Comments on: Is the traditional weblog lay-out still sufficient? http://www.hypernarrative.com/wordpress/2008/01/12/is-the-traditional-weblog-lay-out-still-sufficient/ About Art, Media and Technology and the future of it Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:07:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Wilbert http://www.hypernarrative.com/wordpress/2008/01/12/is-the-traditional-weblog-lay-out-still-sufficient/#comment-117207 Wilbert Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:45:12 +0000 http://www.hypernarrative.com/wordpress/2008/01/12/is-the-traditional-weblog-lay-out-still-sufficient/#comment-117207 A Dutch version of the article was published on Marketingfacts, there is some interesting <a href="http://www.marketingfacts.nl/berichten/20080117_heeft_vormgeving_weblogs_zijn_langste_tijd_gehad/" rel="nofollow">food for thought in the comments</a>. A Dutch version of the article was published on Marketingfacts, there is some interesting food for thought in the comments.

]]> By: Inge http://www.hypernarrative.com/wordpress/2008/01/12/is-the-traditional-weblog-lay-out-still-sufficient/#comment-115894 Inge Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:55:23 +0000 http://www.hypernarrative.com/wordpress/2008/01/12/is-the-traditional-weblog-lay-out-still-sufficient/#comment-115894 Interesting thought/read: http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/how-a-redesign-gained-me-9000-blog-readers/ Interesting thought/read:
http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/how-a-redesign-gained-me-9000-blog-readers/

]]> By: Wilbert http://www.hypernarrative.com/wordpress/2008/01/12/is-the-traditional-weblog-lay-out-still-sufficient/#comment-115890 Wilbert Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:11:57 +0000 http://www.hypernarrative.com/wordpress/2008/01/12/is-the-traditional-weblog-lay-out-still-sufficient/#comment-115890 More stats. For hypernarrative it is in the last month <blockquote> 7.49% Direct Traffic 60.81% Referring Sites 31.70% Search Engines </blockquote> Overall hypernarrative (April 2007 > Today) it is <blockquote> 12.68% Direct Traffic 51.30% Referring Sites 36.02% Search Engines </blockquote> And for Eclectro in the last month <blockquote> 13.75% Direct Traffic 35.06% Referring Sites 51.19% Search Engines </blockquote> Overall Eclectro (July 2007 > Today) it is <blockquote> 13.98% Direct Traffic 40.65% Referring Sites 45.37% Search Engines </blockquote> More stats.

For hypernarrative it is in the last month

7.49% Direct Traffic
60.81% Referring Sites
31.70% Search Engines

Overall hypernarrative (April 2007 > Today) it is

12.68% Direct Traffic
51.30% Referring Sites
36.02% Search Engines

And for Eclectro in the last month

13.75% Direct Traffic
35.06% Referring Sites
51.19% Search Engines

Overall Eclectro (July 2007 > Today) it is

13.98% Direct Traffic
40.65% Referring Sites
45.37% Search Engines

]]> By: Anne Helmond http://www.hypernarrative.com/wordpress/2008/01/12/is-the-traditional-weblog-lay-out-still-sufficient/#comment-115885 Anne Helmond Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:59:12 +0000 http://www.hypernarrative.com/wordpress/2008/01/12/is-the-traditional-weblog-lay-out-still-sufficient/#comment-115885 OK, this is a quick copy and paste from my upcoming MA thesis which also lightly touches upon this subject: <blockquote> I also configured Google Analytics Statistics for my blog providing me with detailed information on my blog visitors and traffic. It shows that the engines act as a major entry point into my blog as 59.38% of the visitors find my blog by search engines, 29.14% by referring sites and 11.48% by direct traffic (Google Analytics, December 17, 2007.) Google Analytics also shows me how much my blog revolves around the unit of the post. Only 5.66% of the total amount of visitors enter my blog by the front page. The other landing pages are either blog posts, tag pages (by Technorati or my tag cloud) or static pages (archives, categories or about). My statistics confirm how much my blog relies on (search) engines which reflects a more general trend which is of influence on how certain bloggers write their content with the engines in mind (see paragraph x). </blockquote> My blog revolves around the post thus making the index less relevant for full posts. I am thinking about shifting to excerpts in a new design too. OK, this is a quick copy and paste from my upcoming MA thesis which also lightly touches upon this subject:

I also configured Google Analytics Statistics for my blog providing me with detailed information on my blog visitors and traffic. It shows that the engines act as a major entry point into my blog as 59.38% of the visitors find my blog by search engines, 29.14% by referring sites and 11.48% by direct traffic (Google Analytics, December 17, 2007.) Google Analytics also shows me how much my blog revolves around the unit of the post. Only 5.66% of the total amount of visitors enter my blog by the front page. The other landing pages are either blog posts, tag pages (by Technorati or my tag cloud) or static pages (archives, categories or about). My statistics confirm how much my blog relies on (search) engines which reflects a more general trend which is of influence on how certain bloggers write their content with the engines in mind (see paragraph x).

My blog revolves around the post thus making the index less relevant for full posts. I am thinking about shifting to excerpts in a new design too.

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