Is The Blog Herald Losing It?
April 16th, 2006
I just checked the alexa graph for the blog herald, and it seems like the traffic on the blog herald is dropping. Take a look at the graph below and read on after it. As you can see the graph is steadily dropping..
(for those who don’t know the blog herald: read my previous posts)
Well, I know that the alexa data isn’t exactly precise - not at all - but for a site with that many loyal readers and regular visitors, I’d say that it there must be something to it.
This is on of the dangers with buying blogs that have been mentioned a couple of times - If writing the blog is taken over by someone else, then the loyality of the readers might disappear, since they were there reading because of the blogger and not the blog itself.
Of course you’d expect to lose some readers when changing blog ownership, and you should also expect to gain some new readers through synergy with other blogs, a new blogger etc.
I’d love to hear a comment on it from Matt / BlogMedia.biz.
Also, read what Barry Bell at wurk.net recently wrote about the blog herald.
Tags: loyal readers, regular visitors, losing visitors, alexa graphs
Entry Filed under: Generel Stuff
6 Comments Add your own
1. Barry Bell | April 16th, 2006 at 22:51
>>”Is The Blog Herald Losing It?”
Y’know, I’ve been wondering the same thing myself for a week or three now. I rarely visit the site any more. Other people I’ve spoken to visit it much less now, too.
That explains the ALexa stats.
Oh well.
2. Matt | April 16th, 2006 at 23:38
I blame myself for inconsistent blogging - we’re working on rectifying that now - and have some other things slated to launch related to BH in May.
We note internally that when we blog consistently and often - traffic is up - when we don’t, it’s down.
matt
3. Barry Bell | April 17th, 2006 at 00:18
>>”We note internally that when we blog consistently and often - traffic is up - when we don’t, it’s down.”
Ain’t that the truth.
;o)
This is actually a good case study as to the importance of consistent and regular posting, though.
B
4. Stefan Juhl | April 17th, 2006 at 07:50
Matt > Thanks for commenting. I guess that the fear of totally changing the blog also makes it harder to blog as much, since you might not feel like having the same freedom of blogging about “your subjects”? Of course I don’t know if you afraid of that… But best of luck - I believe that you’ll be able to catch up within a reasonable time if you get it right soon.
Barry > Thanks for the plug.
- Stefan Juhl
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