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Do you get traffic from blogcatalog?
Posted by dianaf86 • 11/29/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blogcatalog, Feature, Networking, readers, repeat, traffic, visitors
Hello!
I've only been on blogcatalog for a couple of days, since I wanted to find readers for my blog www.ustandout.com and find similar blogs to follow. However, it seems like there's more self-promotion going on than meaningful networking.
Perhaps I'm not using blogcatalog right? Those of you who keep track of your stats (which I'm sure is most...), do you see that you get traffic from this site? If so, which blogcatalog feature is the best for getting repeat visitors to your blog?
User Comments
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It does take a bit of working at and visiting around, there are some nice people around, the discussion board is a bit cliquey-
I agree, BC forum is a tad cliquey at times. Having said that, there are some amazing people here, who were really helpful during my early blogging days.
Regarding traffic - Stumble seems to work best for me. However Stumblers don't tend to comment. Conversely EntreCard members simply leave a high bounce rate - Grrr. I'm still undecided about EC - even though I have well over 45k in credits.
BC is the place to come for chatting to like minded people.
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for now I am just getting 7% of my traffic from blogcatalog.
I think it takes more time (have to many lots of friends, etc)
main traffic comes from bookmarkers and google.-
I get some traffic. The more I visit the blogcatalog members' blogs, the more they visit mine. It's definitely a good way to motivate people to enjoy your work and to give you a nudge to broaden your horizons in the bargain.
For instance I just went to ezze66 page and find that his account his pending approval and that he is listed as a group guest? Can anyone tell me what's up with that?
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I'm getting a fair amount of traffic through blogcatalog. I dunno. Over the past 5 days I've had 172 unique visitors...I haven't spent the time to sort it all out yet and say how much, but I do get a fair amount.
Probably more important than the traffic is the critiquing from more experienced bloggers and the friendly community. Since I'm new to blogging, all of the advice is very helpful.-
I absolutely agree. I value the community here for the comments and insight. That can help with visitors in the long run. Feel free to use only the suggestions that make sense to you.
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I do. Not too much, but enuff'. ^^ -
Promote your post using shameless blog promo.
****Forget Traffic from BC for now***
Dear Diana Look Yonder! your post will be on the first page of google search.
This is how I attract Traffic, This is much better than Submitting to digg .......as for me.-
oh wow!! -
And with broadcasts and groups!!
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no, I just get one or two, but I haven't really made an effort. I really come here just more for fun and network within BC. -
Yes, I do get readers from here too. Not much though but on some days it's a lot. That's the problem with BC. It's not consistent! But I wouldn't like to take off my membership from here because the Forum discussions are pretty good. -
Remember that there is a difference between hits and targeted traffic. The best BC traffic you're going to see at your blog is going to come from participating in discussions about Social Media. Watch the boards and answer peoples questions about your topic. Give them some good information and point them to a post that goes more in depth.
Start some SN related threads of your own offering advice and asking where others are at.
Blog catalog's desire is not to send you traffic. It is to send you readers. Tony said that to me shortly after I arrived here and I knew I was in a good place.-
That's an excellent point. Much of the traffic that I get from BC is excellent, quality traffic with more than one page and averaging a minute or longer on my blogs. Since it doesn't take long to read a post, that means that they're reading more than one. That means that they're interested in the topic and may come back on their own or subscribe to my feed. You can't get much better than that! -
I absolutely agree. That's why I don't want to "shamelessly" self promote; I'm not looking for clicks to my site, I'm looking for repeat visitors. Thanks for the tips!
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fair enough for me...got 3-5 visitors daily from blogcatalog...enjoy making friends because there are many nice people in here. =) -
Hi Dianne, I love your blog very nice layout and topics. You just got one more repeat visitor
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It is a damn fine blog. I'm not a big linkedin fan, but there's a lot of good general SN reading there as well and a good perspective on it.
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Thank you! I'm having so much fun with it, and I'm currently writing an article that I'll be posting later today.
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I looked at your blog last night and have to say that it is very nice. Well layed out.
My advice, for what it is worth is this: Don't worry a single minute about getting traffic from blog catalog. You will get some if you hang around here, but it won't be enough. I would try and rank at Google for a few really good key words and just hammer away on those. You will get lots more traffic that way.
Blog catalog is a great place to meet other people in your niche, people who can help you with blogging, and people that can help you with WordPress.-
Thanks for the tip! Google has been really helpful for getting traffic to other websites in the past, but I haven't gotten any organic search traffic to U Stand Out yet. Then again, it's only 2 weeks old, maybe that has something to do with it? I've done the top SEO tricks (google sitemap, meta tags, keywords in URLs, etc), so maybe I just need to be patient now. :-)
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Yes, I have blog catalog members coming by daily, both new & returning visitors. -
There are traffic from BC.
