Comments on: What blog posts bring in the most readers? http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/ Logo Designer, Graphic Designer, Graphic Design Portfolio, Logo Design, Logo, Graphic, Design, Graphic Design Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:01:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Barbra @ Write A Bio http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-49853 Barbra @ Write A Bio Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:04:47 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-49853 In addition to a huge resourceful list, on my blogs articles that start with "How to" are very popular. That's not surprising, since we all search for "how to do things" on the net. In addition to a huge resourceful list, on my blogs articles that start with “How to” are very popular. That’s not surprising, since we all search for “how to do things” on the net.

]]> By: Using Social Artistry for Inspiration | Web Designer & Online Marketing News Blog http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-46972 Using Social Artistry for Inspiration | Web Designer & Online Marketing News Blog Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:35:11 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-46972 [...] What blog posts bring in the most readers? (38) [...] [...] What blog posts bring in the most readers? (38) [...]

]]> By: Samantha Prinsloo http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-43390 Samantha Prinsloo Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:33:35 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-43390 Thank you for a great article! I'm going to do my best to get these tips implemented into our own blog in the hope of getting more readers.. Thanks again! Thank you for a great article! I’m going to do my best to get these tips implemented into our own blog in the hope of getting more readers.. Thanks again!

]]> By: Tutsnow.com http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-43219 Tutsnow.com Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:13:49 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-43219 Impressive article there.... Infact i cant agree with you more... This article on our site <a href="http://www.tutsnow.com/40-smashing-digital-manipulation-inspirations/" rel="nofollow">40 Smashing Digital Manipulations To Inspire You</a> is an all time favourite :) Impressive article there…. Infact i cant agree with you more… This article on our site 40 Smashing Digital Manipulations To Inspire You is an all time favourite :)

]]> By: Janie in Coral Gables http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-40035 Janie in Coral Gables Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:47:02 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-40035 i've found the blogs that bring me the most traffic include some sensational title, or one that makes the readers want to click through to the blog. I've also found that the facebook "like" feature has sent quite a bit of traffic as people share the blog on FB. i’ve found the blogs that bring me the most traffic include some sensational title, or one that makes the readers want to click through to the blog. I’ve also found that the facebook “like” feature has sent quite a bit of traffic as people share the blog on FB.

]]> By: Karl Foxley http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-39841 Karl Foxley Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:29:30 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-39841 People really do dig lists. I know that when I come across a '113 best SEO tools' etc, the author has my attention, 1. because that field interests me, and 2. because you have a small hope that you are going to discover something new that you can benefit from yourself. This post also serves to remind us of the importance of knowing what is popular on our site and understanding why so we can create similar buzz worthy content that people wan to link to and share. Thanks for sharing, Karl. P.s. My most popular blog post was about CommentLuv and how to us it more effectively. Here's the link, I hope you like it: http://www.fmsseo.com/681/the-really-sneaky-commentluv-trick-for-better-blog-marketing-and-promotion/ People really do dig lists. I know that when I come across a ‘113 best SEO tools’ etc, the author has my attention, 1. because that field interests me, and 2. because you have a small hope that you are going to discover something new that you can benefit from yourself.

This post also serves to remind us of the importance of knowing what is popular on our site and understanding why so we can create similar buzz worthy content that people wan to link to and share.

Thanks for sharing,

Karl.

P.s. My most popular blog post was about CommentLuv and how to us it more effectively. Here’s the link, I hope you like it: http://www.fmsseo.com/681/the-really-sneaky-commentluv-trick-for-better-blog-marketing-and-promotion/

]]> By: Printer http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-39030 Printer Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:04:22 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-39030 The most successful blog posts thus far have been for top 25 lists (25 is a good number, depending on the topic, as top 50 lists can drag on) and posts which feature original analysis on current topics. The most successful blog posts thus far have been for top 25 lists (25 is a good number, depending on the topic, as top 50 lists can drag on) and posts which feature original analysis on current topics.

