Comments on: Turn off all of your statistic monitors on your blog. Right now.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:00:48 +0000

@John: Admittedly I do use my stats a lot, though not as much as I used to. I try my best not to revolve my site around my stats, but I’ll look now and then to get an idea how I’m doing and what people are reading, and that way I can tailor my site more towards that.

By: John@Colchester wedding photographer

John@Colchester wedding photographer — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:55:06 +0000

So Paul, almost a year on and how did the experiment work? Are you back on the stats? If a site is just for fun then agreed stats can take up way too much creative time. But, as soon as the site becomes a financial concern – even with something as straightforward as adwords – stats have to be of value… just try not to devote too much time analysing them!
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By: Maureen@5th wheel campers

Maureen@5th wheel campers — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:17:16 +0000

I agree – the stats are where I end up wasting too much time. too much REACTIVE time.

Wish there was a happy medium – between turning them off and still getting the data :)

By: carl@wheel alignment

carl@wheel alignment — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:21:25 +0000

thats an interesting theory, i guess looking at my stats does somewhat affect what i write about, however i also a firm believer of giving the public what they want in which stats do help.

By: Jan@Primary Work at Home

Jan@Primary Work at Home — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:42:16 +0000

I think what is really important is keep on adding interesting topics in your blog and don’t rely too much on the stats. I like your blog.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:18:19 +0000

@Ben: You’re welcome! I’m glad you like the blog!

By: Ben Tremblay

Ben Tremblay — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:25:17 +0000

I'm a bit late, but thanks for linking to one of my article! It's appreciated and I'm happy to hear you liked the article. Keep up the good work on your blog! Ben. Ben Tremblay’s latest post: Google is smarter than you think

By: inertz

inertz — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:50:37 +0000

I think statistic is just guessing. You can compare the result when you use Google Analytics with Awstat and Statpress in your blog. It will not show same result. inertz’s latest post: Resident evil 5 is a big hit in japan

By: Nate @ Debt-free Scholar

Nate @ Debt-free Scholar — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:26:04 +0000

I agree with you entirely! I read my starts way to much. Thanks, Nate Nate’s latest post: 4 Steps to Passing the CLEP

By: spot@best dating websites

spot@best dating websites — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:00:08 +0000

Interesting post. I think looking at your blog traffic is a little like looking at your stock portfolio. You can’t worry about the hour-to-hour, day-to-day movement of it. But not looking at it altogether isn’t really a good idea either. Knowing your traffic — what posts are popular and where your traffic comes from — is key to making your blog better. If you have 2 posts of subject A and 10 posts on subject B, and everyone is reading your subject A posts then that’s a sign that you should write more about subject A.

Still, I get the gist of what you are saying. Thanks for your thoughts.