Friday, March 25, 2011

My Timing ... Not So Good

In my last post, I talked about statistics and the fact that I've never bothered looking at mine. But some of you talked me into it. I've braved a new world. :)

Okay - maybe not that brave! :) One thing it did tell me is that my timing is not the best. When I first decided to blog & tweet, I checked out the name Jemi Fraser - just to make sure it didn't bring up a lot of sites not connected to my name. Lucky me, nothing at all came up. Cue the happy dance.

A couple of weeks later, 2 celebrities (Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas) started dating. In the spirit of Brangelina, these two were quickly dubbed Jemi. Apparently the two are no longer a couple, but the name persists. I've had many teeny-boppers add me as a friend on twitter without realizing I have nothing to do with That Jemi. I used to send a nice tweet explaining I wasn't That Jemi, now I mostly just block them. (Hope I'm not traumatizing anyone!)

This trend is apparently alive and well according to my stats. A LOT of people search Jemi, land on my site for under 5 seconds and leave again. *sigh* The most popular search term for people finding my blog is Jemi, not Jemi Fraser. *bigger sigh* By mentioning their names & posting the photo below, I bet I'm going drive a few young celebrity hunters crazy!

Maybe I should have gone with the longer form of the name ... Jemima. Yeah. I didn't think so either.

So, anyone else out there driving teeny-boppers looking for idols crazy?

123 comments:

Madmother said...

Hey - any publicity is GOOD publicity.

Hehehehehe.

Kelly Polark said...

You could end up getting some new YA readers from the search word Jemi! At least it's the right age group!
My biggest search word for me now is crying. I wrote one post about what books and movies make me cry. ONE! I'm usually a happy blog!

Southpaw said...

That would be a little weird and talk about a strange coincidence!

Jemi Fraser said...

Madmother - I guess it is ... but I feel like a meanie turning away those poor kids! :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Kelly - that's hilarious - you are a happy blogger! It's fun to see what these seraches show :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Holly - it really was a bizarre coincidence - really bad timing on my part, but that's life :)

Kate Avery Ellison said...

This is so odd! I understand, though ... my maiden name was Katie Hudson, and I got the Kate Hudson thing all the time. I actually get pretty worried sometimes that someone (real or not) who shares my married name will become famous/infamous and make life miserable for me (imagine all the people out there innocently named Harry Potter, Edward Cullen, etc whose lives were impacted by the popularity of those characters. Or anyone whose name is Rebecca Black, yikes!)

Jemi Fraser said...

Katie - it really was odd - and you're right - it's got to be really strange for people like that. In my town, there are apparently 2 Steven Kings :)

RHYTHM AND RHYME said...

When I went to Nashville 6 weeks ago at the concert I went to a couple from Ireland was mentioned by the star who said the man had something to ask the girl. He proposed, it went all over various sites it was Yvonne Lewis who got engaged.......I am a widow without a man. Just goes to show how things get mixed up.

Yvonne.

Jemi Fraser said...

Yvonne - I remember that story - so funny! It really is amazing how names are linked and how people make those connections ... even when they're really not there! :)

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

Hey if thousands of those teenagers drop in maybe a few will stay.
Love the picture of the brave cat.

A said...

"Jemima"? Such a pretty name, LOVE IT!!!!

The Happy Whisk said...

Jemima is a pretty name. I agree with Agnes.

Jemi Fraser said...

Susan - you never know - but most of them take right off again. Maybe I should leave a photo of the 2 celebs reading at the top of the blog! :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Agnes - thanks! It's a family name :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Happy W - thanks! We always make Aunt Jemima jokes around here :)

Beth Zimmerman said...

You're really a Jemima? Wow! I decided today that I wanted to change the profile name for my facebook page. No can do. Too bad we don't have the ability to see 6 months or a year down the road when we are deciding all these bits and pieces of our online lives!

Sarah Skilton said...

