Comments on: How Long Do Your Readers Stay at Your Blog – Length of Stay Statistics http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:03:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: » 5 Things to Consider for Your Blog’s Post Length » Libertarian Internet Marketing Blog http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-1110639 » 5 Things to Consider for Your Blog’s Post Length » Libertarian Internet Marketing Blog Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:09:50 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-1110639 [...] it comes to reading blog content. In fact, Darren Rowse even performed his own investigation into how long readers actually stay on blogs and determined that the average visit length was approximately 96 seconds. This is certainly a much [...] [...] it comes to reading blog content. In fact, Darren Rowse even performed his own investigation into how long readers actually stay on blogs and determined that the average visit length was approximately 96 seconds. This is certainly a much [...]

]]> By: russell lobo http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-644214 russell lobo Sun, 03 Dec 2006 18:24:34 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-644214 loved reading this article.... makes sense to design the site keeping the 96 sec in mind to capture a persons attention and then use AIDA. loved reading this article…. makes sense to design the site keeping the 96 sec in mind to capture a persons attention and then use AIDA.

]]> By: Be Your Own Editor With These 5 Keys to Writing for the Web http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-627783 Be Your Own Editor With These 5 Keys to Writing for the Web Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:01:43 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-627783 [...] 1. Shorter is better. Keep it short. Be brief. The average visitor spends about 96 seconds reading the average blog (see How Long Do Your Readers Stay at Your Blog - Length of Stay Statistics). As Jakob Nielsen wrote, users don’t read the web—they scan. Being concise can improve the usability of your post by 58%. [...] [...] 1. Shorter is better. Keep it short. Be brief. The average visitor spends about 96 seconds reading the average blog (see How Long Do Your Readers Stay at Your Blog – Length of Stay Statistics). As Jakob Nielsen wrote, users don’t read the web—they scan. Being concise can improve the usability of your post by 58%. [...]

]]> By: June Parrish Cookson http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-502649 June Parrish Cookson Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:44:22 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-502649 Like the other people who posted a comment about your article, I stayed longer then I usually do at blogs albeit just reading material. Although I'm a fast reader, I tend to stay longer if there is something visual (images) to keep my interest. I have an artist blog and would be very interested to know if you stayed longer at sites that included images. Or did it make little difference? By the way, enjoy visiting your blog on a weekly basis. Although the content can be mind-bloggling as far as the numerous articles, it is very informative. I applaud you for taking the time and spending perhaps hours on writing good articles. Best regards, June Like the other people who posted a comment about your article, I stayed longer then I usually do at blogs albeit just reading material. Although I’m a fast reader, I tend to stay longer if there is something visual (images) to keep my interest.

I have an artist blog and would be very interested to know if you stayed longer at sites that included images. Or did it make little difference?

By the way, enjoy visiting your blog on a weekly basis. Although the content can be mind-bloggling as far as the numerous articles, it is very informative. I applaud you for taking the time and spending perhaps hours on writing good articles.

Best regards,
June

]]> By: Subject/Object :: In reply to Buzz Machine: The books is dead. Long live the book. http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-391770 Subject/Object :: In reply to Buzz Machine: The books is dead. Long live the book. Sat, 15 Jul 2006 04:14:27 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-391770 [...] The average time a reader spends on a blog post is 96 seconds. I am a fast reader, but the average is something like 200 words a minute. It is clear that this prohibits some forms of communication. It is explains why blogs are filled with such bad writing. [...] [...] The average time a reader spends on a blog post is 96 seconds. I am a fast reader, but the average is something like 200 words a minute. It is clear that this prohibits some forms of communication. It is explains why blogs are filled with such bad writing. [...]

