Published 7/1/2009
by Midwest Sports Fans
at Bleacher Report - MLB
So I just checked traffic to the site so far today. Decent, nothing spectacular, just a normal no-link-from-the-Philadelphia-Inquirer (or, excuse me, tweet from @HHReynolds) day here at MSF.
However, something caught my eye that has become a pretty noticeable trend.
My stats show me the keyword searches that have driven search engine referrals to this site.
I have noticed that every time Albert Pujols has a big game, searches involving his name and “steroids” spike. After another two-homer outburst by El Hombre yesterday, here are the search numbers so far today:
“albert pujols steroids” - 53
“pujols steroids” - 41
“pujols steroid” - 6
“is albert pujols on steroids” - 4
And to the right is a snapshot from my Google Analytics tracking since I wrote this post about Pujols on May 15th. These are all search terms and the number of individual visits that have come to Midwest Sports Fans as a result.
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