What I am trying to point out here is that when deciding to listen to visitor feedback, you have to keep in mind that what people are asking for is not necessarily what the majority wants. Stats can certainly help put things into perspective, but stats shouldn’t be listened to verbatim either. Because stats can’t answer the question of: what aren’t you providing?

And then stats can be misleading: for instance, a lot of good content has gotten lost behind successful blogs. In these cases, a rethinking of positioning and navigation is in order. It surprises people sometimes to hear that visitors miss a discontinued feature when the stats suggest tat besides your mother, only a handful of people sought out those pages. But the content is still really good, and sometimes the site owner will chuck it based on stats when really what is needed is a rethinking on how to use that content more wisely in the face of a changing web.

Thanks for the insightful comment!

Stick with the prenatal yoga… Your abs will thank you!

Now I’m off to prenatal yoga, a great class for anyone has not practiced in a while. I have never met a more welcoming group:)