Americans really do care about soccer
by Wine Curmudgeon Posted On
Or at least wine-drinking Americans who read the blog. The number of visitors was down 15 percent over the weekend, comparable to what happens when where there is a major U.S sporting event or holiday. Yes, I know, it's hard to believe, but people watch the Super Bowl instead of coming here.
So what kept the visitors away last weekend? The only thing I can think of is soccer's World Cup — or, as "football" aficionados in the U.S. like to remind us, the Super Bowl and World Series for "the most popular sport in the world." Plus, the U.S. played Saturday, against our arch-rival England.
And, as long as I'm on the subject, did you know that blog traffic falls off by one-third on weekends? Don't tell your boss, but most studies have found that people read blogs between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. While they are at work.
My biggest traffic period is 3 – 7 PM eastern time, starting in the eastern time zone and gradually moving west. People read me at the end of the day when they’re trying not to work.
I am, clearly, a threat to American prosperity.
Just think, Tom — there are thousands of media outlets in the world centering their Internet strategies around getting people not to work.