tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post8424509242200734466..comments2024-02-20T16:10:31.948-07:00Comments on First Nerve: The Smelly Web Indexes: April 4, 2010Avery Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-75370497188634715892010-04-05T18:30:40.038-07:002010-04-05T18:30:40.038-07:00Olfacta:
This is a tough thing we've chosen t...Olfacta:<br /><br />This is a tough thing we've chosen to do. There's an inertial aspect to these traffic rankings. Like flying a plane, you have to keep the nose up and constantly climb, otherwise gravity wins and you lose altitude.<br /><br />FWIW your <a href="http://olfactarama.blogspot.com/2010/04/book-review-just-kids-by-patti-smith.html" rel="nofollow">Patti Smith</a> post really resonated for me.<br /><br />Keep the balls to the wall.Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-27958093894167256452010-04-05T16:40:20.703-07:002010-04-05T16:40:20.703-07:00carmencanada:
Sounds to me like you're a typi...carmencanada:<br /><br />Sounds to me like you're a typical blog reader--the pace of your visits tracks the rate at which new material is posted.<br /><br />I used to assume that corporate/community sites shared a frequent-visit advantage with team blogs; the idea being that a big community site would always have bits of new material here and there and be as fresh as a multiauthor blog. Guess I was wrong.<br /><br />I think you're on to something regarding solo blogs. There's a high birth rate but also a high death rate. Among the 19 sites on the Solo Blog Index, some are just bean sprouts on their slow climb to the big time, others are senescent (blogging is hard work and burnout is a fact of life), and a sterling few manage to hold a steady altitude.Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-78142923991857547982010-04-04T17:38:17.592-07:002010-04-04T17:38:17.592-07:00Well I guess I must have a negative number of read...Well I guess I must have a negative number of readers these days. Is the SBI a reliable indexer of a readership of less than zero?Olfactahttp://olfactarama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-38840202379455297762010-04-04T14:30:08.583-07:002010-04-04T14:30:08.583-07:00I'd venture the discrepancy between team blogs...I'd venture the discrepancy between team blogs and both solo blogs and corporate sites is due to the frequency of posts. <br /><br />I only have the time to follow a handful of blogs, but the two I most regularly read are collective. Now Smell This and the Perfume Posse post daily -- NST often posts several times a day, so I know that I can pop in there often for new content. The way their comments are presented also allow discussion between the commentators, which prompts further visits, since I go back to read the discussion as it unfolds. <br /><br />On the other hand, solo blogs like mine post much more irregularly, and I don't really need to catch up with them more than once a week.<br /><br />As for Sniffapalooza magazine has a monthly issue, so once that's been looked through in a couple of visits, I don't go back until a new issue is announced. Osmoz doesn't publish many longer pieces and I mostly visit it to consult the database.<br /><br />Also, solo blogs seem to be multiplying at a rather high rate and that might disperse the readership of the ones you index.<br /><br />Hope that answers part of your question.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.com