Blogging - Year One - Lesson 4

Like a roller coaster ride at a carnival, checking our blog statistics can take us on highs, lows, twists, turns, make us come to a screeching halt, and even turn our life upside down.
But with blogging, in order to know if we’re “being found”, or to find out if our blog is growing, it’s essential [...]

0 to 30 Seconds - Can You Answer My Question

To continue my readership building series, I am doing a test.
Can I provide a reader with an answer, to their search string, within 30 seconds of entering my site?
Today’s Lesson
Since blog statistics provide tons of information, I check my blog’s stats on a regular basis.
If I check my AWStats (visit duration) [...]

Learn From Spikes In Visitor Counts

In my last post, I wrote about what can cause spikes in your visitor counts.
By studying what caused these spikes, you may be able to convert some of that “spikey” traffic, to regular readers.
Today’s Lesson
First of all, remember, spikey traffic, can be fickle traffic. Some of those visitors [...]

What Causes Spikes In Visitor Statistics

I call it “spikey” traffic.
You see an instant increase (spike) in your visitor stats, only to see your visitor counts fall, in a day or two.
Today’s Lesson
What are the causes of spikes in your traffic or visitor stats?
1) You left a comment on another blog, and visitors are [...]

Unique Visitors - An Analysis

Have you looked at your statistics to see how many “unique visitors” your have?
Is the percentage of your unique visitors high, or low?
Does it matter?
Today’s Lesson
Being analytical, I love to study my blog statistics.
One number that stands out, is my “unique visits”, or “new visits”.
For my [...]

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