Comments on: How to Keep First Time Readers to your Blog – Part I http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:41:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Joan Cayton http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-3705399 Joan Cayton Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:39:43 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-3705399 I am new to the "blogosphere" and I just finished setting up my first blog. I am trying to learn as much as i can to develop my blog and entice people to keep on visiting. Thank you for your ideas. I am new to the “blogosphere” and I just finished setting up my first blog. I am trying to learn as much as i can to develop my blog and entice people to keep on visiting. Thank you for your ideas.

]]> By: How to Keep First Time Readers to your Blog - Part IV http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-2537522 How to Keep First Time Readers to your Blog - Part IV Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:07:46 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-2537522 [...] and final post in this series on making first time readers loyal readers. Read previous parts at part I, part II and part [...] [...] and final post in this series on making first time readers loyal readers. Read previous parts at part I, part II and part [...]

]]> By: How to Surf Blog Traffic Tsunamis http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1802713 How to Surf Blog Traffic Tsunamis Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:11:12 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1802713 [...] Stickify Your Blog How to Keep First Time Readers to Your Blog [...] [...] Stickify Your Blog How to Keep First Time Readers to Your Blog [...]

]]> By: Starfeeder http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1552997 Starfeeder Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:46:47 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1552997 I've go so much reading to catch up on... 0_o I’ve go so much reading to catch up on… 0_o

]]> By: 有助于提升博客粘度的插件 | 博客学堂 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1235137 有助于提升博客粘度的插件 | 博客学堂 Wed, 30 May 2007 20:43:17 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1235137 [...] 严格说起来，Darren Rowse这篇文章，只是推荐一篇名为Intelligent Design and Stickiness的贴子——不过，Darren Rowse在文中恰当地嵌入了自己之前的内容：How to Keep First Time Readers to your Blog，这种提高博客重点内容曝光度的作法事实上便是有效地提高博客粘度的手段——该文介绍合理的博客设计及合适的plugin能够有效地增强博客粘度，其中，有助于博客粘度的WordPress插件包括： [...] [...] 严格说起来，Darren Rowse这篇文章，只是推荐一篇名为Intelligent Design and Stickiness的贴子——不过，Darren Rowse在文中恰当地嵌入了自己之前的内容：How to Keep First Time Readers to your Blog，这种提高博客重点内容曝光度的作法事实上便是有效地提高博客粘度的手段——该文介绍合理的博客设计及合适的plugin能够有效地增强博客粘度，其中，有助于博客粘度的WordPress插件包括： [...]

]]> By: WordPress Plugins to Make Your Blog Sticky http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1230759 WordPress Plugins to Make Your Blog Sticky Tue, 29 May 2007 22:43:04 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1230759 [...] are lots of ways to get first time readers to become loyal to your blog but today Aaron compiled a nice little list of four WordPress plugins that can definitely [...] [...] are lots of ways to get first time readers to become loyal to your blog but today Aaron compiled a nice little list of four WordPress plugins that can definitely [...]

]]> By: Speedlinking 24 May 2007 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1206413 Speedlinking 24 May 2007 Thu, 24 May 2007 02:35:41 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1206413 [...] shares a few tips on developing stickyness on a blog - read more on keeping first time readers on a blog in my previous series on the [...] [...] shares a few tips on developing stickyness on a blog – read more on keeping first time readers on a blog in my previous series on the [...]

]]> By: BLOGSAVVY - your professional blog consultant » Problogger & more http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-11187 BLOGSAVVY - your professional blog consultant » Problogger & more Thu, 02 Jun 2005 10:58:05 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-11187 [...] blog isn’t into advertising anything except itself :o) but regardless the advice on keeping first time readers to your blog and inc [...] [...] blog isn’t into advertising anything except itself :o) but regardless the advice on keeping first time readers to your blog and inc [...]

]]> By: EchoDitto http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1394 EchoDitto Wed, 02 Mar 2005 14:12:54 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1394 <strong>Keep 'Em Coming Back, Part I</strong> A fellow blogger recently pointed me to a series of posts on ProBlogger focused on how to keep readers coming back to your blo Keep ‘Em Coming Back, Part I
A fellow blogger recently pointed me to a series of posts on ProBlogger focused on how to keep readers coming back to your blo

]]> By: eclecticism http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1308 eclecticism Tue, 01 Mar 2005 03:31:36 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1308 <strong>Keeping New Readers</strong> Problogger has a short series of posts with tips on how to keep readers who have stumbled across your site via a search engine hit or some other method. Interesting stuff, though nothing groundbreaking, and as it turns out, I do most of what he recomme... Keeping New Readers
Problogger has a short series of posts with tips on how to keep readers who have stumbled across your site via a search engine hit or some other method. Interesting stuff, though nothing groundbreaking, and as it turns out, I do most of what he recomme…

]]> By: MM http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1276 MM Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:34:31 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1276 you are absolutely right. 70% of my traffic comes from search engines and the number is still growing. you are absolutely right. 70% of my traffic comes from search engines and the number is still growing.

]]> By: Michael http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 Michael Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:49:36 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1269 Just came across this web-site the other day and it has provided a lot of good information for me and links to other people doing the same thing. I just started this year and realize I have a long way to go, but it's a lot of fun. Just came across this web-site the other day and it has provided a lot of good information for me and links to other people doing the same thing. I just started this year and realize I have a long way to go, but it’s a lot of fun.

