According to my Blogger 'hit stats', out of all the mitchmen blog articles published to date,
my A-Z article on Cavelo was the one that registered the most hits during 2018 .
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Cavelo is an unflagging champion of gay fetish art but his special talent is his ability to depict cute men.
The one on the left is my special favourite.
I suspect the bottomless chair is an idea borrowed from 'Casino Royale'.
The one on the left is my special favourite.
I suspect the bottomless chair is an idea borrowed from 'Casino Royale'.
Table 1 – mitchmen Articles with Most Hits in 2018
Position (& last year) | Article | Published | Hits in 2017 | Hits in 2018 |
1 (2) | 2008 | 4844 | 6574 | |
2 (1) | 2012 | 5673 | 5722 | |
3 (9) | 2017 | 1411 | 4406 | |
4 (3) | 2010 | 3681 | 2894 | |
5 (6) | 2009 | 2158 | 2836 | |
6 (-) | 2018 | 2516 | ||
7 (8) | 2009 | 1597 | 2507 | |
8 (-) | 2017 | 2489 | ||
9 (12) | 2014 | 1258 | 2217 | |
10 (-) | 2009 | 2208 | ||
11 (4) | 2015 | 2402 | 2169 | |
12 (5) | 2010 | 2354 | 1691 | |
13 (10) | 2010 | 1347 | 1550 | |
14 (-) | 2014 | 1510 | ||
15 (15) | 2012 | 1126 | 1420 | |
16 (19) | 2014 | 1014 | 1342 | |
17 (7) | 2012 | 1778 | 1334 | |
18 (14 ) | 2009 | 1140 | 1311 | |
19= (13) | 2009 | 1204 | 1202 | |
19 = (-) | 2014 | 1202 |
To clarify, this table shows hits registered during the year 2018 for all articles, not just those published in 2018 which is shown in the 2018 'new articles' listing. The titles in all the tables link to the original posts. Please tell me if you have difficulty with any links
This year A-Z of Fetish Artists – Cavelohas recaptured top spot from Priapus of Milet-1. Both increased their counts, Cavelo substantially so, which illustrates his enormous popularity considering he doesn't seem to be producing new work now. The tussle for top spot between these two artists in recent years is fascinating, given their contrasting styles (conventional vs CGI) and content (fetish vs vanilla) .
The other perennial chart-topper A-Z of Fetish Artists – Mike Carcel was dislodged from No 3 position in 2018 by the first in the 'Milking Factory' series which seems to be one of those topics which hits a sensitive spot for many fetish fans. The popularity of this theme continued with two more articles posted in 2018 also doing well (see Most Popular 2018 New Posts). Mike's A-Z post saw a decline in hits this year, perhaps reflecting a general lack of visibility for his controversial work on the web. I have lost track of where he is posting now (if anywhere). He still scored more than the record-breaking 'IFNB', top post from 2018 which entered the chart at No 6, illustrating how hard it is for new articles to break into this yearly top 20, let alone the old-style chart based on cumulative hits. Of course it might have been a different story if IFNB had had a full year of hits instead of just 10 months.
The other notable new entry is the Mitch Colby wrestling (with spanking!) article from 2017, a success that doesn't entirely surprise given the size and enthusiasm of the man-spanking fraternity and it's initial impact in the 2017 chart. This fetish also scores well with the continued interest in my note containing some unusual Vintage Spanking Art at No 16. The retrospective flavour of this blog is represented in the bondage arena by the article on the seminal and ground-breaking'Bound & Gagged Magazine' at No 9, which continues to pick up visitors and recognition.
This list is usually dominated by my A-Z of Fetish artists and there are 11 this year. Jotto and The Hun have maintained elevated positions with much increased hit counts but others (including Franco and Michael Mitchell) have been displaced by the new arrivals which include two 'new' A-Z names. Julius's arrival at No 10 is something of a surprise but probably reflects the promotional effects of my occasional posts re-captioning selected images, together with the recent overhaul of his A-Z entry. In contrast Tagame's entry at No 14 seems long overdue for such an acknowledged master of our genre. Likewise the venerable Baron at No 19 whose photo-manips don't qualify for the A-Z series but is nevertheless a quiet colossus whose technical skills are amazing and whose fetish ingredients have a marvellous subtlety. With these new arrivals, 2013 is now the only year since 2008 not represented in this table. The nearest contender for this role is Hethong Male Spanking at No38
My own Christmas Criminal' story dropped from 4 to 11 (despite my continued plugging on the 'front page'!) but I'm happy to be anywhere in this august company. I started posting my own work here more regularly last year, we'll see where that leads.
My 'Index of Artists' Page scored 10,816 hits in 2018, which exceeded all these articles by a large margin. I'm glad visitors are finding it useful and hope it will lead newcomers to fantastic art they never saw before.
Total blog visits this year were 559K, up 42% from 2017, a phenomenon I cannot explain.
The cut-off figure is almost exactly the same as the previous year so it seems the increased traffic must be widely spread. It is also quite selective, since in the table above some articles have significantly increased hits where others have suffered sharp falls, yet still remained within the top 20.
Total mitchmen blog visits for all years are now 2.88 million
Next time I will reveal the winner of the all-time cumulative hit counts.
Did Mike Carcel hold onto his top spot?