]]> By: How To Get Clients Using LinkedIn - Brian Swichkow’s Blog http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-34878 How To Get Clients Using LinkedIn - Brian Swichkow’s Blog Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:18:46 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-34878 [...] What blog posts bring in the most readers? (32) [...] [...] What blog posts bring in the most readers? (32) [...]

]]> By: Spotlight: Jacob Cass | Just Creative Design | The Fearless Blogger http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-21952 Spotlight: Jacob Cass | Just Creative Design | The Fearless Blogger Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:04:24 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-21952 [...] to make this blog a worthwhile vist. Topics include graphic design resources, social media, blogging, creativity boosters, and being a freelancer. One thing I think Jacob does especially well is [...] [...] to make this blog a worthwhile vist. Topics include graphic design resources, social media, blogging, creativity boosters, and being a freelancer. One thing I think Jacob does especially well is [...]

]]> By: Best of August - Creative RoundUp http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-12619 Best of August - Creative RoundUp Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:11:29 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-12619 [...] of a Successful Digg Campaign From ProBlogger 27 Definitions for “Blog” From Daily Blog Tips What blog posts bring in the most readers? by Jacob Cass Graphic Design 30 inspiring Flickr groups on typography by David Airey BBC logo [...] [...] of a Successful Digg Campaign From ProBlogger 27 Definitions for “Blog” From Daily Blog Tips What blog posts bring in the most readers? by Jacob Cass Graphic Design 30 inspiring Flickr groups on typography by David Airey BBC logo [...]

]]> By: Jacob Cass http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-11451 Jacob Cass Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:30:29 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-11451 Doug, Hope it brought it some visitors? Rob, Thank you for your links and the compliment :) Doug,
Hope it brought it some visitors?

Rob,
Thank you for your links and the compliment :)

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-11374 Rob Cubbon Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:56:45 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-11374 My most successful blog post by far has been: http://robcubbon.com/make-your-own-pop-art-poster/ and I really don't know why. It seems to attract a lot of kids who are doing Pop Art at school. Second most popular is: http://robcubbon.com/how-to-turn-a-photo-into-an-illustration/ which tries to explain Adobe Illustrator's Live Trace tool. Both posts give a quick and easy explanation of a design-related technique. However, other similar post have, interestingly, not caught on. Great site, by the way. Rob Cubbons last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/robcubbon/MBQo/~3/365675862/" rel="nofollow">Using vector illustrations in designs to deliver your message</a> My most successful blog post by far has been: http://robcubbon.com/make-your-own-pop-art-poster/ and I really don’t know why. It seems to attract a lot of kids who are doing Pop Art at school. Second most popular is: http://robcubbon.com/how-to-turn-a-photo-into-an-illustration/ which tries to explain Adobe Illustrator’s Live Trace tool. Both posts give a quick and easy explanation of a design-related technique. However, other similar post have, interestingly, not caught on. Great site, by the way.

Rob Cubbons last blog post..Using vector illustrations in designs to deliver your message

]]> By: Doug C. http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-11121 Doug C. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:31:27 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-11121 Jacob, I never thought I'd say this to anyone, but you're just swell! He he...thanks. And yes, I only plugged this one and one other. It isn't something I'm going to do on a regular basis. Just testing the waters. Doug C.s last blog post..<a href="http://www.dcblog.net/2008/08/twitter-me-this-twitter-me-that.html" rel="nofollow">Twitter Me This, Twitter Me That...</a> Jacob, I never thought I’d say this to anyone, but you’re just swell! He he…thanks. And yes, I only plugged this one and one other. It isn’t something I’m going to do on a regular basis. Just testing the waters.