]]> By: Timothy Lee http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 Timothy Lee Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:08:44 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1229 An excellent topic to post on. I have been recently visiting as many SiteMeters as I can at successful blogs. I noticed early on that the blogs that had the most traffic had most of their traffic coming to older posts. Good to have that observation confirmed. An excellent topic to post on.

I have been recently visiting as many SiteMeters as I can at successful blogs. I noticed early on that the blogs that had the most traffic had most of their traffic coming to older posts. Good to have that observation confirmed.

]]> By: Agylen http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 Agylen Sun, 27 Feb 2005 12:31:24 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1215 <strong>Reposting old content</strong> ProBlogger: Helping Bloggers Earn Money » How to Keep First Time Readers to your Blog - Part I: "The way I like to think of it is that my blog’s archives are perhaps my blogs greatest asset. Each post I write has the potential not only to ... Reposting old content
ProBlogger: Helping Bloggers Earn Money » How to Keep First Time Readers to your Blog – Part I: “The way I like to think of it is that my blog’s archives are perhaps my blogs greatest asset. Each post I write has the potential not only to …

]]> By: Craig McGinty http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1196 Craig McGinty Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:08:23 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1196 I know email newsletters are much maligned but they are still worth using as a means of getting people back to your site. I use a simple free ebook connected to the subject I write about as a hook and once a week send out my newsletter which is a collection of the past week's posts. I get a traffic spike on the day of delivery and often for the day after. I much prefer RSS myself but it is still not understood enough by the general public for me to drop my newsletter. Regards Craig I know email newsletters are much maligned but they are still worth using as a means of getting people back to your site. I use a simple free ebook connected to the subject I write about as a hook and once a week send out my newsletter which is a collection of the past week’s posts. I get a traffic spike on the day of delivery and often for the day after. I much prefer RSS myself but it is still not understood enough by the general public for me to drop my newsletter.
Regards
Craig

]]> By: Jon Gales http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 Jon Gales Sun, 27 Feb 2005 05:11:04 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1193 I believe that if you help someone find what they are looking for, you're closer to having them come back. Those people that set up sites with AdSense and just enough info to get you to come to the page but not really help get no retention. But honestly, I may waaay more per new visitor than I do repeat visitor. So it's a great balance. Regular readers help get you news, tips and links, but they don't bring in much money. I believe that if you help someone find what they are looking for, you’re closer to having them come back. Those people that set up sites with AdSense and just enough info to get you to come to the page but not really help get no retention.

But honestly, I may waaay more per new visitor than I do repeat visitor. So it’s a great balance. Regular readers help get you news, tips and links, but they don’t bring in much money.

]]> By: Darren http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 Darren Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:21:02 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1192 Tim - yes you're right - its a high SE reliance. Am working on other marketing methods also - although the more i work on them the higher traffic I seem to get from SE's. Go figure. Rick - wise words - very wise. Wayne - thanks for your original post - its got me thinking as per usual and I hope what I'm writing in this series is a useful extension of your own stream of thought. You're right - I do have a higher level of traffic from SEs - but I didn't use to. What I'm hoping to put together with this series are tips that will be useful for all bloggers, whether their traffic comes from SE's, RSS, other blogs etc. Its about reader retention I guess. thanks for the comments Gents... Tim – yes you’re right – its a high SE reliance. Am working on other marketing methods also – although the more i work on them the higher traffic I seem to get from SE’s. Go figure.

Rick – wise words – very wise.

Wayne – thanks for your original post – its got me thinking as per usual and I hope what I’m writing in this series is a useful extension of your own stream of thought. You’re right – I do have a higher level of traffic from SEs – but I didn’t use to. What I’m hoping to put together with this series are tips that will be useful for all bloggers, whether their traffic comes from SE’s, RSS, other blogs etc. Its about reader retention I guess.

thanks for the comments Gents…

]]> By: Wayne Hurlbert http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1191 Wayne Hurlbert Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:15:52 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1191 Darren, unlike many bloggers, you have a very high percentage of your visitor traffic arriving via the search engines. Google, Yahoo, and MSN Search are tremendous sources of new visitors, but as you say, they need a reason to return. Traffic retention, in combination with brand new readers, is vital for growth. As so often happens, we are approaching the same problem from different directions. The end result is a blending of ideas that we hope works for the benefit of all bloggers. Darren, unlike many bloggers, you have a very high percentage of your visitor traffic arriving via the search engines. Google, Yahoo, and MSN Search are tremendous sources of new visitors, but as you say, they need a reason to return. Traffic retention, in combination with brand new readers, is vital for growth. As so often happens, we are approaching the same problem from different directions. The end result is a blending of ideas that we hope works for the benefit of all bloggers.

]]> By: Rick http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1190 Rick Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:07:18 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1190 Post often - post relevantly. History is in the making. What if the Beatles blogged? Post often – post relevantly. History is in the making.
What if the Beatles blogged?

]]> By: Tim http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 Tim Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:03:14 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/27/how-to-keep-first-time-readers-to-your-blog-part-i/#comment-1189 That is a heavy reliance on the search engines for traffic. What other marketing techniques do you use? That is a heavy reliance on the search engines for traffic. What other marketing techniques do you use?

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