Just have to participate in this forum and visit other members blogs. -
I do receive traffic from blog catalog on a daily basis. Most is just that, "traffic." However, I have picked up a number of regular readers/commenters from here as well. I think it helps to visit and participate in other member's blogs. -
Thanks for the feedback, everyone!
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It's helped me out. -
I've had some traffic from BC but not a ton, but then again I don't spend a lot of time on here... -
Yes, quite a bit. -
Yep... -
Since hooking up with blogcatalog and a couple of other like sites my traffic has gone from 1 to 2 hits to over 30-40 hits per day. I expect it to increase as I contribute more. -
Of course I do. -
a lot. -
I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and my blog gets hit everyday by somebody new. Participate, check out other's blogs and the favor will be returned.
lottomagic101.blogspot.com -
Most of my traffic comes from here. -
Yes, I'm happy about it -
Yes a few. Depends on the posts. -
Not sure, I don't check. -
I get traffic from BC, but is it search traffic -
well, i do..
well, its not only self-promotion. You see, getting recognized by other bloggers is very important. Having a good topics that interest readers and answer questions posted in your discussions. bloggers will recognize your blogs and you as well. if you do, you get more traffic and at the same time followers who keeps on visiting your site for updates. -
A lot of those leaving comments or adding me as their friend do it for self promotion. Some did not even bother visiting my blog. Every now and then, rarely I must say, someone seems to genuinely like my photos and post a comment to say so , not just for promoting their own site but it is the exception rather than the rule. Overall, I get very little traffic from blog catalog. I am not present enough on discussion forums overall.
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Just a little, but I am new here.
Excellent blog.
I left a private message there. -
Blogcatalog is a great place to get traffic. If you have a good blog or website, it will be noticed. If you are active in discussions and willing to participate and share what you learned, you will be noticed that will sometimes point to your site. The most effective is using the broadcast section, try it and you get even more. This is what I learned. Just make your headings attention grabber or catchy. -
BC kindly sends 5% of our visitors :-) If it did not exist, the blogosphere would not be the same ;-) -
I'm new to the community as well and have appreciated the advice provided in this discussion--thanks to all; I'm looking forward to keeping in touch with some of you.
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yes, but not much.
i get more from Mybloglog. -
I have gotten some great readers - and found some fantastic blogs through BC. It has been an exceptionally worthwhile experience. -
trying to get some traffic ! -
I agree with ezze66 -
Not much. I am not very active on Blog Catalog. -
Diana, great question. I only get a small amount of traffic from BlogCatalog but it tends to convert very well into consulting clientele or long-term readership. This is a great place to meet people with similar interests. -
I do get a bit of traffic from blogcatalog. Both from people looking at my profile and clicking on my blog from there and from people doing searches of blogs. I've really only been trying to do any promotion for my blog for a week or so now though. -
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Yes. Wait, did I answer this already?
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yes you did
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I believe I have answered this in another more recent thread.
short answer - yes-
There are 7 benefits that I experience from being a Blog Catalog member. One of them is traffic to my blogs and the others are found in this post
Blog Catalog: Premium Directory and Social Network
onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/blog-catalog-premium-directory-and-soc...
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Right now twitter is getting popular. I am getting traffic from it. You can try it -
i get tons of traffic from blog catalog.
why it's the best thing since jack lalanne's juicer.
in fact, i plan to name my next child, tony, as a gratuity for the fine services this website provides.
(you can move my comment to the shameless promotion category if you'd like)-
lol ...
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I hardly get traffic from here, I would say 2-10 hits a day. I usually get traffic from digg.com, and for some reason my blog appears high on google search engine with popular search terms that are obviously related to stories I have blogged about.
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Quoting Dane Morgan:
"Blog catalog's desire is not to send you traffic. It is to send you readers. Tony said that to me shortly after I arrived here and I knew I was in a good place."
Floods of one hit wonders who may rush in and spend a second two on blogs is not what BC is set up to provide. Everything here is set up to assist members to network effectively with the aim of creating blog centered relationships with readers. -
I get a fair amount of traffic from blogcatalog and I enjoy taking part in conversations here, whether blog related or not. I think it can really be used however you want to use it. There are networks and there are the promoters.
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I get a few hits a day which is great but the advice and support are what keep me here.
