Tanya is the host of Blogging insights
TODAY’S QUESTION :
How important is your blog traffic to you?
When i started to blog, I’d check my blog stats daily. Each new like, follow, or view was a cause to rejoice. Now don’t get me wrong but these aren’t as important to me as they were in the beginning. The most important thing now are the comments. They may not affect the stats that much but they provide me with the incentive to write well.
How often do you check your stats?
Very infrequently these days. As I said in my answer above I used to be really into stats in the beginning but now I never remember to check them at times.
Which part of your blog traffic, the views, likes, comments or follows, is important for you personally? Which of these do you think is most important for your blog? (these could both be the same)
If I had to choose something that I value personally, it would be the comments. Comments are the instant feedback that provides the motivation for writing more and writing well.
As for the blog, I’d say that the number of follows a blog has can be the criteria of how popular it is. I think the search engines also rate the blog by how many people visit it daily.
But frankly since I don’t earn any money from my blog, or plan to, in near future, this all is a moot point. The most important thing in blogging is ;
• How much fun I am having writing my blog.
• How much enjoyment others get from reading my posts.
The rest is not very important.
~*~
Keepitalive
#BloggingInsights
You’re right – the fun quotient and our happiness is what matters the most!
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Exactly my point Shweta.
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Hmm, Its true the new blogs keep checking the likes or follows. But comments keep them interesting and interaction with other like minded people keep it more fun flowing. Good one !
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Thank you so much! You’re so right, comments are the life of this party.
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I think most who answered said comments were most important of the “stats”
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Yes, I saw that too. Comments are like talking to friends.
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Good answers. I think when we cease to enjoy our writings, we will hang up our blogging pens.
Hopefully that will not be for a good many yeas yet!
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Thanks Di! I hope to enjoy blogging for many years to come.
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I hope so too as I enjoy your blog.
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Thanks Di!
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you are most welcome
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❤️
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I honestly don’t even know how many “followers” I have, or how many views I get.
I know which bloggers are part of my “WP Family”, even the “extented” family, those who dont comment often, or read my all of my posts.
The comments, and sometimes the “likes” are how we stay in touch with each other.
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You’re so right, we do stay in touch by commenting and with our likes on posts of the bloggers we follow. It is immaterial how many followers one has, because they all do not interact!
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Got to admit, haven’t really paid much attention to the stats. I am still very new. I get the the automatic notification of how many post I have on my blog (this is daily~ my worst flaw is NOT WRITING something each day.) so I try doing a post , no matter how long or short. Also I try to comment on the post that really move me (like this one) Even do the re blog of someone else. Except the other day I had to use the ping link for an answer…my post turned out to be longer than a mere comment.
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I used to check my stats a lot in the beginning. Now I am not very concerned! Thanks for sharing your feedback Debi
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stats are cool nut the comments are better
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Absolutely so.
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Love your blogging attitude. You’re absolutely right when you say the whole process should be fun-oriented and not a stat checking OCD.
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Thanks a lot. If it’s not fun then it’s work. It would be okay if we were making money from our blog.
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Very true!
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👍
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Couldn’t agree more. The comments are valuable and most precious. Gives direct feedback!
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Absolutely so! Thanks for sharing your thoughts
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Comments are the best… good of bad feedback and a way to keep in touch with your readers.
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Absolutely right Leigha. The instant feedback from the readers! 👍
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Thanks Sadje, for this lovely article on blog traffic, i enjoy blogging and i like your traffic methods you covered.
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Thanks Murli
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Loved your answers!
I can relate to you on a comment part since comments attracts me more as this gives one a clear perspective of what your reader likes and sees in your writing!
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Thanks my dear! Yes comments are the best way to judge how you’re blog is being received and perceived.
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EXACTLY!
Comments actually make my day as they’re a sorta direct way to get ur message to ur reader!
Xxx
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👍👍👍
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I must say if your blog has the potential to earn then you should earn and help the people with that money if you don’t need money for yourself
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I would if I could but sadly in my country, PayPal isn’t available yet. I’d like to earn at least ad much as I pay for the blog.
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