How we love the numbers

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  peterbowes · Member · Oct 11, 2009 at 12:49 am

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  Now you blokes at the top know all the numbers, the site visits etc, you know the HUGELY SUCCESSFUL sites and the ones who trundle by day after day with only a few views.

  So, given that, what’s about an average number of daily views that says a site is going good, or just treading water –

  Want to give it a shot lads ?

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  jimmyleec · Member · Oct 11, 2009 at 12:52 am

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  Good point, I also want to know?

  I think the point when you start getting comments on most posts means it’s going well right? So like 300-400 views a day? But I’m a 20 a day at the moment so not very reliable >.<

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  thesacredpath · Member · Oct 11, 2009 at 1:02 am

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  Any sort of average is totally meaningless. If you blog about the web and high-tech cutting edge issues, or politics, then 100,000 hits per day may mean you have made it.

  If you blog about grape jelly, then 20 per day may mean you are the number one blog about grape jelly in the world.

  Don’t worry about the numbers. Blog regularly, put out quality content and work on getting your blog noticed and increasing your readership.

  http://support.wordpress.com/getting-more-views-and-traffic/
  http://support.wordpress.com/getting-started/
  http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/ten-traffic-promotion-tips-for-bloggers/
  http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/promote-your-blog-increase-traffic/

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  peterbowes · Member · Oct 11, 2009 at 1:09 am

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  thanks matey, that I understand – so what about an acceptable growth rate, in % terms – is there a standard?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Oct 11, 2009 at 1:26 am

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  I don’t think there is really. Again what would be “normal” for a blog on one subject would not necessarily be “normal” on another.

  All I look at is a linear trend line. Is it pointing up? If so, I don’t worry.

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  raincoaster · Member · Oct 11, 2009 at 5:00 am

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  What effect do you want to have, and on whom? I have a very smart friend who says, “If I have only four readers, but those four are paying me, I WIN.”

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  peterbowes · Member · Oct 11, 2009 at 9:11 am

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  I want folks to come by and read rainman, no payment asked – wordpress is a little like a bookshop where every book opens as you walk past, and they all say ‘ read me ‘

  our joint says ‘ read THIS ‘