The most frequent search term that sends people to my blog is "braces" because I once posted a comical picture of Lisa Simpson wearing braces.

I think your Jemi story definitely wins! And like other commenters have said, at least it's the right age demo, eh?

Jemi Fraser said...

Beth - Jemima is a real family name that I decided on for my pen name - I just like Jemi better.

I'm not quite ready to share the whole identity with the world yet. I have romance in all I write and the school board I work for may not be happy if I ever publish under my own name :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Sarah - so true - at least they're the right age! :)

Love the braces story! It's funny what sticks :)

Mary said...

That's pretty damn funny! And I love the timing. Such a coincidence.

Jemi Fraser said...

Mary - it really was bizarre timing! If it had been 2 weeks earlier, I'd have a totally different pen name :)

Karen Jones Gowen said...

I love the name Jemi. And why not let the stalkers follow you on Twitter? It just makes you look important to have all those followers! You could even play into it and write stuff that makes you sound like a celebrity. Like Ah those paparazzi, gotta love 'em.

The Happy Whisk said...

:-)

Jemi Fraser said...

Karen - that's so funny! I guess I could - but I feel like I'm leading them on! I get invites to go see Jemi pictures & vote for favourite Jemi pics & sites &...

They're cute :)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

I don't think any name is purely unique. There's always SOME problem or association. I reckon it's not all bad. Some people who find your site by accident might just stay unexpectedly-- which is a good thing.

Jemi Fraser said...

Lynda - there probably are no unique names. I thought I was going to be okay - hadn't seen anything like mine ... but then... :)

Maybe some people have popped by and stopped to stay - you never know! :)

Anonymous said...

Haha! That's kind of funny but at the same time crummy

SF said...

Oh, you lost your identity to a celebrity merger!
Hilarious, but as others have said, you might get some teenage fans - got to be good for a YA writer!

Jemi Fraser said...

Bekah - I think you've summed it up perfectly! :)

Jemi Fraser said...

SF - you'd think! - but none of them seem to stay on the site long enough to find out about my writing! They're off when they don't see any photos of their celebs :)

Arlee Bird said...

I'm pretty sure I'm not attracting any teeny-boppers, but I've had people land on my blog from pretty weird searches.

Lee
Tossing It Out
Twitter hashtag: #atozchallenge

Jemi Fraser said...

Lee - you never know! Especially with the challenge, you're likely to find all kinds of people dropping by your place! :)

Unknown said...

I signed up for Google Alerts for my name (being the narcissist I apparently am for doing that), and I was shocked to get my first alert - over a dozen hits. Well, who would have thunk that there is a very successful Associated Press writer with my very name, Kelly M. Olsen. No longer on Google Alerts, I'm seriously considering using a pen name.

Jemi Fraser said...

Kelly - that stinks! All that excitement getting the alerts and then ... boom. *sigh* That IS the way it goes. A pen name might be a good idea with that kind of connection

Lola Sharp said...

Oh yeah, this post is going to bring them in droves!

But, I'm with Kelly...it's totally the YA audience you want. ;) You're a marketing GENIUS!

Um, with a name like Lola and the random weird stuff I post about, we won't mention some of the searches that have brought people to my blog. o_0

And if I google Lola Sharp, I'm in the top spots, EXCEPT that's not my FB page (about 4 hits down)...I don't have a FB, because whoever she is, she snagged it before I could. *pouts* (I wonder if she ever gets friended by people thinking they're friending me?)

Happy weekend, Jemi. And I love the name Jemi.
Love,
Lola

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks Lola! :)

I'm not sure I even want to imagine some of the searches that lead to your blog.

That stinks that your name isn't available on FB - I haven't signed up for a FB account yet, so I don't have a clue if mine is available or not. The way things are going - most likely not!

Enjoy your weekend too Lola! :)

A.L. Sonnichsen said...

LOL! Joe Jonas! LOL! LOL!

