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  L.L. Barkat

  2 years ago

  I'm curious about the Tuesday links sending Wednesday traffic. Does this mean people went back to the referring blog and said, "Oh, yeah, I forgot to check out that link. Okay, okay, I'll do it."?
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  Karen

  2 years ago

  Probably the Tuesday links sending Wednesday traffic is due to schedules and CSS refresh rate. I click on my favorite blogs at least once a day (and your blog is in that number now, Marcus, both useful and interesting!), but scan my CSS blog list 1-2 times a day for the rest. It seems that the CSS refresher that google uses catches up a half-day late. So... unless I visit just in case you posted, I will most likely see your post the next day, depending on my schedule.
  
  I know many people who scan blogs once a day at a specific time. If the blogger happens to post later, the blog won't be read till the next day.
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  Marcus

  2 years ago

  The traffic spike almost always come a day later for blogs that aren't A-list. (And I'm thinking of someone like Problogger as A-list, with 24,000 feedblitz subscribers.)
  
  The most exciting thing about blogs is their permanence. People will continue to follow good links on a blog weeks and months later.
  
  My hunch is that short focused posts provide more immediate traffic. And longer, more thoughtful posts can send a steady stream of traffic over time--if the blog is organized in such a way that people can easily browse archives.
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  L.L. Barkat

  2 years ago

  On another note, you're in the spotlight over on ...
  
  http://www.ivpress.com/blogs/behindthebooks/
  
  Cool. And thanks to you and Max for the advice. Now the world can have it too.
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  Craver-VII

  2 years ago

  Hey Mark, sorry that I haven't left comments here lately. I just want to let you know that I'm still lurking.
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  Marcus

  2 years ago

  No worries, Craver. That's a good reminder to me to head over to your blog. I've missed you, buddy!
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