I’m going to collate a list of random blogs and their top performing posts, to identify patterns and tips for myself and you.
Which posts perform well on your site, from both page views and comments…?
Email me, or post your pages here, and we’ll see if we can’t figure it out!
December 6th, 2008 on 5:16 pm
Great blog post!
My blog posts with the most page views:
- I sense an obsession coming along – ITALO DISCO
- Ray Ban Wayfarers… I do
- I can’t stop burping
- Can’t Sleep…. Too Much Mucus
- Dion McGregor – Sleep Talker (AWESOME!)
My blog post with the most amount of comments:
- BookCrossing (17 comments – hah, not many)
My bookcrossing post got the most comments because it was linked to from buzzfeed: http://buzzfeed.com/buzz/BookCrossing
The blog posts of mine that get the most hits are due to a blog subject or phrase that may not be very common on the internet.
My thoughts on getting good page views:
- Blog about subjects which may not be massively popular already – add unique content
- Comment on other people’s blogs – create community, as mentioned on the Love Digital Podcast
- Get linked to from sites that get a lot of traffic; sites like digg, buzzfeed etc.
A while ago I created a text file to note down things which make a good blog article:
- Be Informative
- Use generous line spacing and large gaps between paragraphs.
- Use Metaphors, especially in Headings.
As you can see from there only being three points I never updated it
December 7th, 2008 on 10:21 am
thanks dude, great thoughts
December 8th, 2008 on 5:57 pm
My most popular post comes from a link by the ever popular Chris Anderson!
But I think Nathan has it fairly well covered!