I'm sorry, but that is just too cute. :) I wish I had a cool name like yours! Seriously!!

Amy

Olivia J. Herrell, writing as O.J. Barré said...

Hahaha. No teeny boppers over my way. Just a bunch of folks looking for foghorn leghorn. Go figure.

Loved this post, that rebel, Olivia

Jemi Fraser said...

Amy - I know! I think it's funny too. I don't get as many Twitter followers looking for that Jemi these days, but apparently there are still lots of them searching for them online :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Olivia - Foghorn Leghorn??? That's hysterical! I'm going to expect a clip art pic of him next time I visit! :)

Lisa Gail Green said...

Hey! At least you're already attracting your target audience!! Look on the bright side. :D And Jemi is a beautiful name. I'm now getting all kinds of people searching for Vampire Diaries stuff. *shrugs* they figure it out quick enough when they stop by!

Suzie F. said...

Isn't it bizarre how combination names for couple's have really become the norm? Branjolina, Bennifer...

I had never heard of the Jemi reference (and I have tween/teen girls) but maybe morphing the names is more of a media thing.

Jemi Fraser said...

Lisa - I bet you get all kinds of paranormal search words in your page views :)

And thank you!

TerryLynnJohnson said...

welcome to the wonderful world of stats. I wouldn't get too hung up on it. Many of my readers find me by searching for "dog turds". True story.

Jemi Fraser said...

Suzie - the combining of names lately has been nuts!

I'm glad your girls haven't used the Jemi reference - maybe it's falling out of vogue :)

Anonymous said...

Like others,I think this may just be helpful to you in the future! Maybe if my name was 'Lisa' instead of 'Lynn Simpson' I may have a touch of your celebrity 'problem';)

Jemi Fraser said...

Terry - so funny! I actually did laugh out loud on that one!! :) Who in the world searches dog turds?????

Jemi Fraser said...

Lynn - so funny! I'm sure the Lisa Simpson hits would be huge!!! :)

Tricia J. O'Brien said...

That's funny...and frustrating, but with the whims of celebrity, perhaps it will blow away in the wind soon enough.
The reason I'm Tricia on my blog is because Patricia/Pat O'Brien is a name with all kinds of other connections--famous bars and pubs,a dead actor, a TV personality, frat boys, even other writers. It's strange to have a fractured identity.

Laura Pauling said...

Too funny! Great way to get teens to your sight though! :)

Terra said...

It is pretty much true that all PR is good PR, so Jemi may be a help to you in reaching new people.

Jemi Fraser said...

Tricia - that's wild - so many different people - I know a Pat O'Brien here in my town too :)

You're right - it's an odd feeling!

Jemi Fraser said...

Laura - it is funny. The big problem is they don't stay - just pop away :)

Susan Kaye Quinn said...

LOL Hey, any traffic is good traffic, right? Maybe not. :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Terra - I guess so - it's just so funny to see how the people pop in and pop right back out when I'm not who they want!

Jemi Fraser said...

Susan - Yup - I'm really not sure if it's a good thing or not! :)

Margo Berendsen said...

Oh that is funny! I'm sure you don't think so (sorry) but you are at least trying to have fun with it! ;) but stats are the strangest thing. I posted on a trip to Vegas last fall, and I get hits on that all the time. And I posted some fan art from the Hunger Games almost a year ago, and that still gets tons of traffic, too.

Jemi Fraser said...

Margo - I actually do think it's pretty funny! :) My timing is generally a little off in most things, so this isn't a surprise either!

It's definitely interesting to see what the top search terms are - not ususally what we expect!

Helen Ginger said...

Not me. Not many people search for Helen Ginger (unless maybe they're looking for the old Gilligan's Island show) or Straight From Hel, although...that might draw in some people. You might as well accept the teeny boppers as followers. You don't have to follow them back, ya know.

Jemi Fraser said...

