Blogging Statistics – Why They’re Important & How To Collect Them

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Blogging statistics do we really need them?

I’m not a numbers  type person at all. How do I know this? Pure experience!  When I did a Psychology degree I breezed through all my courses except for statistics. Not only did it take a few attempts but even when I eventually passed I still had no idea what I was doing.

I tell you this so that you’ll understand that when I first started marketing online and anybody mentioned campaign tracking or anything that vaguely sounded like a statistic I was off  like a  shot to focus elsewhere.

Fortunately I got over my ‘numbers phobia’ essentially because my curiosity was greater than my fear. Statistics provide crucial information for us so that we can better master mlm lead generation and list building so the answer to the question above is a resounding YES!

You must collect statistics about your blog. When you act on the information you collect then you’ll take responsibility for moving your blog forward. The good news is that it’s really easy to do and by the end of this post you’ll be able to take action  if haven’t already done so.

Why do you want to collect blog statistics?

• Firstly it will do wonders for your self esteem when you know for sure your blog is being visited and read by others.
• You’ll know how many people are visiting your site every day and where they’re coming from so you can attract them back again.
• So you’ll have an idea of where your blog is placed in the “blogosphere” of millions!
• You’ll find out which items and topics are most popular so you can focus on these areas in the future.
• You’ll be able to tweak the posts that aren’t that popular to perform better in search engines.
• You’ll be able to measure your results from implementing specific strategies like the free tribe strategy I advocate.

How should you go about collecting statistics?

There are many tools to choose from but here are a few of the most popular ones to implement. These are all free to use.

• Alexa – This is one of the most popular. You’ll be able to install a widget on your blog for others to see and if you use Firefox you can install an add on that allows you to measure all other site’s rankings in your toolbar.
• Google Analytics – Goes without saying as it’s one of the stalwarts when it comes to statistics.
• Awstats – You should be able to access this or a similar tool in the C-panel of your hosting account. Once turned on, your hosting provider will automatically collect stats for you. This is my favorite tool to use. Note – you will need to look for this in your C-panel, probably under the tab of ‘logs’.
• WordPress.com Stats -  A free plug in that collects a huge amount of useful information. You can also find this by searching it for it in the plug ins section in the admin area of your blog.
• Statpress – The first real-time WordPress plugin dedicated to the management of statistics about blog visits. It collects information about visitors, spiders, search keywords, feeds, browsers etc.
• Google Webmaster Tools
• Feedburner

There are many other tools to use and you certainly don’t need to use more than two or three.   Once installed simply determine whether the tool you are using gives you a more positive outcome when the numbers go up  or down and then evaluate your progress.

The real value however lies in looking at the detail about you blog that will be provided by the statistics.

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