]]> By: Creation Robot » I have some questions about serialising short stories or novels on a blog http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-230823 Creation Robot » I have some questions about serialising short stories or novels on a blog Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:55:28 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-230823 [...] I thought about serialisation due to the renown short attention span generated by reading anything on the internet. For web sites, less is more. 79% of readers scan pages rather than read them, only 16% read the whole page. The average read time on a blog is approximately 96 seconds, that drops to 37 seconds for the largest internet blogs. [...] [...] I thought about serialisation due to the renown short attention span generated by reading anything on the internet. For web sites, less is more. 79% of readers scan pages rather than read them, only 16% read the whole page. The average read time on a blog is approximately 96 seconds, that drops to 37 seconds for the largest internet blogs. [...]

]]> By: : ProBlogger Blog Tips http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-229589 : ProBlogger Blog Tips Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:31:33 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-229589 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Net Users Take 1/20th of a Second to Judge your Blog’s Design: Blog Tips at ProBlogger http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-215704 Net Users Take 1/20th of a Second to Judge your Blog’s Design: Blog Tips at ProBlogger Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:07:41 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-215704 [...] I’ve written about the quickness the average blog visitors stays on blogs before but one twentieth of a second is pretty full on! All the more reason to work on blog design and think about what message your blog is communicating in the first few seconds of a visit. If you enjoyed this post Bookmark it at del.icio.us [...] [...] I’ve written about the quickness the average blog visitors stays on blogs before but one twentieth of a second is pretty full on! All the more reason to work on blog design and think about what message your blog is communicating in the first few seconds of a visit. If you enjoyed this post Bookmark it at del.icio.us [...]

]]> By: MyCapitalWeb.com LLC » Writing short posts http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-172164 MyCapitalWeb.com LLC » Writing short posts Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:54:14 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-172164 [...] While reading his post, click on his link to his research about how long readers stay on each post. You will be humbled. [...] [...] While reading his post, click on his link to his research about how long readers stay on each post. You will be humbled. [...]

]]> By: BHR http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 BHR Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:28:32 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-2726 Fascinating post. It was so good I stayed for 98 seconds - it was definitely worth the extra 2! ;) Keep up the fantastic work. Fascinating post. It was so good I stayed for 98 seconds – it was definitely worth the extra 2! ;)

Keep up the fantastic work.

]]> By: Marketing Mania http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2210 Marketing Mania Sat, 19 Mar 2005 02:39:31 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-2210 <strong>Blog statistics</strong> "Darren suggests some areas of further research, and it's too bad he hadn't recorded topic, post length and load time while undertaking this mammoth task. Number of pages visited may have been worth measuring too." Blog statistics
“Darren suggests some areas of further research, and it’s too bad he hadn’t recorded topic, post length and load time while undertaking this mammoth task. Number of pages visited may have been worth measuring too.”

]]> By: Professional-Lurker: Comments by an academic in cyberspace http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2173 Professional-Lurker: Comments by an academic in cyberspace Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:20:35 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-2173 <strong> Blog traffic: Length of visitor stays</strong> My morning RSS reading includes several keyword searches through PubSub's searching facilities. One of my searches brings me new posts that use "blog research" in their text. This morning I caught a dilly from Blog Business World. Check out Blog tr... Blog traffic: Length of visitor stays
My morning RSS reading includes several keyword searches through PubSub’s searching facilities. One of my searches brings me new posts that use “blog research” in their text. This morning I caught a dilly from Blog Business World. Check out Blog tr…

]]> By: RebelOne http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2140 RebelOne Fri, 18 Mar 2005 07:43:57 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-2140 <strong>96 seconds</strong> How Long Do Your Readers Stay at Your Blog "So we’ve established that the average Joe spends about 96 seconds at your blog. Its not long in the scheme of things - but when you think about it its actually a real opportunity." read more (via MediaFac... 96 seconds
How Long Do Your Readers Stay at Your Blog “So we’ve established that the average Joe spends about 96 seconds at your blog. Its not long in the scheme of things – but when you think about it its actually a real opportunity.” read more (via MediaFac…

