Comments on: MyBlogLog Update – Track your Outbound Links

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Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:04:35 +0000

[...] When you first see my profile, it says that I’ve been a member since November 10, 2006 .. but that’s not true. I’ve been a member since July 28, 2005 .. when I first heard about it on the Problogger site. On July 31, 2005 my “pro” trial was downgraded to the “basic” version .. and although I still maintained all of the required code in my headers of my main two blogs, PetLvr and 1800HART .. I pretty much forgot all about it. It was on November 10, 2006 that I received an email from “Eric Marcoullier, one of MyBlogLog’s founders” to personally thank me for joining the site. I blogged about it in this blog, as the November 11, 2006 Quickie and even noticed I already had 22 communities! [...]

By: MyBlogLog » Connected Internet

MyBlogLog » Connected Internet — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:54:53 +0000

[...] I just read a story on Problogger about MyBlogLog which tracks what links site visitors click on to leave your site. Even though I don’t have any adverts on my site where I need to track their effectiveness I think this data will be invaluable as it will tell me where my hotspots are and what links work and which ones don’t, to help me drive traffic back into my blog. [...]

By: Sebbi

Sebbi — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:54:20 +0000

Hmm … the script they use does not seem to detect a click on an external link in Firefox if I use the middle mouse button to open the link in a new tab. Can somebody confirm that?

Since it is very common to use this method of browsing this should also be logged …

By: Todd Sampson

Todd Sampson — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:06:26 +0000

Hi Darren:

This is Todd with MyBlogLog. Thanks so much for the fantastic post.

We are still working on the Google link tracking (w/o breaking their terms of use), but we have actually had the referring page tracking integrated for over a month now.

Based on your comments and an IM we received from Andy @ Waxy, we have updated the interface to make the feature stand out a little more. When you login, you will see a “click to view” link next to each URL. When clicked, the link will load & display the referring pages for each URL.

Thanks again for the great post/feedback. I will be sure to keep you posted on the Google link tracking and our other upcoming features.

By: Rob Lewis

Rob Lewis — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:12:58 +0000

Hi Darren,

I’ve been using MyBlogLog (free) for a bit too, and it does seem to be useful, but am yet to really make use of the stats.

You mentioned tracking Google AdSense clicks – have you seen http://www.adsenselogger.com/ ? It’s a PHP / Javascript script to supposedly do just that – I’ve had a quick look at it, but not yet implemented it anywhere, so can’t guarantee it works, and I’m a bit wary of testing it because I’m unsure whether it contravenes Google’s terms and conditions (guess I’d better re-read them!).

Anyone got any thoughts?

By: Kevin Burton

Kevin Burton — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:19:42 +0000

They might be able to track your adsense ads if you used server-side includes and not client-side.

I know some people have done this but I’m not sure if its aviolation of the adsense terms. I need to research this anyway for my own blog.

By: andy

andy — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:04:27 +0000

I’ve been using Stat Counter for all of my stats, and I’ve been really happy with it, but the one thing I wish it would do is this.

I’m definitely going to give it a try.

My hope is that I can use to try to better determine the type of things that my readers are interested in.

Thanks… again, Darren :)

By: Felix

Felix — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:21:58 +0000

Nice, more stats to play with :) good tip
It really becomes an addiction if you don’t watch out.

By: bodyblogger

bodyblogger — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:55:07 +0000

Great resource. Thanks Darren! I signed up for the free service, and will upgrade once I get used to how it works.

I learn at leat three valuable lessons every time I visit your site. :o)

By: Yzabel

Yzabel — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:53:00 +0000

I’ve signed up as well. I didn’t know this service yet (looks like I should go read more of your rpevious entries now, in order to not miss out on other things like this!), but I like tracking stats, and the free version should be enough for starters, as the blogs I’m testing it with right now are fairly new.

By: Connected

Connected — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:29:20 +0000

Once again thanks Darren for helping me to develop my blog. I think these stats will be invaluable and I’ve signed up which will put a bit more cash in your pocket! I’ve even added the live feed to my site http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/blog which shows hourly what links are being clicked on.

Connected

By: markus

markus — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 04:07:06 +0000

I will test it, since I have a low traffic site, like many german language blogs, I will use the free one.
Maybe upgrading after a period of testing.

As Jon says: Stats and more stats…

The idea to optimize position and wording of outbound links is very good.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 03:21:01 +0000

Just what I needed, more stats!

By: Kidino

Kidino — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 02:12:22 +0000

Sounds cool … something that bloggers should really check out. For one thing, it’s always a good idea to know about your visitors’ behaviour