Comments on: 5 Definite Techniques to Determine Who Your Audience is http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-definite-techniques-to-determine-who-your-audience-is/ Blogging Tips, Social Media, Internet Marketing, Online Consultation Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:15:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Cindy King http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-definite-techniques-to-determine-who-your-audience-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1822 Cindy King Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:39:29 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=89#comment-1822 Hans, I posted a link to this at my <a href="http://cindyking.biz/international-marketer-review-blog-carnival-12/" rel="nofollow">International Marketer Review Blog Carnival</a> and just wanted to let you know. Hans, I posted a link to this at my International Marketer Review Blog Carnival and just wanted to let you know.

]]> By: International Marketer Review Blog Carnival #12 — Cindy King http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-definite-techniques-to-determine-who-your-audience-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1821 International Marketer Review Blog Carnival #12 — Cindy King Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:30:32 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=89#comment-1821 [...] present 5 Definite Techniques to Determine Who Your Audience is posted at Catch The Posts saying “one of the first things to do, before starting a blog, is [...] [...] present 5 Definite Techniques to Determine Who Your Audience is posted at Catch The Posts saying “one of the first things to do, before starting a blog, is [...]

]]> By: Cindy King http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-definite-techniques-to-determine-who-your-audience-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1805 Cindy King Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:00:32 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=89#comment-1805 metrics on blogs are hard to understand sometimes. I have long posts on both of my blogs that would take several minutes to read. In this case I know when people did not read them, or did not fully read them. I have one page that is a regular post, but is just a landing page for people to choose which version of something to download, and the choice is made by clicking on a picture. Having a 15 second visit on average actually means that this page worked properly, the reader was easily able to select which download to take. Then you have the bounce rate. A lower bounce rate is supposed to be good, that means that readers read 2 or more pages. On a blog that updates regularly like CatchThePosts could have a very high bounce rate and consider that very good. Each reader that comes in to only read the latest post - because they are up to date on the rest - counts as a bounce. Anyone from stumbleupon is also a bounce, but they may have read the post in question. - most people will not sign up for an RSS feed after one stumble. metrics on blogs are hard to understand sometimes. I have long posts on both of my blogs that would take several minutes to read. In this case I know when people did not read them, or did not fully read them.

I have one page that is a regular post, but is just a landing page for people to choose which version of something to download, and the choice is made by clicking on a picture. Having a 15 second visit on average actually means that this page worked properly, the reader was easily able to select which download to take.

Then you have the bounce rate. A lower bounce rate is supposed to be good, that means that readers read 2 or more pages. On a blog that updates regularly like CatchThePosts could have a very high bounce rate and consider that very good. Each reader that comes in to only read the latest post - because they are up to date on the rest - counts as a bounce. Anyone from stumbleupon is also a bounce, but they may have read the post in question. - most people will not sign up for an RSS feed after one stumble.

]]> By: Richard http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-definite-techniques-to-determine-who-your-audience-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1793 Richard Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:56:38 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=89#comment-1793 most people can't do the steps you list before makng a blog because they don't have a blog. Both of the first steps require the blogger to already be online and already have an audience. most people can’t do the steps you list before makng a blog because they don’t have a blog. Both of the first steps require the blogger to already be online and already have an audience.

]]> By: Sublime Products http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-definite-techniques-to-determine-who-your-audience-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1783 Sublime Products Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:09:04 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=89#comment-1783 Personally tip #3 is a big one for me. I have a couple of different analytics on my sites and the information that turns up is sometimes very surprising. One thing I've learned over time is that I can guess the most obvious topics that will be interesting, but I can't guess the rest consistently. So I let my stats. fill in the blanks for me. <i>"focus on 2 parameters: the referrers and the most popular pages"</i> I'd also add that the average time your visitors stay on your pages is quite useful to know too. Having a "popular" page that nobody stays on long enough to read should give you some pause for thought. Metrics are sometimes just plain hard work - but business and reputation building are always hard work, so smart use of the information our sites collect is a way to cut down on that work. Personally tip #3 is a big one for me.

I have a couple of different analytics on my sites and the information that turns up is sometimes very surprising.

One thing I’ve learned over time is that I can guess the most obvious topics that will be interesting, but I can’t guess the rest consistently. So I let my stats. fill in the blanks for me.

“focus on 2 parameters: the referrers and the most popular pages”

I’d also add that the average time your visitors stay on your pages is quite useful to know too. Having a “popular” page that nobody stays on long enough to read should give you some pause for thought.

Metrics are sometimes just plain hard work - but business and reputation building are always hard work, so smart use of the information our sites collect is a way to cut down on that work.

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