Doug C.s last blog post..Twitter Me This, Twitter Me That…

]]> By: Jacob Cass http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-11119 Jacob Cass Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:05:18 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-11119 Hi Doug, I just did a stumble, digg, designfloat, twitter, cssglobe and noupe for you for your latest post... we'll see how it goes for you. You should only plug your own posts every now and then, however it is needed sometimes. :) Hi Doug, I just did a stumble, digg, designfloat, twitter, cssglobe and noupe for you for your latest post… we’ll see how it goes for you. You should only plug your own posts every now and then, however it is needed sometimes. :)

]]> By: Doug C. http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-11117 Doug C. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:55:44 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-11117 According to my feed stats the posts that bring in the most visitors are those that offer something. I have a few of these already and after reading an article on ProBlogger I decided to try my first "list-type" post: http://www.dcblog.net/2008/08/my-21-favorite-photoshop-tips.html Aside from shamelessly plugging it myself I haven't noticed a big difference. Of course these things probably take time. Doug C.s last blog post..<a href="http://www.dcblog.net/2008/08/twitter-me-this-twitter-me-that.html" rel="nofollow">Twitter Me This, Twitter Me That...</a> According to my feed stats the posts that bring in the most visitors are those that offer something. I have a few of these already and after reading an article on ProBlogger I decided to try my first “list-type” post: http://www.dcblog.net/2008/08/my-21-favorite-photoshop-tips.html

Aside from shamelessly plugging it myself I haven’t noticed a big difference. Of course these things probably take time.

Doug C.s last blog post..Twitter Me This, Twitter Me That…

]]> By: Jacob Cass http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-11038 Jacob Cass Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:19:57 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-11038 Joey, I think the right balance between short and long posts is a good way to go especially if you do not have the time. Jennifer, Your welcome :) Joey,
I think the right balance between short and long posts is a good way to go especially if you do not have the time.

Jennifer,
Your welcome :)

]]> By: Jennifer Farley http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-11009 Jennifer Farley Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:01:25 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-11009 I'm pretty lazy about the big long lists but I'm going to choose a topic and focus on it and see how it goes. Thanks for sharing Jacob. Jennifer Farleys last blog post..<a href="http://laughingliondesign.net/2008/08/11/photoshop-tutorial-light-effects/" rel="nofollow">Photoshop Tutorial : Light Effects</a> I’m pretty lazy about the big long lists but I’m going to choose a topic and focus on it and see how it goes. Thanks for sharing Jacob.

Jennifer Farleys last blog post..Photoshop Tutorial : Light Effects

]]> By: Joey Wit http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10984 Joey Wit Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:22:49 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10984 I have heard most of this advice before, lists make the best blog posts, write longer posts that cover everything instead of a lot of shorter posts etc etc. What makes your article different is that you actually added traffic statistics to back up your claims. Very cool I have heard most of this advice before, lists make the best blog posts, write longer posts that cover everything instead of a lot of shorter posts etc etc. What makes your article different is that you actually added traffic statistics to back up your claims. Very cool

]]> By: Tracey Grady http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10975 Tracey Grady Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:07:04 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10975 No problem, I'm really glad you liked it. Tracey Gradys last blog post..<a href="http://www.traceygrady.com/beijing-2008-website" rel="nofollow">Beijing 2008 website</a> No problem, I’m really glad you liked it.

Tracey Gradys last blog post..Beijing 2008 website

]]> By: Jacob Cass http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10969 Jacob Cass Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:42:11 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10969 Tracey, That seamless post was great, thanks for sharing! Tracey,
That seamless post was great, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Doug Cloud http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10968 Doug Cloud Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:18 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10968 Bah Ram Ewe...... Bah Ram Ewe……

]]> By: Jacob Cass http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10941 Jacob Cass Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:32:53 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10941 Died Famous, The idea behind it was "flock" into a blog, like a flock of sheep. ;) Died Famous,
The idea behind it was “flock” into a blog, like a flock of sheep. ;)

]]> By: diedfamous http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10939 diedfamous Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:14:00 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10939 funny you think of your readers as sheep funny you think of your readers as sheep

]]> By: NaldzGraphics http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10938 NaldzGraphics Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:38:43 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10938 pretty interesting article:)Well i also have one pupolar article on my site which was a collection of abstract brushes. :)Keep up the good work Jacob:) NaldzGraphicss last blog post..<a href="http://naldzgraphics.com/freebies/10-best-resources-for-free-high-quality-icons/" rel="nofollow">10 Best Resources for Free High Quality Icons</a> pretty interesting article:)Well i also have one pupolar article on my site which was a collection of abstract brushes.
:) Keep up the good work Jacob:)

NaldzGraphicss last blog post..10 Best Resources for Free High Quality Icons

]]> By: RichTips http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10930 RichTips Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:47:49 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10930 Wow, thats a lot of page views. Very interesting, a topic that is on every bloggers mind! Oh - and i just love the photo of the little lamb. So cute... Wow, thats a lot of page views. Very interesting, a topic that is on every bloggers mind!