]]> By: RebelOne http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 RebelOne Fri, 18 Mar 2005 07:42:59 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-2139 <strong>96 seconds</strong> How Long Do Your Readers Stay at Your Blog "So we’ve established that the average Joe spends about 96 seconds at your blog. Its not long in the scheme of things - but when you think about it its actually a real opportunity." read more (via MediaFac... 96 seconds
How Long Do Your Readers Stay at Your Blog “So we’ve established that the average Joe spends about 96 seconds at your blog. Its not long in the scheme of things – but when you think about it its actually a real opportunity.” read more (via MediaFac…

]]> By: Blog World http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2119 Blog World Thu, 17 Mar 2005 23:38:29 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-2119 <strong>How Much Of My Blog Do People Read?</strong> Darren at ProBlogger has an interesting post about research he's done into how long people stay on his blogs. The answer apparently is not long at all. While I haven't gone into this in the depth which Darren has, his results don't surprise me. ... How Much Of My Blog Do People Read?
Darren at ProBlogger has an interesting post about research he’s done into how long people stay on his blogs. The answer apparently is not long at all. While I haven’t gone into this in the depth which Darren has, his results don’t surprise me.

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]]> By: Alex http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 Alex Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:29:01 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-2090 I think it's important to know. But the fact that they are spending that time with you is important. Beacuse they come back. That's what's most important. It's building a relationship with your reader. I think it’s important to know. But the fact that they are spending that time with you is important. Beacuse they come back. That’s what’s most important. It’s building a relationship with your reader.

]]> By: MaaMaw's Morsels http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2082 MaaMaw's Morsels Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:55:59 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-2082 <strong>Bloggers... How Long Do They Stay?</strong> Darren at ProBlogger did some pretty impressive research into how long the average reader pours over your blog (and as one who "blogs til she bleeds," I must say it's enough to make me yank out the last of my hair). Bloggers… How Long Do They Stay?
Darren at ProBlogger did some pretty impressive research into how long the average reader pours over your blog (and as one who “blogs til she bleeds,” I must say it’s enough to make me yank out the last of my hair).

]]> By: Reflexive&#45;Blog http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2079 Reflexive&#45;Blog Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:57:31 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-2079 <strong>The average length of stay on a blog</strong> Darren Rowse surveyed 350 blogs and found out that the average length of stay on a blog is 96 seconds. He also says that interactivity with readers increase the length - regarding to the way I read blogs myself, I agree. In conclusion he says tha... The average length of stay on a blog
Darren Rowse surveyed 350 blogs and found out that the average length of stay on a blog is 96 seconds.

He also says that interactivity with readers increase the length - regarding to the way I read blogs myself, I agree.

In conclusion he says tha…

]]> By: Hans on Experience http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 Hans on Experience Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:04:48 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-2047 <strong>Hoe lang zijn lezers on-line?</strong> Volgens Darren Rowse van Problogger maar 96 seconde. Hij heeft daar onderzoek naar gedaan onder 350 bloggers die sitemeter gebruiken. Ik heb natuurlijk gelijk ook zelf eens gekeken. Bij mij zijn de bezoekers gemiddeld 2.4 minuten on-line. Dat is nogal Hoe lang zijn lezers on-line?
Volgens Darren Rowse van Problogger maar 96 seconde. Hij heeft daar onderzoek naar gedaan onder 350 bloggers die sitemeter gebruiken. Ik heb natuurlijk gelijk ook zelf eens gekeken. Bij mij zijn de bezoekers gemiddeld 2.4 minuten on-line. Dat is nogal

]]> By: Toomuch info (or not enough?) http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 Toomuch info (or not enough?) Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:01:20 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/03/17/how-long-do-your-readers-stay-at-your-blog-length-of-stay-statistics/#comment-2044 <strong>How long do people read a blog</strong> Problogger did an interesting piece on how long readers stay at a particular blog and I think the results were amazing.  They found that on average a user spends 96 seconds at a blog. May not seem like much but the averageTV commercial is 15-3... How long do people read a blog
Problogger
did an interesting piece on how long readers stay at a particular blog
and I think the results were amazing.  They found that on average
a user spends 96 seconds at a blog. May not seem like much but the
averageTV commercial is 15-3…

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