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Blog Visits Increase Despite No Tweeting

Ari Herzog

Comparing the present to the past is more evident with data from Quantcast , a company that has measured my site for years. Here is Quantcast data of unique visitors from 2009 to present. Every blogger is different so my metrics will unlikely be the same for anyone else who gives up on Twitter. This help you, Phil?

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Measuring your Social Media Impact? Meet your new Best Friend!

Harp Interactive

While on the hunt for meaningful metrics tools, Erwin Hendriks, creator of Social Website Analyzer , brought his insightful resource to my attention. Simply put, Social Website Analyzer is a one-click snapshot of the state of your website’s or brand’s social media presence across the top 20 social media sites.

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Compete Responds To Criticism

Dave Fleet

The consumer metrics that panel companies provide are based on statistically-derived estimates that are derived from a representative sample of consumers; in this instance, the behaviors of the sample are weighted and extrapolated to represent the entire internet browser population. Thirdly, I still have two outstanding questions.

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5 Reasons Social Media Measurement is Making You Lie to Yourself

Convince & Convert

Social media measurement causes unsavory (and ineffective) marketing behavior because unlike the rest of our marketing key performance indicators, social media metrics are out there for anyone to see. Visibility of Social Media Metrics Drives Behavior. million followers on Twitter, most of which were bots and fake accounts ?

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30 Tips To Be a Digital Storyteller

Ari Herzog

Use Google Analytics or similar to track metrics. Consider Quantcast and Alexa. Think about monetization: product sales, donations, ads, sponsorship, affiliate marketing, Kindle subscription, etc. Be aware of FTC rules about disclaimers. WordPress.com implements its own tracking data but is usually less accurate than third-party tools.

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How Bloggers and Webmasters Violate Your Privacy With Google Analytics

Ari Herzog

of bloggers and other webmasters around the world use a free tool called Google Analytics to track website visitors and click-through metrics. If the above title drew you in, good. Keep reading. Thousands (millions?) I use it, and many bloggers I know also do. We’re all using it illegally.

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The New Writer’s Guide to Evaluating Websites for Guest Posting Opportunities

ProBlogger

Sites with low PageRank (below 3) should be checked for other metrics. To use Google Reader: login, go to Browse for Stuff, and then Search: For an in-depth article on how to find this number you can read the article Using Blog Subscriber Metrics for Better Outreach Decision Making. Integrity checklist. Check the website’s PageRank.