Comments on: Blog Tours – 3 Blog Tricks That Don’t Work http://www.goodwordediting.com/blog-tours-3-blog-tricks-that-dont-work/128/ Good words is about editing, writing, faith, and work... and especially poetry because I like poetry. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:18:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marcus http://www.goodwordediting.com/blog-tours-3-blog-tricks-that-dont-work/128/comment-page-1/#comment-2018 Marcus Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:09:32 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=128#comment-2018 Glen, that's a great point. I noticed this week that I'm beginning to get a significant traffic from people looking for images. I grab mine from a stock photo site where I have a membership. But I use wikicommons a lot too. Glen, that’s a great point. I noticed this week that I’m beginning to get a significant traffic from people looking for images. I grab mine from a stock photo site where I have a membership. But I use wikicommons a lot too.

]]> By: Glen http://www.goodwordediting.com/blog-tours-3-blog-tricks-that-dont-work/128/comment-page-1/#comment-2015 Glen Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:27:03 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=128#comment-2015 Hey, I stumbled on to your blog by looking for images of Albert Einstein, many people don't realize how almost all parts of the blog work together to increase traffic. I also find cool blogs by looking at interesting comments. As a blogger I try to avoid obvious sales pitches. Cool Blog! Hey, I stumbled on to your blog by looking for images of Albert Einstein, many people don’t realize how almost all parts of the blog work together to increase traffic. I also find cool blogs by looking at interesting comments. As a blogger I try to avoid obvious sales pitches. Cool Blog!

]]> By: Susan http://www.goodwordediting.com/blog-tours-3-blog-tricks-that-dont-work/128/comment-page-1/#comment-1237 Susan Wed, 23 May 2007 22:51:40 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=128#comment-1237 OOH - busted again for cliffhanging! OOH – busted again for cliffhanging!

]]> By: Rebecca LuElla Miller http://www.goodwordediting.com/blog-tours-3-blog-tricks-that-dont-work/128/comment-page-1/#comment-1236 Rebecca LuElla Miller Wed, 23 May 2007 22:04:34 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=128#comment-1236 I sorta came into the middle of your discussion--this was the first post I read, so spoke out of ignorance. I was thinking you were talking about traffic that went from a blogger's site (yours) to the featured site. You were actually speaking for the featured site and looking at the affect of all the bloggers. I'm obviously very interested in all this. I've even done a post on whether or not the tour phenom accomplishes what we aim for. I have nothing scientific, only personal observations and some feedback from sites we've featured (as noted in last errant comment). Anyway, I can already tell, you subscribe to the cliff hanger method of getting readers back! Works for Brandilyn Collins! ;-) Becky I sorta came into the middle of your discussion–this was the first post I read, so spoke out of ignorance. I was thinking you were talking about traffic that went from a blogger’s site (yours) to the featured site. You were actually speaking for the featured site and looking at the affect of all the bloggers.

I’m obviously very interested in all this. I’ve even done a post on whether or not the tour phenom accomplishes what we aim for.

I have nothing scientific, only personal observations and some feedback from sites we’ve featured (as noted in last errant comment).

Anyway, I can already tell, you subscribe to the cliff hanger method of getting readers back!

Works for Brandilyn Collins! ;-)

Becky

]]> By: Marcus http://www.goodwordediting.com/blog-tours-3-blog-tricks-that-dont-work/128/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 Marcus Wed, 23 May 2007 21:45:46 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=128#comment-1233 Becky, great points. I don't mean that traffic is the only way to measure the effectiveness of a blog tour. Your CSFF blog tours are invaluable--because they are beginning to connect the community of people who like to read similar stories. So we know we aren't alone. As a volunteer service that you provide, it is completely completely completely invaluable. I mean that sincerely. But some of the organizations I work with are considering how much (if any) money they should spend on social media. And so they are looking for measurable outcomes that will either be achieved or not. Traffic is the measurable outcome I was able to track. So I went with that on this particular test. I hope to set up a test where I check more elaborate actions from blog readers. But I haven't though up how to do that yet. Becky, great points. I don’t mean that traffic is the only way to measure the effectiveness of a blog tour.

