Comments on: Feedster Top 500 Updates http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/23/feedster-top-500-updates/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:20:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Roger Johansson http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/23/feedster-top-500-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-167350 Roger Johansson Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:04:10 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1825#comment-167350 I also made it onto the list for the first time. I'm a little surprised to see that it's only sent one or two visitors my way so far. I also made it onto the list for the first time. I’m a little surprised to see that it’s only sent one or two visitors my way so far.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/23/feedster-top-500-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-167335 Stephen Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:33:09 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1825#comment-167335 Yes, I think it is, but I assumed there was at least some kind of correlation between that and traffic. Yes, I think it is, but I assumed there was at least some kind of correlation between that and traffic.

]]> By: IO ERROR http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/23/feedster-top-500-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-167321 IO ERROR Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:17:59 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1825#comment-167321 I was under the impression that the top 500 list was ranked more-or-less by inbound links. I was under the impression that the top 500 list was ranked more-or-less by inbound links.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/23/feedster-top-500-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-167215 Stephen Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:46:08 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1825#comment-167215 At first glance, the upper echelon of the list contained no surprises, all very well known blogs, all somewhat skewed to an internet-savvy urban audience. When I thought a bit more about it, I started to think about my own feed. I get what I think is fairly reasonable traffic to my site - Sitemeter tells me we've had nearly 600k visits this month - but the RSS feed has never taken off - I have about 250 subscribers. Gridskipper, on the other hand, is #11 on feedsters's list - great positioning. Yet take a look at gridskipper's traffic figures: http://www.nickdenton.org/002013.html Unless I'm reading that wrong, Gridskipper is averaging only about 5-6k visits a day. Which would suggest their RSS feed is MUCH more popular than the site itself. If anything, this has to show that the monetization of RSS feeds is going to become a top priority. At first glance, the upper echelon of the list contained no surprises, all very well known blogs, all somewhat skewed to an internet-savvy urban audience.

When I thought a bit more about it, I started to think about my own feed. I get what I think is fairly reasonable traffic to my site – Sitemeter tells me we’ve had nearly 600k visits this month – but the RSS feed has never taken off – I have about 250 subscribers.

Gridskipper, on the other hand, is #11 on feedsters’s list – great positioning. Yet take a look at gridskipper’s traffic figures:

http://www.nickdenton.org/002013.html

Unless I’m reading that wrong, Gridskipper is averaging only about 5-6k visits a day. Which would suggest their RSS feed is MUCH more popular than the site itself. If anything, this has to show that the monetization of RSS feeds is going to become a top priority.

]]> By: Scott Johnson of Feedster http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/23/feedster-top-500-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-167046 Scott Johnson of Feedster Wed, 23 Nov 2005 02:35:27 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1825#comment-167046 Hi Darren, I'm sorry for the problems you've had and, seeing this entry, I took the liberty of uploading the picture from your blog for you. Hope this helps. Best Scott Hi Darren,

I’m sorry for the problems you’ve had and, seeing this entry, I took the liberty of uploading the picture from your blog for you. Hope this helps.

Best
Scott

]]> By: James http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/23/feedster-top-500-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-166955 James Wed, 23 Nov 2005 01:02:08 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1825#comment-166955 Darren- Congrats on making it again! We have put a link on the right hand side of the top 500 page that says, "click here to add your own icon" Give it a try, Scott has really flushed a lot of the problems out of the icon system, so it should work. If that still doesn't work, you can email your pic to jgross AT feedster dot com and I will do it for you. We really want to get everyone in the top 500 to have their own icon. Thanks for the feedback. James Darren-

Congrats on making it again! We have put a link on the right hand side of the top 500 page that says, “click here to add your own icon” Give it a try, Scott has really flushed a lot of the problems out of the icon system, so it should work. If that still doesn’t work, you can email your pic to jgross AT feedster dot com and I will do it for you. We really want to get everyone in the top 500 to have their own icon.

Thanks for the feedback.
James

]]> By: IO ERROR http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/23/feedster-top-500-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-166937 IO ERROR Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:50:29 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/?p=1825#comment-166937 Wow, I'm on the list for the first time at #457. Now, I guess I'd better figure out where they got those tags from, and add a few new ones. Wow, I’m on the list for the first time at #457. Now, I guess I’d better figure out where they got those tags from, and add a few new ones.

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