Now that the decorators have gone...

I decided it was time the blog got a bit of a facelift – let me know what you think.

Anyway, September has now been and gone, with a slight drop in the number of visits – 6,292 visits by 3,633 people, viewing 30,884 pages. I don’t mind a little drop, but I think the time is right to try the “tell a friend” campaign. I challenge each and every one of you reading this to tell a friend about the site, and invite them to drop by. I’ll try and make them welcome.

What is encouraging is 50% were “new” visitors – from countries such as Colombia, Ghana, Japan and Singapore. What’s interesting when I look at the UK visitors is that we are getting closer and closer still to my own home town – in fact, the closest place is only three miles away! One day, I will see that name, and then the fun may begin. Meanwhile, in the US only South Dakota (again!) and Wyoming prove immutable to our small offerings...

The referring sites prove interesting as always - particularly the Indian based financial advice site which somehow pointed here. At any rate, amongst the choice search terms this month were such diverse offerings as: -

Slave caravan collar – Slave Caravan

The two women were stripped and tied back to back in their bras and panties – Hunting for the SNARK

Bank staff bound and gagged by robbers – Early Opening

He undone the WPC’s blouse – A Walk In The Park

Double ball gag usage – Hippie Chix

“jacket” “over her bound arms” – A Debt Repaid and A War Declared

Coc Colette “rubber gloves” – Daylight Robbery

Kpp presents hairdresser – The Seven Stages of Highly Effective Robbery

Removing her heels – Dottie’s Arabian Nightmare

Schoolgirls tied up in robberies – A Week of Living Dangerously

Tied helpless her touch – Perils of Snooping

Tied wrists crossed videos - Mythbusters

So, what was the most popular story in September? Well in terms of total hits, we have...

1. Heidi and Mother’s Day
2. Marching to A Different Drum
3. The Bank Manager’s Wife
4. When a Hero Comes Along
5. The Step Mum From Hell by Jenny Gagged
6. Cruise to Terror
7. Indecent Proposal Chapter 4
8. Project: Dottie Chapter 2
9. No Witnesses by JennyGagged
10. A Wellness Day by Rayron D’Olier
11. Fat Chance by Doctor George
12. No More Lies

As always, however, the time spent on the page on average tells a different story...

1. Elder Cats
2. Stone Cold Certainty
3. A Walk in The Park by Tull
4. Bastille Day
5. A Small Delay in Our Plans For The Weekend by Mordaca
6. A Friendly Rivalry by Rayron D’Olier
7. Flora MacKenzie to The Rescue by GillianB
8. Cupid and The Cat
9. Heidi and the Halloween Party
10. The Swimming Pool by Mordaca

I add one codicil to this – visitors from China did translate a few pages, such as The Ladies in Black, Hardball or Saturday Morning Sparkle. These need to be considered separately, as the translation takes some time.

So, October, which can mean only one thing – Ghost Stories. You can look forward to the return of the Changeling, the next stage in Soo’s training, what happened when Barty Rhymaes and Jayes visited Alexandria, as well as other tales both seasonal and none – including the final part of Indecent Proposal.

Good Reading.

KP