My Audience

Pinterest Page

My audience is mostly made up of women 88.8 % and mostly between the ages of 25 to 34 years of age. About 13.6 percent of the people who visit my Pinterest page are from the United States. The other top four (4) countries that visit my page are:

Brazil: 7.4%

South Africa: 5.8%

Nigeria: 5.0%

France: 4.4%

60.1 % of my audience interact with my site via their Android phones. Noon to 8pm seem to be the peak hours of engagement. The weekend traffic doubles, especially during the winter months when most people are at home keeping themselves warm. The common keywords that drive traffic to my site is handmade clothing, unique accessories, African print clothing, Ankara necklace, African necklace, collar and bib necklace.

Instagram Page  

I come from a country where fashion is a big deal. So, I am not surprised that a lot of the views on my Instagram page is coming from the city of Lagos, Nigeria. The second highest views come from the city of New York, United States. 81% of my audience are women.

·        23% are between the ages of 25 to 35 years of age.

·        32% are between the ages of 35 to 44 years of age.

·        21% are between the ages of 45 to 54 years of age.

·        11% are between the ages of 55 to 64 years of age

·        8% are between the ages of 18 to 24 years of age.

GUILTY AS CHARGED

There are so many things that aren’t right but we do them all the same. Have you ever said things behind other people’s backs? (Cause I know I have!) If your answer is yes then you are a sincere person. Most people claim that they dislike “gossips”, that is, people who say things behind other people’s backs. Well I’m no saint but I try to control myself. Remember the Good Book advised against gossiping because whatever you say behind someone else’s back believe it or not, someone somewhere will also be saying stuff (very awful stuff) about you behind your back. FYI no one and I mean no one is innocent of gossiping.

Gossip, no matter how sweet often gets the perpetrator into trouble. I remember when I was quite young, I remember saying nasty things behind a friend’s back and boy! When she found out, I got it and I got it real good. I plead guilty to gossiping, what about you? I also plead guilty to a number of things such as lying, malice, fighting, you don’t want me to mention the rest. I am trying my very best to be a better person, I don’t encourage gossiping (at least not as often as I used to), I bear no malice against anyone (but for a certain ex-boyfriend, I’ll make an exception). I have a knack for flaring up at the slightest provocation but the day I actually witnessed someone who acted exactly like me, I decided that very day to take it down a thousand. My first reaction to the way the girl acted was “what a touchy b...h” the next thing I knew my conscience said to me “you are a fine one to talk! Pot, kettle, black”. I knew at that very moment I was exactly like her (gosh! What a revelation).

I think the best thing for people who act like they are better than the rest of us humans, should take a good look at themselves. I found out some years back that no one is perfect! Most of my friends or at least the ones that are quite close to me know that whenever I start a conversation especially about someone else I begin with “I am not a saint” meaning I am not in anyway better than the person I am talking about. I have vices worse than some people put together. I know someone who had a habit of pointing out other people’s faults. Trust me, I confronted Miss Nosey Von-Holier-than-thou, I pointed out all her own faults and as I envisaged she wasn’t at all pleased, she was so shocked she kept mute throughout the day (poor thing, she thought she was perfect).

I know I have a long way to go but I someday I’ll get there and I hope you too can look within and make changes. Start by listing out your faults and declare that I plead guilty!

Maureen Oputa