Helen - I know - I just feel bad - kind of like I'm misleading them I guess. Maybe I'll leave the next few alone :)

Anonymous said...

You think you've got a pretty original name, and whamee!

This teeny bopper thing IS weird. But I think Jemi Fraser is a great name. There was Stephen King, pretty simple name, nothing to write home about. And then he published awesome novels in the horror genre, and the rest is history.

Just be Jemi. Just Jemi. Jemi Fraser. Two syllables and two syllables. It's great!!

Jemi Fraser said...

Ann - exactly! Whamee indeed :)

You're a sweetie Ann - thanks! It's a combination of family names - & I like it :)

Belle Wong said...

I love your name. I prefer to think all those searchers WERE looking for you!

Jemi Fraser said...

Belle - aaaaawwwwww! You're so sweet! If that were only the case :)

klahanie said...

Aha..and speaking of stats..you, my friend...almost caused my email account to blow up! :) Never have I had so many emails come in for one blogger. Not like I'm jealous over at my shy and humble blog. Oh no, not me eh :)
Hmmmm....if I put a link on my next posting such as 'porn', I will, no doubt, get millions of hits for like zero seconds, when they realise my posting has nothing to do with porn, at all.
Right then email account, prepare to get swamped with comments on this here site....yikes....
Have a good weekend eh...I'm outta' here....

Jemi Fraser said...

Gary - you crack me up! I am lucky enough to have a lot of bloggy friends who stop by to visit! :)

It's bizarre to see what some people search for on the internet - I can't decide if it's sad, pathetic or kinda funny :)

Good luck with that email.

klahanie said...

Aha, I just go an email wishing me good luck with my email. After I publish this I will get an email that shows my comment...Yikes, someone help me...LOL eh...

Laurel Garver said...

This is all kinds of hilarious, I have to say. But I do really like the name Jemima. It's a great bible name (one of Job's daughters) and there was a Jemima in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang who was the cutest! But I guess the Quaker pancake & syrup character has kinda wrecked it, huh?

Enjoy your flash of fame. :-)

Jemi Fraser said...

Gary - ... and then you'll get an email responding to that email... when will it end?? :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Laurel - yup - it's all about the syrup now! :)

Thanks - I think the timing has been hilarious!

klahanie said...

Jemi Fraser said...
"Gary - ... and then you'll get an email responding to that email... when will it end?? :)"Me thinks I'm stuck in 'Groundblog Day'.
I could unsubscribe to follow up comments and my email account would return to normal :) Right then I'm off for some pancakes with maple syrup eh....
Did you know, do you care, the most comments my site ever gets is when the family dog, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star, 'pawblishes' a posting?
Must dash back to my email account and read the comment I just left here..Bye...:)

Jemi Fraser said...

Gary - lol! I hope this doesn't turn into Groundhog Day (it's terrifying when that happens) ... hope Penny doesn't get too jealous too! :)

Happy reading!

klahanie said...

Oh my, here we go again :) 'Groundblog Day' meet 'Groundhog Day'.
Penny is a very popular dog and is a much better writer than I could ever be.
Right then, yet another comment and another 'hit' on your stats. Gosh Jemi, are you lucky or what eh! :)
Time to go back to my shy and humble, apparently 'well-kept secret' blog...

erica and christy said...

Christy and I both have common enough names that we don't even appear when you google us separately. Even together, we're in competition for two sisters (yes, Christy and Erica) who record precious memories of their lives (texting, riding in cars, etc.) on YouTube.

So, maybe we just accept that all publicity is good publicity??
erica

Susan Fields said...

I had to call my blog and my email address "Susan Fields Writer" because Susan Fields is such a popular name. But now, when I Google my name, my blog is the first link to come up! When I first started my blog, I don't think I was even on the first page.

Stephanie Thornton said...

You never know who might come your way looking for Jemi- it might not be a bad thing!

Dawn Simon said...

I like your name--pretty and unique. I, by the way, had a Gemmy in a middle grade novel I wrote in 2007.

