Comments on: Do you blog or would like to? http://soho-life.com/blog/2009/03/29/do-you-blog-or-would-like-to/ It's all about business in the Small Office Home Office and a bit of blogging on the side Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:08:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sharon Anderson http://soho-life.com/blog/2009/03/29/do-you-blog-or-would-like-to/comment-page-1/#comment-74616 Sharon Anderson Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:14:07 +0000 http://soho-life.com/blog/?p=575#comment-74616 Before I started blogging, my primary concern was how much time it would take to write blog entries and whether or not that was time well-spent (so new users might be interested in how to measure the return on their investment of time). My own blog is privately hosted so it's mainly serving me as a practice arena until I make the leap to transfer it to a site with interactive capabilities. So my question now is about readiness and how I will promote and find readers for my blog once it's really out there. Before I started blogging, my primary concern was how much time it would take to write blog entries and whether or not that was time well-spent (so new users might be interested in how to measure the return on their investment of time). My own blog is privately hosted so it’s mainly serving me as a practice arena until I make the leap to transfer it to a site with interactive capabilities. So my question now is about readiness and how I will promote and find readers for my blog once it’s really out there.

]]> By: Kathie Thomas http://soho-life.com/blog/2009/03/29/do-you-blog-or-would-like-to/comment-page-1/#comment-74442 Kathie Thomas Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:10:39 +0000 http://soho-life.com/blog/?p=575#comment-74442 Thanks Karen for your questions. Yes, you can either place a statcounter on your blog (I use statcounter.com) or check the stats with your webhosting package. This will give you an idea of where people are from, what pages/posts they are reading and so on. Inviting people to subscribe means they won't miss a post and won't have to remember to keep coming to your blog for updates because they will either receive it via email or see it in an RSS reader. You could offer incentives for subscribers - it helps you know how many are reading your blog and have an interest in it. I know that people like Darren Rowse (Pro-blogger) and Chris Garrett off extras to email subscribers - no-one else gets them. Thanks Karen for your questions.

Yes, you can either place a statcounter on your blog (I use statcounter.com) or check the stats with your webhosting package. This will give you an idea of where people are from, what pages/posts they are reading and so on.

Inviting people to subscribe means they won’t miss a post and won’t have to remember to keep coming to your blog for updates because they will either receive it via email or see it in an RSS reader. You could offer incentives for subscribers – it helps you know how many are reading your blog and have an interest in it.

I know that people like Darren Rowse (Pro-blogger) and Chris Garrett off extras to email subscribers – no-one else gets them.

]]> By: Karen O'Bannon http://soho-life.com/blog/2009/03/29/do-you-blog-or-would-like-to/comment-page-1/#comment-74440 Karen O'Bannon Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:02:23 +0000 http://soho-life.com/blog/?p=575#comment-74440 Is there a way to know how many visitors are coming to your site even when they are not leaving a comment? and What is the advantage in asking visitors to subscribe and does it help or hurt your blog if you do? Is there a way to know how many visitors are coming to your site even when they are not leaving a comment? and What is the advantage in asking visitors to subscribe and does it help or hurt your blog if you do?

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