Traffic information important... so we know how effective our blogs are!

I really like to go to the “traffic” tab in my back office on ActiveRain so I can see how many time my blogs have been clicked.  I thought that it was really a great idea when they added the short URL tracking.  As social media has become part of most of Americans everyday life it is important to see how effective we are there!
Share Buttons
The “share” buttons have been added to the top of all of our blogs, makes it super easy to share them on whatever social media platform that you would like.  But I have figured one thing out about those share buttons that you might like to take note of....

They are really there for us to “share” others blogs and for others to “share” ours! Why do I think this? Because, if you share your blog using those buttons you don't know if you are getting the traffic from twitter, etc like you would if you went to the bottom of your post and generated a short URL and shared the link.

I am sure if you do use the share button on your own post it is still showing up in the clicks total but wouldn't you want to see how many people, lets say on twitter, clicked??

Traffic

Just food for thought......

"Thinking of buying a home in Fayetteville NC? Look no further... McKinney Realty Group is here to help you with all your real estate needs!  Call us today at 910.644.0222 speak to a memeber of our group."

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Posted by Melissa Mckinney~LetMeBragg.com on 02/21/2012 08:08 AM   Comments (8)   Short URLS in the ActiveRain Channel   short url  
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8 Comments on Traffic Information Important...So We Know How Effective Our Blogs Are!

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1,099,346 Points 51 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Checking under the hood for the solid analytics is key, don't rely on just your gut. What you thought worked well based on must comments on say a blog post, may show you that the one with a few went over the top, blew the roof off your platform in performance that is behind the scenes, unknown without peeking. Videos, blog posts, websites, any media stream you weed and feed daily needs SEO watch dog scrutiny because it's your survival, the gravy that gets your more listings, more round trips to the real estate closings.
8:15am • #1
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Melissa, I'm still not sure what to do with the short URL thing.  Should I be clicking on that and putting that link into my facebook and twitter sites?  
10:27am • #2
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Yes Juli, exactly then you can see how much traffic that you are getting from those avenues!
11:10am • #3
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Melissa, I'm with Juli, I didn't know that either. Thanks for posting this. Very helpful.
2:14pm • #4
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All those that were unaware, please raise your hand, mine is waving!  Thanks Melissa!
3:45pm • #5
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Melissa - OMG, you and I are so on the same page on this.  I've been wishing for an extra column for this and it appears that the short URL for the top does not match the one on the bottom.  Yes, it would be very nice.
3:37am • #6
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You all are so welcome :0)
9:09am • #7
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Melissa - Our real estate web tangles. Tracking so important, fewer webs with the knowledge of what works equals efficiency. I like it.
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