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Blog Tours - What Is a Successful Blog Tour?

Started by goodwordediting · 9 months ago

We defined success in a simple way: I wanted to prove that blogs can organize themselves to send measurable and significant traffic numbers. 
But going in, I didn’t know if the High Calling Blog Tour would generate any traffic at all. Rem ... Continue reading »

7 comments

  • L.L. Barkat

    2 years ago

    Oh, I love it when you talk stats. And there you go again... cliff hanger.
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  • Tina

    2 years ago

    Okay, Marcus, while I'm interested in the stats and the idea of sharing what is effective and ineffective in generating traffic, I feel like I'm getting bogged down in the details and missing the point of all this effort.

    I think what you are saying is that you are interested in exploring the potential impact of being "organized" as bloggers (as in an entity, as opposed to personally orderly of course)...that together we can explore God and share God in a way that we cannot do in isolation. You are doing statistical analyses and such in order to share what works and what doesn't work in organizing bloggers effectively.

    Is that it? Otherwise, can you please re-explain it to me? I've been doing a lot of thinking about what it means to live in community, and the online aspect of life adds a whole new dimension to it...so I'm interested in your thoughts. I'm just a little lost in the stats and tag clouds.
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  • Tina

    2 years ago

    PS - sorry to write Marcus instead of Mark, unless you actually like being called Marcus for some reason. I think I read it in someone else's comments and typed it without really thinking that maybe you don't like to be called Marcus. Maybe I should just go with LL and call you Cliff Hanger (I don't suppose you ever watch Between the Lions? If so, you should insert theme music here).

    Man, comments awaiting moderation again....
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  • Marcus

    2 years ago

    Tina, sorry about the moderation thing. I do that to protect people who subscribe to comments from spam posts.

    I do watch Between the Lions with my kids--cute show! And I'll happily take the moniker Cliff Hanger. Would that make me a super hero or a super villain?
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  • Tina

    2 years ago

    Hmm, I'll have to think about what Cliff Hanger is - I'm not sure if he's a hero or a villain...

    I still feel like I'm missing something as to the point of your efforts, though...
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  • Rebecca LuElla Miller

    2 years ago

    Soooo, maybe blog tours need to be around a while before you can see any marked, consistent increase in traffic.

    But do you do repeat tours for the same site?

    Or maybe you try a blog carnival instead.

    More things to study.

    Becky
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  • Marcus

    2 years ago

    Becky, certainly that has been the case for CSFF. It seems to be creating real buzz, but it's hard to say since I'm a part of the buzz.

    Repeat tours for the same site seem like they would wear thin.

    How about a High Calling Blog Tour that promotes various faith and work sites around the country... like Redeemer Church in NYC or the Workshop in San Antonio?
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