Comments on: Using Social Bookmarking Sites to Find Out What Your Readers Like http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:59:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: iZeby http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/comment-page-1/#comment-4665529 iZeby Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:58:05 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/#comment-4665529 You should think about adding izeby.com to your list of social bookmarking sites. You should think about adding izeby.com to your list of social bookmarking sites.

]]> By: iZeby http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/comment-page-1/#comment-4665456 iZeby Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:12:16 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/#comment-4665456 I love social bookmarking, it is an awsome way to promote sites for free. I love social bookmarking, it is an awsome way to promote sites for free.

]]> By: iZeby http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/comment-page-1/#comment-4665454 iZeby Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:09:46 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/#comment-4665454 Social bookmarking can be useful as a way to access a consolidated set of bookmarks from various computers, organize large numbers of bookmarks, and share bookmarks with contacts. Even libraries have found social bookmarking to be useful as an easy way to provide lists of informative links to patrons. Social bookmarking can be useful as a way to access a consolidated set of bookmarks from various computers, organize large numbers of bookmarks, and share bookmarks with contacts. Even libraries have found social bookmarking to be useful as an easy way to provide lists of informative links to patrons.

]]> By: iZeby http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/comment-page-1/#comment-4665216 iZeby Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:55:37 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/#comment-4665216 Social bookmarking has become one of the major methods of free promotion for websites. We would be crazy not to take advantage of such a huge means of promotions. Social bookmarking has become one of the major methods of free promotion for websites. We would be crazy not to take advantage of such a huge means of promotions.

]]> By: Explore a Social Media Site http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/comment-page-1/#comment-1635429 Explore a Social Media Site Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:48:30 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/#comment-1635429 [...] Using Social Bookmarking Sites to Find Out What Your Readers Like [...] [...] Using Social Bookmarking Sites to Find Out What Your Readers Like [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/comment-page-1/#comment-904436 Mike Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:44:15 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/#comment-904436 Another option to find out which posts your blog readers find most interesting would be to just add ratings to your blog post. At BlinkList we have just developed this feature last week. You can check it out here: http://www.blinklist.com/mreining/get_blog_extension.php It is already live but not yet publicly launched. In the future, will also give you a feed of your "top rated" blog posts. Would love to hear your thoughts on this extension. Mike Another option to find out which posts your blog readers find most interesting would be to just add ratings to your blog post.

At BlinkList we have just developed this feature last week. You can check it out here:

http://www.blinklist.com/mreining/get_blog_extension.php

It is already live but not yet publicly launched. In the future, will also give you a feed of your “top rated” blog posts.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this extension.

Mike

]]> By: IndianPad http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/comment-page-1/#comment-901019 IndianPad Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:29:32 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/#comment-901019 <strong>Using Social Bookmarking Sites to Find Out What Your Readers Like...</strong> Using Social Bookmarking Sites to Find Out What Your Readers Like posted at IndianPad.com... Using Social Bookmarking Sites to Find Out What Your Readers Like…

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]]> By: engtech http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/comment-page-1/#comment-897871 engtech Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:08:35 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/#comment-897871 To be blunt, I think this analysis of traffic is backwards. The statistics coming from getting on Digg, Del.icio.us, Reddit or spikes from popular blogs like Slashdot, LifeHacker and Problogger are anomalies (all of which happened to me this week -- it's been a busy week). They don't tell you what your readers like, they tell you which of your articles intersected the interest of another community -- which aren't necessarily the people who read you day in and day out. Also, none of these are closed systems. How an article does on one of these social sites is largely a function of when it was submitted, who submitted it, and whether or not there is another high volume of readers coming from another site. Get linked on LifeHacker *guarantees* hitting the front page of Del.icio.us. Get Dugg increases your chances of getting Lifehacked... but none of it really has anything to do with what your readers liked. Taking outside linking out of the equation, it's like saying that the articles your readers liked are the ones that have the most traffic, when realistically those are the ones that are ranked best for a common search term. To be blunt, I think this analysis of traffic is backwards.

The statistics coming from getting on Digg, Del.icio.us, Reddit or spikes from popular blogs like Slashdot, LifeHacker and Problogger are anomalies (all of which happened to me this week — it’s been a busy week).

They don’t tell you what your readers like, they tell you which of your articles intersected the interest of another community — which aren’t necessarily the people who read you day in and day out.

Also, none of these are closed systems. How an article does on one of these social sites is largely a function of when it was submitted, who submitted it, and whether or not there is another high volume of readers coming from another site.

Get linked on LifeHacker *guarantees* hitting the front page of Del.icio.us. Get Dugg increases your chances of getting Lifehacked… but none of it really has anything to do with what your readers liked.

Taking outside linking out of the equation, it’s like saying that the articles your readers liked are the ones that have the most traffic, when realistically those are the ones that are ranked best for a common search term.

]]> By: aaron http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/comment-page-1/#comment-897094 aaron Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:34:23 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/#comment-897094 It kind of surprises me that Netscape is thought of as Digg's main competitor. It really doesn't seem to have that much traffic. Now, Reddit has loads of traffic but a much different readership, much more political than techie. It kind of surprises me that Netscape is thought of as Digg’s main competitor. It really doesn’t seem to have that much traffic. Now, Reddit has loads of traffic but a much different readership, much more political than techie.

]]> By: Badger Gravling http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/comment-page-1/#comment-896697 Badger Gravling Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:37:27 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/#comment-896697 It's interesting to see the effect of social bookmarking sites, even on a small scale. My blog was averaging 5-10 readers a day, without any promotion at all, as it's on blogspot, with little advertising and needs some time spent on it before I go all out on promotion. But I started submitting the occasional story to Digg, and despite only getting a very small number of Diggs, my traffic has doubled and trebled on the days the stories are submitted. It’s interesting to see the effect of social bookmarking sites, even on a small scale.
My blog was averaging 5-10 readers a day, without any promotion at all, as it’s on blogspot, with little advertising and needs some time spent on it before I go all out on promotion.

But I started submitting the occasional story to Digg, and despite only getting a very small number of Diggs, my traffic has doubled and trebled on the days the stories are submitted.

]]> By: Strange Progress http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/comment-page-1/#comment-896620 Strange Progress Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:59:46 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/02/15/using-social-bookmarking-sites-to-find-out-what-your-readers-like/#comment-896620 I agree, some of these different types of analysis can help you see things that weren't apparent prior to that - some of my community websites especially so. Matt I agree, some of these different types of analysis can help you see things that weren’t apparent prior to that – some of my community websites especially so.

Matt

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