I agree with Stephanie above me.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Amie Kaufman said...

I promise I'm laughing with, not at! I'm not attracting any teenyboppers, just... wait, no, I am. I illustrated a post wtih a picture of Captain Jack Sparrow and mentioned him, and now I think about it, I do get a few people meandering through looking for him. And indeed, they'd be mad not to.

Jemi Fraser said...

Gary - :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Erica - that's so funny! You'd think in combination that your names would stand out. It's such a ridiculous coincidence that those 2 sisters are doing the you tube thing :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Susan - good for you! It's not easy to move page on Google :)

It bizarre how many same names there are out there!

Jemi Fraser said...

Stephanie - I know. It's really kind of a bizarre coincidence, but it's not bad! :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks Dawn! I'm glad you like the name - it's a family one :)

Hope your weekend is good too!

Jemi Fraser said...

Amie - this is very true - they'd be made not too! :)

I'm laughing with me too - it's okay - timing is fun :)

Talli Roland said...

I couldn't help giggling a bit at this, Jemi - I'm sorry!

But hey, at least you're attracting the right demographic!

Cali MacKay said...

How could you have known? lol. Just think of all the high traffic numbers you'll be able to boast about. ; )

Mari said...

Madmother is right!

But, dear, this is the kind of worrying you shouldn't be doing. Use the stats to know who's reading your stuff. ;)

Jemi Fraser said...

Talli - that's okay - I laugh about it all the time too! Whenever I get a new follower on Twitter, I just assume it's someone looking for THAT Jemi :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Calista - I know - the timing was really bizarre! I wonder if teeny-bopper numbers count the regular way :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Mari - it's all good - it'll probably be another 6 months before I even look at the stats again! :)

Sharon K. Mayhew said...

Jemi...have teen followers are the best kind of followers when you are a writer. I love your name!

Jemi Fraser said...

Sharon - thanks :)

If the teens would stick around for more than 5 seconds, it would probably help! Maybe the photo on this post will encourage them :)

Unknown said...

I just thank my lucky stars that I changed my surname from Bieber to Bartlett when I did.

Jemi Fraser said...

Dave - lol - that's hysterical! Definitely a good choice :D

Theresa Milstein said...

Poor you, Jemi! I can't believe you got mixed up in a Jemi-romance. No, I can't say that's happened to me.
Glad they broke up for your sake.

Jemi Fraser said...

Theresa - I know! Sounds awful, but I'm glad things didn't work out for them either - I feel so mean!!! But I really don't need to be part of the romance :)

Anonymous said...

I didn't know about this couple!

When I look at my statistics, people are looking for book downloads. Perhaps because of all the books on my site.

Anonymous said...

My kids are into the Disney shows. Fortunately for me the Hannah Montana craze is over!

Jemi Fraser said...

Medeia - I doubt I would have know about this couple either - just lucky timing I guess :)

That's not too surprising of a search term - you do discuss a lot of terrific books!

Jemi Fraser said...

Stephen - those teeny bopper years can be so hard on parents!!! It's generally not our music style! :)

Unknown said...

Really, when you think of it, all those hits can only help you, right? It should keep your blog close to the top of a google search if I understand how it works right. That's not a bad thing at all! :) Try searching for Nisa. My blog doesn't even come up! I'm not sure why.

http://nisaswineford.blogspot.com/

LTM said...

Jemima! *snort* not so great... but I think people finding you by accident can be a good thing! A happy accident, yes?

hang in there~ <3

Jemi Fraser said...

Nisa - really? That seems so odd. You've got an unusual name too - I would have though it would show up right away!

I actually don't have a clue how searches work and how names show up at the top of the list. I've never looked into it. There are SO many things I don't know!!! :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Leigh - I know! Tell me visions of maple syrup don't swamp your head when you hear Jemima! :)

I wonder if anyone has found my blog by mistake and then stayed ... wish it could tell me that! :)

Julie Musil said...

