Comments on: Subscriber counts – the new hit counter? http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/03/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/ blog designer Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:03:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JLP at AllThingsFinancial http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/03/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/comment-page-1/#comment-826 JLP at AllThingsFinancial Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:17:49 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/03/13/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/#comment-826 Interesting topic. I post my Feedburner count. So far I haven't had any complaints. I don't see what the big deal is. If people don't want to look at it, they don't have to. I have advertisements up and somehow lots of people don't have a problem ignoring them! I have been blogging a year and a half now and I have to say it has been fun watching my subscriber base grow. Interesting topic. I post my Feedburner count. So far I haven’t had any complaints. I don’t see what the big deal is. If people don’t want to look at it, they don’t have to. I have advertisements up and somehow lots of people don’t have a problem ignoring them!

I have been blogging a year and a half now and I have to say it has been fun watching my subscriber base grow.

]]> By: The Information Bank http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/03/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/comment-page-1/#comment-825 The Information Bank Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:58:16 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/03/13/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/#comment-825 I've always wanted to have a FeedBurner-type counter on my blog. I totally agree with you about just normal website counters. Those need to go. But I enjoy seeing the subscriber count in the blogs i keep up with. At the same time, everytime I see a normal pageview counter, my respect for the website drops. I don't know what it is about rss feed counters. Do you know of any subscriber counters that do not rely on feedburner? I refuse to use their service! I’ve always wanted to have a FeedBurner-type counter on my blog. I totally agree with you about just normal website counters. Those need to go. But I enjoy seeing the subscriber count in the blogs i keep up with. At the same time, everytime I see a normal pageview counter, my respect for the website drops. I don’t know what it is about rss feed counters. Do you know of any subscriber counters that do not rely on feedburner? I refuse to use their service!

]]> By: Clive Walker http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/03/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Clive Walker Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:25:59 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/03/13/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/#comment-824 In my opinion, they do not add anything when publicly visible. I'd rather read the blog than look at the hit counter. It's interesting to monitor feed subscribers yourself as part of your feed stats. It's more interesting to get comments from interested readers of your blog though! In my opinion, they do not add anything when publicly visible. I’d rather read the blog than look at the hit counter.

It’s interesting to monitor feed subscribers yourself as part of your feed stats. It’s more interesting to get comments from interested readers of your blog though!

]]> By: Brian Clark http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/03/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/comment-page-1/#comment-823 Brian Clark Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:12:31 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/03/13/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/#comment-823 Thanks top the psychological concept of "social proof," people look for signs that what they have stumbled upon (a blog) is "good" in the eyes of others. Maybe it shouldn't be that way, but it is. It's human nature. So essentially, people with large subscriber counts displayed on their blog will likely see their subscriber counts grow even faster than if they hadn't displayed the count. Thanks top the psychological concept of “social proof,” people look for signs that what they have stumbled upon (a blog) is “good” in the eyes of others. Maybe it shouldn’t be that way, but it is. It’s human nature.

So essentially, people with large subscriber counts displayed on their blog will likely see their subscriber counts grow even faster than if they hadn’t displayed the count.

]]> By: derek http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/03/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/comment-page-1/#comment-822 derek Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:30:50 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/03/13/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/#comment-822 personally, i find no value in public stats or feedburner subscriber badges. if i'm visiting a site, i'm there for a reason. either a) i found the site by clicking on an intriguing / interesting link, b) i have the site already bookmarked, or c) someone else referred me to the page. if i check the actual frontpage on techcrunch (rather than reading it from feedlounge), the fact that feedburner is spitting out 27000+ subscribers means nothing more than hey..! 27000+ other readers are subscribed just as i am. there is no difference [personally] if i find myself reading a site displaying 3 subscribers vs. a site displaying 500+. it's about content. you must also take into consideration that generally speaking, rss is still misunderstood by the majority of internet users. personally, i find no value in public stats or feedburner subscriber badges. if i’m visiting a site, i’m there for a reason. either a) i found the site by clicking on an intriguing / interesting link, b) i have the site already bookmarked, or c) someone else referred me to the page.

if i check the actual frontpage on techcrunch (rather than reading it from feedlounge), the fact that feedburner is spitting out 27000+ subscribers means nothing more than hey..! 27000+ other readers are subscribed just as i am. there is no difference [personally] if i find myself reading a site displaying 3 subscribers vs. a site displaying 500+. it’s about content.

you must also take into consideration that generally speaking, rss is still misunderstood by the majority of internet users.

]]> By: Chrono Cr@cker http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/03/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Chrono Cr@cker Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:59:53 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/03/13/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/#comment-821 I think it's pretty neat showing off your Subs count. I mean , when people show off a lot more, there's no harm in this. And Yes, Subscriber counts are important for determining the value of a blog.. Usually people subscribe to a blog only if they are interested in many of it's items and want to continue reading it, so hell yeah!! I think it’s pretty neat showing off your Subs count. I mean , when people show off a lot more, there’s no harm in this.

And Yes, Subscriber counts are important for determining the value of a blog.. Usually people subscribe to a blog only if they are interested in many of it’s items and want to continue reading it, so hell yeah!!

]]> By: HART (1-800-HART) http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/03/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/comment-page-1/#comment-820 HART (1-800-HART) Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:05:17 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/03/13/subscriber-counts-the-new-hit-counter/#comment-820 I just hate it when "they" and "them" come out to meddle in our blogging affairs again .. Sorry - but for the people out there who judge me and my content of my sites by my display of a feedcounter or statistics counter - :Ptfffttftftftft I put my feedcounters and statistic numbers on every site for a good reason. With the 20 odd sites I have, it's too cumbersome to login to every 'project' or 'account' at sitemeter or statscounter or feedcounter ... I can't even get real stats from my server urchin figures because of my many domain aliases and pointers to subfolders of my main hosted site. It' just easier to see the numbers every day in the sidebar or at the bottom of my site. I pretty much will know if there is a significant difference, or jump in viewers immediately just from familiarity with figures everyday for the last 9 months. On a side note however, I secretly hope the feedcounter numbers do increase every day, because it keeps me focused .. thinking people, gosh darn it, actually like me (my Stuart Smalley impression) .. and reminds me not to put some crap personal stuff in my business blog, or make fake blog entries like "Oh, I've got Writer's Block" .. I just hate it when “they” and “them” come out to meddle in our blogging affairs again .. Sorry – but for the people out there who judge me and my content of my sites by my display of a feedcounter or statistics counter – :P tfffttftftftft

I put my feedcounters and statistic numbers on every site for a good reason. With the 20 odd sites I have, it’s too cumbersome to login to every ‘project’ or ‘account’ at sitemeter or statscounter or feedcounter … I can’t even get real stats from my server urchin figures because of my many domain aliases and pointers to subfolders of my main hosted site. It’ just easier to see the numbers every day in the sidebar or at the bottom of my site. I pretty much will know if there is a significant difference, or jump in viewers immediately just from familiarity with figures everyday for the last 9 months.

On a side note however, I secretly hope the feedcounter numbers do increase every day, because it keeps me focused .. thinking people, gosh darn it, actually like me (my Stuart Smalley impression) .. and reminds me not to put some crap personal stuff in my business blog, or make fake blog entries like “Oh, I’ve got Writer’s Block” ..

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