Comments on: Run a Reader Survey on Your Blog

By: YRP Jen

YRP Jen — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:47:55 +0000

What survey software is used on this site? It is clean and simple like we’d like to use. I saw PoleDaddy.com but if I can find a free survey that would be optimal of course. Thanks!

By: lisa Parks

lisa Parks — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:20:22 +0000

I have had my blog up for a couple of weeks now, but have had nor readers or responses. What can I do to get readers and responses?

By: Frantz

Frantz — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:33:43 +0000

How can I set a pool like your on my typepad blog ? Is there a widget ?

By: Friedbeef

Friedbeef — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:10:03 +0000

I did this very successfully on my site. The thing that helped me the most was when I identified which category on my blog my readers MOST disliked (interviews). Now I’m phasing that out of my main blog.

By: Brad V.

Brad V. — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:17:56 +0000

Like some already mentioned, this might not be too useful unless you have a pretty healthy traffic stream coming in. There’s nothing worse than asking a question or posting a survey – and no one responds!

Once my readership goes up to a respectable level, then maybe I’ll try it.

But great post nevertheless. Reader interaction and making readers feel like they really are valued (which they should be) is the most important part of blogging, next to writing good content, of course!

By: almostgotit

almostgotit — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:12:17 +0000

In so much that every blog post is a reader survey, it might be interesting (especially for blogs with a smaller readership) to play with this idea. Posts tend to get fewer comments as they recede chronologically, but why not think of ways to keep some of them at the top of your blog where they can continue to generate comments by posting links to them in a sidebar?
(or) Try putting them on a wordpress “page” that stays on top of your site?
(or) Use a wordpress “page” to make an index of “reader survey” posts? This will deepen your site, as well, which gives readers more up-front stuff to explore without making the site messy: and (*bonus!!*) adds more google bait (relative links) as well!

By: Deelip

Deelip — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:21:32 +0000

Its not useful unless you have very good amount of traffic.

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:16:26 +0000

I never though of doing this!

My blog rank is still a little too low anyway, only had it for 2 month now and working on it.

Getting traffic is time consuming!

By: A Million Dollar Girl

A Million Dollar Girl — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:44:01 +0000

We think is a very very very useful tip to get links and traffic. Surveys will provide you feedback, a contest will provide buzz.
We’are tying to get the ROI in few months so the marketing budget for our contest is very important.

See u!

By: A Million Dollar Girl

A Million Dollar Girl — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:40:34 +0000

I don’t know Darren, but, have you ever organized a contest?
Take a look at our contest, maybe you get surprised ;)

Kisses!

By: Aaronontheweb (AjaxNinja)

Aaronontheweb (AjaxNinja) — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:11:20 +0000

Darren,

I get about 100 unique visitors a day and if I’m lucky 1 or 2 comments; do you think I have enough traffic on my blog to get any feedback on what I can do to improve my site? I don’t want to put it out there and be left twisting in the wind with no comments :(

By: Brandon J

Brandon J — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:06:24 +0000

I don’t have daily readers on my site. Most of my readers come from search engines; dealing with finances for military members. So a survey doesn’t really help.

I do think that site interaction is a great idea though. A survey or polls help out a lot. I have a poll on my site and a lot of people participate in it.

Maybe when I get more loyal readers, I will do the survey.

By: Terra Andersen

Terra Andersen — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:34:09 +0000

Good post! I have yet to do this, but I bet it’s great for initiating interacting and soliciting opinions from readers!

By: Dan Cole

Dan Cole — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:34:27 +0000

No better people to ask how to improve a website then the people who judge it everyday. Thanks for pointing this out Darren.

By: Myo Kyaw Htun

Myo Kyaw Htun — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:33:30 +0000

Darren, have you ever search in google ?

http://www.google.com/search?q=31+days

By: John

John — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:11:58 +0000

True. It is essential for making your blog reader friendly, get your readers feedback.

By: YouNeed2See

YouNeed2See — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:48:08 +0000

Help out your users too. You might say if you give me some decent feedback here I will happily take a look at your website and give you feedback as well.

This will give them even more encouragement to give you feedback because they know you’ll be visiting their website as well.

By: Darren Coxall

Darren Coxall — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:27:41 +0000

This could quite easily be the most miss-used methods of improving a site. I hadn’t even considered it until reading this. Thank you.