Case Study #3
November 28th, 2025 by ScrivsHaven’t done a case study on Fine Fools in a while so now is a good a time as any to see where things are going.
- Gardgy: 72,670/51/31
- Hollyshow: 123,067/23/20
- Work Boxers: 10,594/234/126
- Love Translated: 104,518/34/23
- Escape Blog: 46,377/91/44
- Bill’s Baby: 116,227/38/21
- Insert 25: 39,204/87/50
- Sports Four: 104,518/30/23
- Successful Blog: 7,124/392/169
- Damn I’m Cute: 64,064/54/34
- Proud White Trash: 130,346/19/19
- I Like Cameras: 25,566/175/69
- It’s Useless: 60,090/60/36
- Chef Vault: 69,738/41/32
- A Man’s View: 147,657/32/17
- Jack of All Blogs: 13,120/167/107
Two blogs have been put in detention (Songossip and Movable Phone) because they weren’t being updated enough and I don’t want to pollute this network with too many useless blogs. Having JOAB is more than I can handle anyways.
Obviously a lot of the sites need some work and what I am finding is that the sites that are the most successful are the ones that can combine original content with outside links. Without the outside links more promotion is needed in other ways. The outside links serve as their own form of promotion and seem to have people coming back. Also the sites where owners are run by just one writer seem to be doing better than the group blogs. I attribute this to the fact that a single writer can hold a single focus while group blogs have to do a better job of collaborating together, which means I have to do a better job of giving them the chances to do so.
Also Technorati ranking helps to give a small indication of traffic, but just because you are higher ranked doesn’t mean you are receiving more traffic. With the new designs popping up on sites over the coming weeks it will be interesting to see their effect on traffic.
So far I am still taking all of this as a learning experience. Liz and David have shown me more about properly running and promoting a blog than anybody else this year and the content that is coming out of some of the sites brings up some interesting options for those writers to make money in 2006.
November 28th, 2025 at 4:10 pm
I feel retarded in asking, but what do the numbers represent?
November 28th, 2025 at 4:21 pm
Nevermind. I just realized it’s the Technorati stats.
November 28th, 2025 at 5:52 pm
Thanks Scrivs. I ponder these things on a daily basis. I also look at # of subscribers in Bloglines which appears to my readers favorite web based reader. Interesting to see how things grow. I have seen a lot of new subscribers over the weekend. It’s neat to watch that. Looking at that important stat Liz has some work to do, and Work Boxers clearly is the front runner but that site has been around awhile so its in a different league. Longevity ultimately will see whether these other sites can catch up.
November 28th, 2025 at 7:03 pm
David,
My bloglines numbers are spraad across like five subscriptions. I don’t understand bloglines and how that works. Do you know why that is?
November 28th, 2025 at 7:20 pm
If you’re talking about Scrivs numbers Melody’s right those are Technorati numbers. That 7,124 is Successful Blogs ranking.
November 28th, 2025 at 7:36 pm
Nope, don’t understand it. Wish you could change it though. It’s hard to track and compare. But I am enjoying watching em.
November 28th, 2025 at 7:44 pm
I have some work to do. I’m racking my brain coming up with the best way to promote my blog. I don’t want to go door-to-door hunting again, I tried blogexplosion but that is sometimes so numbingly banal and I question repeat visitors on that, I’ve tried some of JOAB’s suggestions as well. OH well, am sure exposuire will happen, albeit slowly. Meanwhile, I’ll just continue to write with feeling. Sorry, that last part’s a BTVS reference.
November 28th, 2025 at 7:45 pm
I meant *exposure.
November 28th, 2025 at 8:11 pm
Kristen,
If you want I could give you hand behind the scenes.
It’s totally up to you.
November 28th, 2025 at 8:33 pm
I’m dying to hear the answer to that one.
November 28th, 2025 at 9:12 pm
me2
November 28th, 2025 at 9:30 pm
I don’t think you’re going to get one.
November 28th, 2025 at 10:08 pm
Hey Liberalcowboy (is it David?) and Liz. Of course I’m gonna respond. I don’t mind admitting I need help when I need it! Just busy is all. I will be AWOL again until Monday so I’m trying to finish up all my writing commitments/goals until then. In the meantime, what is your email addy cowboy?
November 28th, 2025 at 11:05 pm
liberalcowboy at gmail dot com
November 30th, 2025 at 10:47 am
Kristene, I’d watch out for a “hand behind” from cowboy ~snicker~
November 30th, 2025 at 11:34 am
hey cowboy, I’d also appreciate some help, if you don’t mind.
November 30th, 2025 at 3:15 pm
I will be hanging out in the forums a lot in the next while. Feel free to commune there.