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Most of mine is from family and friends, co workers... not that they don't have to hear from me enough. Poor them. -
Since I have just gone to my own domain and lost all of my previous link-ins, the majority of my hits are from BC -
I get a fair amount of traffic from Blogcatalog...I have a little widget that tells me when someone drops by from Blogcatalog! -
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I like BC because it gives me an easy way to search for other bloggers' posts on similar topics I blog on. Helps me find material and blogs to comment on and share ideas. Traffic comes from people with similar interests--so I'm not really doing it for traffic's sake but for content. -
Yes, I do get BC users. I'm not looking for heavy traffic so I get a bit from various sources.
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Poor traffic... only when I exchange comments or visits. -
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(1) Blog Catalog is not set up to drive traffic to blogs. It’s is set up to drive readers to your blogs. All the excellent utilities and features are aimed at assisting members to increase readers, as opposed to delivering a flood of one hit wonders that produce a high bounce rate.
(2) There are 200,000 BC members and few ever post to the forum(s) at all. The BC members with top rated blogs are not spending a lot of time tooling around shooting the breeze in the forums. They are using far more effective means of promoting their blogs. If you are focused on blog promotion and aiming to create enduring blog centered relationships then don’t waste a lot of your time camping out in the social forum.
(3) If you aren't getting traffic from BC or you feel you would like to increase it then it's important to learn how to:
build a better blog and become a better blogger;
Twenty five steps to increase blog traffic
onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/twenty-five-steps-to-increase-blog-tra...
use the BC utilities and features effectively; and
7 steps for effective networking at Blog Catalog
onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/7-steps-for-effective-networking-at-bl...
manage your BC networking time effectively.
Social media time management strategy
onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/social-media-time-management-strategy/ -
Of coz i get.. One of the best platform for bloggers to get together! -
Welcome to BC - I am fairly new here too, but can say that I am receiving traffic from this site so keep at it! -
i am pretty happy with my blog i do not need traffic from here i just joined to meet other blogger i just started my blog 3 months ago and i have an avaerage of 300 clicks each day with over 3000 on my forum i even achieved a PR3 in just 90 days it sweet. www.criousgamer.com
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That's pretty impressive in such a short space of time - your subject must be very popular!
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I have been lately. Just takes time -
I have had my blog on here 3 weeks and have received 72 visitors. I need to join in the discussions more to advertise the quality content I have on seo. I am an seo consultant and my blog is 50% promotion of my services and the other half is free seo tutorials. I think people see the promotion of my services on the first page and then go no further.
Still the traffic I do get from here tend to read my site and the bounce rate is low. -
I have had my blog here for about a month and I have had aprox. 10 visits *shrug*. Those that come send me friend requests and invite me to join groups so that helps to build a network. I'm hoping that reader average will improve over time.
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Yes and I hope you will be one of them.
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I'm very new to blog catalog too. The forums are great for learning and for meeting great people!
By the way thanks for the tips posted here. -
Yep, a few of my visitors are from blogcatalog and I also visit a lot of blogs I find at BC.
My lastest post.
www.justsaver.com/masked-man-waits-in-line-to-rob-a-bank/ -
Thanks (Inbusiness) its about gaming and what is more attracting then money and games these days.
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What BC will do is help you develop relationships with some great people.
Several people from BC have become friends of mine across several networks. So sure, sometimes we read each other's blogs. Oh, and there are some pretty nifty tools that might help as well, such as the Dashboard. -
I'm new here but I've been getting traffic from BC. Not a significant number but the fact that I can get at least one on a given day means there are people in here who look around for blogs they want to read. I, too, look around for blogs, but I tend to avoid those who employ hardsell to attract fellow bloggers because when I do visit them, there is nothing to "sell". -
i agree with those who have previously posted comments that traffic quality is more important. Most days I get only one or two and I check how much time they spent reading the blog. Return visits, I have no idea but I do hope I'm getting return visit thru BC.
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You know what is amazing to me? Bloggers get that quality traffic is more important. Marketing/PR still doesn't always get it.
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I have NEVER gotten a single hit from BlogCatalog. What is this some kind of conspiracy?
Ironically, I get around 150 hits a month but ZERO from BlogCatalog.-
How many BC members blogs that are related to your own have you (1) visited (2) left meaningful comments on? I ask because that's the way blog centered relationships are built.
Hint: If you go to your BC profile page and look in the sidebar there will be related blogs displayed there. I see four that you can visit and leave comments on.
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Yes, but not too much. -
No traffic at all.
