As you might remember, I moved my blogging activity from my Typepad account to this Wordpress blog in early January. I’ve been blogging for over three years about copywriting and marketing, so it’s been interesting to monitor traffic levels on this new domain.
According to MyBlogLog, this blog received 1,338 readers in March 2008, and 2,762 page views.
But what I find most interesting is the traffic levels on my other blog (which, by the way, has nothing to do with copywriting or marketing). I started it in October 2007 as an experiment. So it had zero readers starting in October (compared to this blog, which had at least 800 loyal readers when I switched domains).
So during the same time frame (March 2008), my other blog received 2,382 readers and 4,270 page views. That’s 178% more readers!
Is my writing better on my other blog or is this merely a result of being in a bigger market?
I suspect the latter. Bigger markets have more readers.
And I’m learning different markets have different etiquette rules, different phases of sophistication, different interests, etc.
Maybe I’ll revisit traffic levels at the end of April to see if the disparity between this blog and the other one continues.
Popularity: 35% [?]
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I’d expect the latter also. Another thing, many of us who read this blog are probably more likely to jump over to your other blog. And that’s probably not as likely the other way around…
…there I go making assumptions.
Your writing is MUCH better on the other blog and I haven’t seen it. Now I’m mad. Here I’ve been reading this crummy blog only to find out you put the quality stuff on a typepad blog. Hmmph! I want a refund!
On the other hand… it could be something as simple as reader habits. Your other blog has been established longer and folks sometimes just don’t like to change.
I’m not sure what you mean by a bigger market - maybe you could elaborate.
God bless,
Andy
Stephen - Good observation. Although I’ve never linked from this blog to my other blog (that I can remember). And as far as I can tell, there are only two regular readers from this blog that visit the other one regularly.
Andy - I don’t know what the traffic levels are on my old Typepad blog. I don’t monitor them anymore. You can see the old blog here:
http://ryanhealy.typepad.com/
I migrated from the Typepad blog to this one in January. Since most of my readers are subscribed to my email list, all I did was start directing them to the new blog.
In discussing my traffic, I was actually comparing the traffic levels of RyanHealy.com to another blog that I write in a completely different market.
Ryan,
You are an excellent writer, there is no doubt about it. This blog, that blog, whatever blog would benefit from your skills.
But…
You have to consider that perhaps your writings on the other blog have more “niche” appeal because of your slightly higher passion for that niche?
Not in a bad way, but we all tend to write “just a little better” on topics that we have intimate knowledge or experience with.
Great observation, Joe. But I wonder… am I really more passionate about one topic versus the other?
I don’t know. I’m too close to tell.
I have noticed the first 3-6 months of writing for a new topic are always the easiest. After that, you really have to dig deep to keep the flow of content coming.
I came to your page after reading a category blog post from Ray Edwards back in December 2007. It takes you to the old page. I’d bet that is what is skewing your numbers.
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