Kind of like One Funny Motha's post about being famous for a day (which is very funny, so check it out), I had my own little taste of fame last week. I mean I've had my brushes before...the time Ollie North held the door for me at that restaurant (and my dad had to tell me who he was because I thought he was some guy I had played tennis with), the time I was on the cover of that magazine (when I was five and I got ticked off because my underwear were showing), and just two weeks ago, a newspaper reporter interviewed me at the local bike shop (My quote: “They've done a good job with my bike.”).
But, nothing compares to this! You know that little company called Zarbee's? You don't? Well, they make natural cough syrups and stuff. My husband and oldest son love them because they're made of, pretty much, straight honey. Anyway, they sent a tweet (on Twitter, for you non-Twits) out last week about my 10 Must-Haves for Apple-Picking post! Can you believe it! How in the heck did they find my post? They have like 2000 followers. I have like 39. This is incredible! Next thing you know Ellen is going to be tweeting about my husband's make-out tape!
So I checked my stats and waited for the visitors to pile in.
Initial stats:
I waited three minutes then hit refresh.
Well, of course, I needed to give them time. So, I excitedly went downstairs, picked up my daughter and spun her around like George Bailey spinning Zuzu. I sang a song and washed a pot. I texted my husband the great news:
His response:
I was so excited that I couldn't make dinner. I gave the kids chips and salsa.
I went upstairs and hit refresh.
Hmm...
Then it dawned on me.
Nobody reads tweets from cough syrup manufacturing companies. I don't read tweets from cough syrup manufacturing companies. I don't even follow these companies...well, now I do because I felt like I owed them an obligatory thanks for the tweet. There aren't throngs of people scanning their Twitter timelines wondering what Zarbee's has to say at this exact moment.
And this is probably why Zarbee's and other companies do stuff like this. Because they know unsuspecting newish bloggers are gullible enough to write an entire post about their company, giving them free publicity. Gosh they are so stinking smart! I need to hire them. They're lucky I like their products.
12 hours later. Refresh.
What was your 15 minutes of fame? Let me know in the comments.
I love this, I would have been just as excited as you were. I am also glad I am not the only one who obsessively checks their stats.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I am pathetic. I just got Google Analytics and that thing is just WAY too much of a time-consumer. Every day.
ReplyDeleteOh no, too bad! Well, at least you had something fun to write about ;-)
ReplyDeletethank you for my morning pick me up!!!:)
ReplyDeleteFrom now on I pro,I've to read all tweets from natural cough syrup companies!
ReplyDeleteKate,
ReplyDeletePlease put warning to your posts. 1. Don't read at work cause everyone will wonder what's causing you to roll around on your cube floor in hysterics. 2. Don't eat cereal while reading because you'll laugh so hard you'll choke.
Needed the laugh today. thank you.
Christy
Kate, I feel your pain! I tell my husband all the cool stuff that my blog does and he gives me that cocked dog-head look. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteBut, I am rejoicing with you because I had Courtney from WomenLivingWell.com tweet to me out of the blue!
Yeah to Courtney! Yeah to Zarbees! :)
I would have been super excited, too! I check my views even when big companies aren't tweeting about them :)
ReplyDeleteThat's the first thing I thought. :-)
ReplyDeleteNo problem-o! :-)
ReplyDeleteMe too. They actually have some good ones (besides my post) that I see now that I'm following them.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Thank you Christy!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Being the husband of a blogger is hard. Like in the dark about our excitement all the time.
ReplyDeleteWow, WomenLivingWell. Awesome! I tried to check out their site just now, but it looks like it might be on the fritz - or it was user error (more likely). ;-)
Yeah, I check mine way too much. Did you get Google Analytics? It gives you more info than you can do anything with. Crazy.
ReplyDeleteHa! I was giggling the whole way through this. I check my stats constantly, which is just ridiculous. I"m all, ooh, 2 more people hit my blog, like I'm the most famous person alive. Unfortunately, I used up my 15 minutes when I was in high school. I did well in track and got to be in several newspapers.
ReplyDeleteOooh, that's cool. I always wished I were famous in HS. Like had my pic in the paper and stuff. Never happened. But I guess my 15 got all used up when I was 5.
ReplyDeleteOh man, totally would have done the SAME THING. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI was on the news the day after my daughter was born! Apparently there were a record number of births in the hospital, or something. So I got to look like my super hot post partum self for all the local news watchers to see. We definitely kept it on DVR for a few months.
Stopping back to return the follow! Already loving your blog - can't wait to read more.
Stef
http://missjoandco.blogspot.com
How I know the ecstasy and and the agony. Loved the site stat updates. Thanks for the shout out.
ReplyDeleteKate... I seriously can't stop laughing. You are such a hysterical writer! I can totally picture you doing this (partly because it's EXACTLY how I would've conducted myself in the same situation). Glad you got your 15 minutes of fame, dear. Have the stats changed yet?
ReplyDeleteBy the way... still laughing... :)
Thanks Claudia! I think my stats went up because of this post. People were probably like - what is this apple pickn she's talkn about and clicked on the link. Lol!
ReplyDeleteNo prob. You're awesomely hilarious!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up this post to {Im}Perfect Sundays. I love this post because we all do it!
ReplyDeleteAck! I would have been super excited too. Hey, maybe Zarbee's will send you some product for review??? That might be fun :)
ReplyDeleteProbably not after reading my post. Ha!
ReplyDeletehahahahaha - this is so funny. I think the page view refresh was just broken. That's what I tell myself anyway.
ReplyDeleteLol! That's a good one. Banging the mouse on the desk...what's wrong with this thing?! Why won't it refresh!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know that I featured this post from {Im}Perfect Sundays. Come grab your feature button. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Leslie! Grabbed it!
ReplyDeleteThat is so painfully awesome. I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Stephanie! Something all bloggers can relate to. Ha!
ReplyDeleteToo funny! I just discovered you from Violet Imperfection's blog! New follower =)
ReplyDeleteThis is SO funny!! I can completely relate - one of the worst things about moving my blog and starting over has been my renewed obsession with stats (for me it's followers rather than pageviews). I had just gotten to the point that I had stopped checking that stuff all the time because I was happy with my level of readers. So what was the logical next step? Start all over again, of course! Gah.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree - your page refresh was just broken, that's all.
I *might* be able to relate to this. ;) But are you new? Your blog archive goes back to 2006. Ellen
ReplyDelete"newish" - I strictly blogged about our adoptions, to inform friends and family, before May of this year, so the whole "blogging" world is new to me since then - loving it and overwhelmed by it. Ha!
ReplyDeleteStory of my life it felt like looking into a mirror! Such a funny post.
ReplyDeleteLOL!!!!!!!!! I've already started reading the other one with the magazine cover. Going back over there.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they didn't go right over to read your post, but you might have inspired someone else's family to go apple picking. :) I don't have an "almost famous" moment that I can recall, but mentioning Ollie North at the restaurant reminded me that I did go to IHOP with Anthony Michael Hall once. :) [#TALU]
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh out loud! Thanks so much for sharing! New follower here! Wait....I am still laughing:)
ReplyDeleteGet out! That would have been toooo cool! I would have been all, "Farmer Ted!" And he would have been all, "Get out of my face."
ReplyDeleteMy fifteen minutes?
ReplyDeleteWhen it happens, I'm sure I'll
Be in the bathroom