Your CSFF blog tours are invaluable–because they are beginning to connect the community of people who like to read similar stories. So we know we aren’t alone.

As a volunteer service that you provide, it is completely completely completely invaluable.

I mean that sincerely.

But some of the organizations I work with are considering how much (if any) money they should spend on social media. And so they are looking for measurable outcomes that will either be achieved or not.

Traffic is the measurable outcome I was able to track. So I went with that on this particular test.

I hope to set up a test where I check more elaborate actions from blog readers. But I haven’t though up how to do that yet.

]]> By: Rebecca LuElla Miller http://www.goodwordediting.com/blog-tours-3-blog-tricks-that-dont-work/128/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 Rebecca LuElla Miller Wed, 23 May 2007 20:34:04 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=128#comment-1229 Not sure I'm understanding, Mark. Are you judging the traffic you send to TheHighCalling.org (love that!) based on direct clicks from your site? See, I would suggest that's not the only way to judge. I'd say what we need to do is find out from TheHighCalling.org's webmaster what he saw in blog traffic. People may come to your site, go to something else (like work), then come home that night and settle down for a good read. In other words, you may never know how many people you influenced to visit a particular site, or to buy a particular book. Once in a while we get feedback from featured authors or site creators and the response has ALWAYS been favorable. Wherethemapends.com would be one example. Randy Ingermanson's site would be another. Both told me in person that traffic was up after the tour. Becky Not sure I’m understanding, Mark. Are you judging the traffic you send to TheHighCalling.org (love that!) based on direct clicks from your site? See, I would suggest that’s not the only way to judge. I’d say what we need to do is find out from TheHighCalling.org’s webmaster what he saw in blog traffic. People may come to your site, go to something else (like work), then come home that night and settle down for a good read.

In other words, you may never know how many people you influenced to visit a particular site, or to buy a particular book.

Once in a while we get feedback from featured authors or site creators and the response has ALWAYS been favorable. Wherethemapends.com would be one example. Randy Ingermanson’s site would be another. Both told me in person that traffic was up after the tour.

Becky

]]> By: Susan http://www.goodwordediting.com/blog-tours-3-blog-tricks-that-dont-work/128/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Susan Wed, 23 May 2007 02:11:33 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=128#comment-1217 what cracks me up is that after reading this post - twice - I couldn't tell you what my blog entries classified as - so, I suppose that as long as they didn't decrease traffic, that's ok... were you able to differentiate between xanga versus blogspot even if the blog has the same name in each place? what cracks me up is that after reading this post – twice – I couldn’t tell you what my blog entries classified as – so, I suppose that as long as they didn’t decrease traffic, that’s ok…

were you able to differentiate between xanga versus blogspot even if the blog has the same name in each place?

]]> By: Eve Nielsen http://www.goodwordediting.com/blog-tours-3-blog-tricks-that-dont-work/128/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 Eve Nielsen Tue, 22 May 2007 23:39:16 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=128#comment-1213 Mark, lol-we paid her peanuts, remember?? Or was that peanut butter... Mark, lol-we paid her peanuts, remember?? Or was that peanut butter…

]]> By: Every Square Inch http://www.goodwordediting.com/blog-tours-3-blog-tricks-that-dont-work/128/comment-page-1/#comment-1212 Every Square Inch Tue, 22 May 2007 22:14:34 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=128#comment-1212 I did the dual post as well...I must confess after reading LL's blog, I thought that it was a neat way to go so like a lemming, I... I did the dual post as well…I must confess after reading LL’s blog, I thought that it was a neat way to go so like a lemming, I…

]]> By: L.L. Barkat http://www.goodwordediting.com/blog-tours-3-blog-tricks-that-dont-work/128/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 L.L. Barkat Tue, 22 May 2007 21:47:21 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=128#comment-1210 Dual post thing. Did it matter whether people posted only one day or all three? Dual post thing. Did it matter whether people posted only one day or all three?

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