includes X), LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Instagram, YouTube | A link on that site |
| Direct | No referring site: a typed address, a bookmark, or an app that hides where the visit came from |
| Internal | Another page on this site |
| Other | Any other website |
When all your views came from one source, the dashboard says so in a sentence instead of drawing a chart.
Export Your Data
Section titled “Export Your Data”Click Export CSV to download a spreadsheet for the selected period. It has three parts: views per day, views per traffic source, and your top posts with their views and links.
Using What You See
Section titled “Using What You See”- A spike in Views Over Time usually means a post was shared. Check Traffic Sources to see where.
- A post high in Top Performing Posts is a topic readers want. A follow-up post, or a series, can build on it.
- Mostly Internal traffic means readers find you through the site itself. Sharing your posts elsewhere can bring new readers.