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Hi, just wanted to thank everyone for all the great responses since I posted this topic. Glad to see it's still an active discussion! :-)
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yes - not too much though.
Most of my traffic comes from Referring sites and Search engine -
I've gotten to know some great blogs and great people on BC. It's my favorite blog networking site. -
I don't get a lot, but honestly I don't use BC to it's full potential and very rarely get on here myself ... I'm only here now through a twitter message about this forum topic. However, every week when I check my stats there has been a small percentage through Blog Catalog. -
If you are active in the groups you will receive some traffic. However, more importantly Google will find your articles in the group discussions and thus links to your site. That will give you more "google" traffic and in the end that is the main traffic driver.
For the rest some of the groups have really good discussions and usefull information. But filtering them out is not always easy and takes time. All in all BC has certainly been of benefit for me!
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Yes, a lot are returning visitors, but there are some new folks showing up here and there.
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Not often, but then, I don't do a whole lot to draw people's attention to my blog with any kind of regularity. -
At the moment no, but then I have not been a member of BC that long and in truth have not spernt alot of time here since being approved.
Still if it works cool if not I at least know were to come to talk with other bloggers.. -
its hard to get attention from other blogger. BC gather blogger through discussion or promoting blog -
still 50 - 50 for traffic, from BC 50 point and another 50 points from SE just hit with attractive head post title and curios content, so everyone come to visit, playing with word and your older post
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i do but not many...and of course i feel grateful for that... -
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Yes, but I can't explain it in english
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slowly, people are dropping by and appreciating what i have written. thanks.
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@Dianaf86,
I get some traffic from BC.
I agree with Timethief, you should look for similar blogs to your blog, visit them and comment.
I have a widget on mine so that I can see who's visited. I visit other personal development blogs and I am trying to comment on as many as possible. I also visit blogs on blogging.
I will not add a blog to my favourites and comment on their blog just because they add me to their favourites.
Dianaf86 I have added your blog, commented, and dugg it because I genuinely enjoyed your post how to use Twitter. Thank you for writing your next post based on my question.
I think BC is a great place to interact with other bloggers. I prefer it to Mybloglog which is stagnant.
Bloggers on BC post great questions. -
hope so now i will get traffic through this catlog//// -
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I get some traffic through Blog Catalog, but I wouldn't not suggest using it as a primary source of traffic.
On the other hand, I have found several blogs on here that I read regularly, or at least as regularly as I do anything. -
About 5 to 6 visitors for each thread I start in the shameless blog promotion section.
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I'm getting quite a few viewers from here (I'm fairly new on here as well), but only a couple people comment regularly . Many are on my follower's list, and added me a friend on here, but I am yet to interact with them
I suppose it depends what people's taste are in blogs, as to whether you get regular traffic, and how interesting your content is.
I have commented on quite a few people's blogs, I've seen promoting themselves in these threads, but most of them don't seem to want to respond LOL
However it's lovely to be here, and to have the opportunity that you will eventually find people that enjoy visiting your blog (or have something in common), and visa versa.
I am gathering the money making or blog help type blogs would get lots more traffic ;-) -
Oh yes, I do, as well as references! -
i'm getting around 100-200 per months from blogcatalog -
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Yes. After adding to Blog Catalog is Google can detect most of the blogs. Not like in most of other blog directories Blog catalog permit to add most of the blogs free of charge. Thanks very much for the blog catalog. I wish success of the blog catalog.
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I don't get a lot of traffic from BlogCatalog (I've had it for a few months now). However, I get a steady trickle. My hope is that I keep writing, keep discussing and - eventually - people may pick up on it. -
Absolutely. I didn't realize this until I switched site traffic trackers. Now I can see that quite a few of my visitors are from Blog Catalog. Better yet tho - I really like the interaction of being here. I don't use the groups and boards on other sites nearly as much as I do here. I feel like I get a lot of support from other BC'ers. -
Yes, lots of traffic.
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I should join since long in BC -
Yes, in my case, BC contributes about 5-10% of traffic daily to my blog. Maybe because I have a lot of friends /contacts in BC and sometimes I joined in the discussion forum. But of course, it is still back to the basics of getting traffic, namely, promotion and advertising, posting high quality blog content and updating it regularly, search engine optimization, and having a good theme and lay-out. -
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nah, not yet. Waiting for it to hit more and more. Actually I am new to BC and looking for friends, and nice blogs and designs.
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I think there is more about sharing ideas, to help each other.
I'm also new and .... little bit different. I hope -
You don't get any traffic by signing up- you gotta do the work, but that's the same with every networking site.
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