Oh – and i just love the photo of the little lamb. So cute…

]]> By: NaldzGraphics http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10924 NaldzGraphics Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:36:10 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10924 thats really are a great post. also lots of pageviews.you really have some nice topic here the reason why we always visit:)congrats Jacob!!! NaldzGraphicss last blog post..<a href="http://naldzgraphics.com/freebies/10-best-resources-for-free-high-quality-icons/" rel="nofollow">10 Best Resources for Free High Quality Icons</a> thats really are a great post. also lots of pageviews.you really have some nice topic here the reason why we always visit:)congrats Jacob!!!

NaldzGraphicss last blog post..10 Best Resources for Free High Quality Icons

]]> By: Tracey Grady http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10919 Tracey Grady Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:57:23 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10919 I can vouch for the numbered lists being popular. My blog's most popular article so far has been a list of 10 seamless website designs (which is <a href="http://www.traceygrady.com/10-seamless-website-designs" rel="nofollow">here</a>). That one really seemed to get lots of people's attention. Of your top 10 articles, I think my favourites are "Why logo design does not cost $5.00" and "The Best Graphic Design Articles from 37 Top Design Blogs as Chosen By The Authors Themselves" - that last one was a really great idea. Tracey Gradys last blog post..<a href="http://www.traceygrady.com/beijing-2008-website" rel="nofollow">Beijing 2008 website</a> I can vouch for the numbered lists being popular. My blog’s most popular article so far has been a list of 10 seamless website designs (which is here). That one really seemed to get lots of people’s attention. Of your top 10 articles, I think my favourites are “Why logo design does not cost $5.00″ and “The Best Graphic Design Articles from 37 Top Design Blogs as Chosen By The Authors Themselves” – that last one was a really great idea.

Tracey Gradys last blog post..Beijing 2008 website

]]> By: David Oberholtzer http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10886 David Oberholtzer Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:14:27 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10886 Great post, our studio just launched our own graphic design blog a couple of days ago. This is very helpful. cheers, David Oberholtzer David Oberholtzers last blog post..<a href="http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/2008/08/wednesday-afternoon-inspiration/" rel="nofollow">Wednesday Afternoon Inspiration</a> Great post, our studio just launched our own graphic design blog a couple of days ago. This is very helpful.

cheers,

David Oberholtzer

David Oberholtzers last blog post..Wednesday Afternoon Inspiration

]]> By: Jacob Cass http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10885 Jacob Cass Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:07:37 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10885 Ryan, I usually do it via Dreamweaver however I thought it was such a simple change I did it in Wordpress, stupid. Nearly ruined it. Erika, I can understand that psychology... it is more like "I am going to miss out if I don't click here." 2 million page views, yeah quite a lot! Azakers, Your welcome, it is good to share your experiences with others. Thanks for the compliments too :) Christine, Glad someone got it :P Ryan,
I usually do it via Dreamweaver however I thought it was such a simple change I did it in Wordpress, stupid. Nearly ruined it.

Erika,
I can understand that psychology… it is more like “I am going to miss out if I don’t click here.” 2 million page views, yeah quite a lot!

Azakers,
Your welcome, it is good to share your experiences with others. Thanks for the compliments too :)

Christine,
Glad someone got it :P

]]> By: Christine Macabuag http://justcreative.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/#comment-10880 Christine Macabuag Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:57:59 +0000 http://justcreativedesign.com/?p=722#comment-10880 Love the sheep reference, pretty witty. But thanks for list, there a few that I've missed out on before I even knew that this site existed. Love the sheep reference, pretty witty.

But thanks for list, there a few that I’ve missed out on before I even knew that this site existed.

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