Comments on: Blogging Rhythms 2 – Seasonal Rhythms http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/07/27/blogging-rhythms-2-seasonal-rhythms/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:11:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gerard McGarry http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/07/27/blogging-rhythms-2-seasonal-rhythms/comment-page-1/#comment-69702 Gerard McGarry Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:13:39 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/07/27/blogging-rhythms-2-seasonal-rhythms/#comment-69702 I know you cover SEO from time to time, but for bloggers hoping to catch search engine traffic, you need to be using the types of terms that a searcher will use in your content. Most expert bloggers will probably be naturals at this. I've been using the BA Stats plugin for WordPress to gauge traffic for my blogs in real-time and that shows what search terms people have reached the sites through. It also shows referrer pages which is useful. I know you cover SEO from time to time, but for bloggers hoping to catch search engine traffic, you need to be using the types of terms that a searcher will use in your content. Most expert bloggers will probably be naturals at this.

I’ve been using the BA Stats plugin for WordPress to gauge traffic for my blogs in real-time and that shows what search terms people have reached the sites through. It also shows referrer pages which is useful.

]]> By: duncan http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/07/27/blogging-rhythms-2-seasonal-rhythms/comment-page-1/#comment-68915 duncan Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:24:33 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/07/27/blogging-rhythms-2-seasonal-rhythms/#comment-68915 I see what your saying but I think you'll only really see this if you've hit a cap in growth and you've had steady figures over a couple of months in which can be used for comparison. You naturally see it around easter and christmas (am I still allowed to call them this?) but generally speaking I don't really see it any more, even to some extend based on weekends, because I've found that I can keep my stats up over the weekend, and in some cases even higher than weekdays, if I actually blog in a decent quantity, its just that I chose not to. I'd perhaps argue that these affects (aside from Christmas, Easter) are more of a reflection on the bloggers actual level blogging, in that they are also blogging less as they are also enjoying the weather, public holiday or whatever the case may be, as opposed to externalities alone. I see what your saying but I think you’ll only really see this if you’ve hit a cap in growth and you’ve had steady figures over a couple of months in which can be used for comparison. You naturally see it around easter and christmas (am I still allowed to call them this?) but generally speaking I don’t really see it any more, even to some extend based on weekends, because I’ve found that I can keep my stats up over the weekend, and in some cases even higher than weekdays, if I actually blog in a decent quantity, its just that I chose not to.
I’d perhaps argue that these affects (aside from Christmas, Easter) are more of a reflection on the bloggers actual level blogging, in that they are also blogging less as they are also enjoying the weather, public holiday or whatever the case may be, as opposed to externalities alone.

]]> By: John (SYNTAGMA) http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/07/27/blogging-rhythms-2-seasonal-rhythms/comment-page-1/#comment-68184 John (SYNTAGMA) Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:00:18 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/07/27/blogging-rhythms-2-seasonal-rhythms/#comment-68184 Very wise words, Darren. That's really the essence of the Dollarsphere ~ blogging about the things total strangers want to hear about or buy. If you can do that, everything else should fall into place. Very wise words, Darren. That’s really the essence of the Dollarsphere ~ blogging about the things total strangers want to hear about or buy. If you can do that, everything else should fall into place.

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