Friday, October 17, 2008

Before You Post That Blog Entry...

...make sure you've set up a Google Analytics account.

Why? Well, suppose you have tons of lurking audience members, who aren't sending you e-mails or leaving comments...how do you know they've even been to your site?

When I decided to start House Forlorn, the blog, I consulted with other houses who have websites (there aren't too many of us), and they each have their methods... but they did agree that having some sort of analytic service is a must if you're interested in seeing what sort of community impact you're creating. Remember, a lot of houses out there just don't want other denizens of the net to know that they're just a house, or an apartment, a flat, a bungalow, a penthouse, or some other form of human habitation or accommodation.

The following picture shows a recent shot of my Google Analytics stats.... can you tell when Podcamp Pittsburgh 3 folks starting finding and looking at houseforlorn.blogspot.com? :-)



..HF.

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