OMG, that is too funny! I had no idea they were dubbed "Jemi." Can you tell I'm over 16? It could be worse. People could come to you via porn sites, which is what my stats say. What the heck is that all about?

Jemi Fraser said...

Julie - exactly! If it hadn't been for the timing of starting with social media, I probably would never have heard their combined names :)

Really??? Can't imagine for a moment how they would jump from that to your site! Yikes!!!

Cynthia Chapman Willis said...

Wow--and you did your homework, too. Well, I don't think I'm driving any teeny-boppers looking for idols crazy. . . At least I hope not. I'd hate to disappoint them. ; )

Lenny Lee said...

hi miss jemima! ha ha. nope that not you for sure. theres some one that famous with my same name but i only get hits for on my blog cause im not on that tweet or facebook so for me its not a problem. i couldnt wanna change my name either. sorry you gotta get so much bother on it but just keep on being jemi.
...hugs from lenny

Jemi Fraser said...

Cynthia - I know! It's hard - I don't like anyone feeling sad when they arrive on my site! :) Hopefully the name disappears soon :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks Lenny - you're a sweetie! And you're so right - Jemima is most definitely NOT my style!! :)

Unknown said...

You're the only Jemi I know of : ). Really, who are these peeps? (perhaps I'm dating myself) And how did you figure out by your stats the length of stay from some of the visitors to your site. Every time my full name shows up in a search, I feel kind of funny.

Jemi Fraser said...

Ezzy - the kids I teach are into all of these stars so I had heard of them before, but my kids are too old to be interested :)

There's a pie chart on Stat Counter that shows me the lenght of stay of visitors - under 5 sec, 5-30 sec, 30 sec - 5 min,...

It is an odd feeling seeing your name show up! It still makes me feel odd!

Leslie S. Rose said...

Totally cracked up at the Jemi blend! What are the odds? I Googled myself and there was a Leslie Rose who posted what she obviously thought were sexy poses and they SO weren't. If anyone thinks she's me, I'm digging a hole and jumping in.

Jemi Fraser said...

Leslie - okay - that's MUCH worse than a celebrity hook up!!! Yuck!

I can't imagine anyone would think that of you - you're such a sweetie!

Jackee said...

Jemima... Then you would have syrup searchers on your website. Hee, hee.

I'm still convinced that focusing on my traffic sucks the fun out of blogging, but maybe after I actually have a book contract I'll take it seriously. :o)

Good luck, Jemi! Big hugs!

Jemi Fraser said...

Jackee - exactly - and no one wants maple syrup searchers to be disappointed!! :)

That's pretty much how I feel - although I did enjoy finding this out! Haven't been back to the stats page though so I don't think I'm in danger of being sucked in!! :)

DEZMOND said...

I didn't know Joe and Demi are a couple :) Cute :)

My HOLLYWOOD SPY shares the name with some HOLLYWOOD SPY shop in California :) and we've been battling at Google who shall take the first spot in their first search page under HOLLYWOOD SPY, and so far I am winning :))))

Jemi Fraser said...

Dez - I think they've broken up now, but the name persists! :)

I'm so glad you're winning! It's something I never thought about - and will probably promptly forget about - but the stats biz is kinda fun!

Patricia Stoltey said...

Thank goodness I don't have this problem. And I'd definitely stick with Jemi if I were you. Jemima doesn't work for anything put pancakes anymore. :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Pat - I know! Definitely think the pancake image wouldn't work to help me sell books if I ever get that far!! :)

Anonymous said...

Hey, don't feel bad! People constantly find my blog by Googling coffee mate creamer and/or tiny panties. I bet the tiny panties crowd doesn't stick around long!!!

Jemi Fraser said...

Michelle - Yikes!! That's much, much worse!!! :)

I really wonder about people who put that kind of stuff into search engines! Really, really odd :)