Comments on: Starting a blog: How do you Measure Success? http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/ Social Media Marketing Explained Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: brian http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/comment-page-1/#comment-117 brian Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:42:16 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/#comment-117 @Carl: that's a good way of putting it! @Carl: that’s a good way of putting it!

]]> By: Carl H. http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Carl H. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:39:11 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/#comment-116 Brian gives readers a glimpse into the world of blogging. And bloggers the opportunity to discuss the trials and tribulations of having a meaningful blog. Brian gives readers a glimpse into the world of blogging. And bloggers the opportunity to discuss the trials and tribulations of having a meaningful blog.

]]> By: brian http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/comment-page-1/#comment-115 brian Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:40:05 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/#comment-115 @Richard: ok, but in what way would you say that GoStats is better than Sitemeter or WP.com's built-in stats? @Richard: ok, but in what way would you say that GoStats is better than Sitemeter or WP.com’s built-in stats?

]]> By: Richard from GoStats http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Richard from GoStats Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:37:47 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/#comment-111 Using <a href="http://gostats.com" rel="nofollow">GoStats</a> is a great way to learn the most about your traffic. The extended reports can tell you things you've never thought of with ordinary statistics. Using GoStats is a great way to learn the most about your traffic. The extended reports can tell you things you’ve never thought of with ordinary statistics.

]]> By: brian http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/comment-page-1/#comment-106 brian Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:51:53 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/#comment-106 @Metagg: thanks again for the pingback! Glad you're sticking with me! @HMTKSteve: that's pretty funny. How did you decide to preserve your traffic (in other words, let's say you had very popular posts on the initial blog - how did you make the transition to pokefarm.com for them)? @Metagg: thanks again for the pingback! Glad you’re sticking with me!

@HMTKSteve: that’s pretty funny. How did you decide to preserve your traffic (in other words, let’s say you had very popular posts on the initial blog – how did you make the transition to pokefarm.com for them)?

]]> By: HMTKSteve http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/comment-page-1/#comment-105 HMTKSteve Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:49:37 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/#comment-105 My most recently popular subarea has to have been pokemon. I had to launch a new blog (pokefarm.com) just to host the huge pile of content that was generated. It was getting so bad that 75% of all of my new content was related to Pokemon and some of my long time readers were complaining. My most recently popular subarea has to have been pokemon. I had to launch a new blog (pokefarm.com) just to host the huge pile of content that was generated. It was getting so bad that 75% of all of my new content was related to Pokemon and some of my long time readers were complaining.

]]> By: Metagg http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Metagg Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:46:12 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/#comment-104 <strong>Metagg is tracking this post...</strong> Find out what Social News Sites are discussing this post over at metagg.com... Metagg is tracking this post…

Find out what Social News Sites are discussing this post over at metagg.com…

]]> By: brian http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/comment-page-1/#comment-100 brian Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:20:30 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/#comment-100 @Pete: that's a good measure. I find that visitors (more specifically, unique visitors) are a better metric than hits though. @Pete: that’s a good measure. I find that visitors (more specifically, unique visitors) are a better metric than hits though.

]]> By: Pete White http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Pete White Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:29:14 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/#comment-96 I tend to measure the success of my blog by the number of hits I get in a particular month. I know that if i'm getting over 100k hits then I'm doing well. I tend to measure the success of my blog by the number of hits I get in a particular month. I know that if i’m getting over 100k hits then I’m doing well.

]]> By: brian http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/comment-page-1/#comment-95 brian Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:21:33 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/#comment-95 @HMTKSteve: that's certainly a good strategy. What do you find the most popular subareas to be? @HMTKSteve: that’s certainly a good strategy. What do you find the most popular subareas to be?

]]> By: HMTKSteve http://nowsourcing.com/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/comment-page-1/#comment-94 HMTKSteve Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:16:28 +0000 http://nowsourcing.com/blog/2007/08/07/starting-a-blog-how-do-you-measure-success/#comment-94 Blogging can be fun. I've had to split off subareas of my blog recently because of their popularity. Blogging can be fun. I’ve had to split off subareas of my blog recently because of their popularity.

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