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By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:43:05 +0000

Dustin,

Have you tried the relate links plug-in? It works very well for increasing page views, but can be quirky to install on the newest wordpress. It does help drive traffic to other posts.

Great post on the long tail. It is amazing to look at after a while.

By: Dustin has a post on Long Tail Blogging — The Real Estate Blog Watch

Dustin has a post on Long Tail Blogging — The Real Estate Blog Watch — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:40:48 +0000

[...] Dustin has a post on Long Tail Blogging. I can agree with that whole heartedly. On the Real Estate Bloggers the past week had 1500 different posts that are visited. Think of that, 1500 different reasons people come to my site in a given day through the assorted search engines. [...]

By: Deborah Burns

Deborah Burns — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:11:50 +0000

Rhonda, I have Typepad also and had trouble trying to figure out how to install Google Analytics as well…so no analysis for me at my blog either! Maybe whoever figures it out first can tutor?

By: Dustin

Dustin — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:29:47 +0000

Geoff and all… It seems that my concern for going back and re-editing popular articles to send traffic to the places I want them to go is not shared by most of the people around here… which is great news.

Ardell: Do you want to run an experiment with me? I’ll go ahead and update the “moving to seattle” article… What do you think about editing the popcorn ceiling removal article to add an “update” to the bottom of the post… Something like: “UPDATE: If you’re looking for home renovation tips and ideas, especially for homes in the Seattle area… You should check out these articles: article 1, article 2, article 3″.

Most of this thread has been talking about an automated process, but I think we’ll get the most bang for our buck if we do this manually on the articles that attract considerable google traffic!

By: Rhonda Porter

Rhonda Porter — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:16:03 +0000

I signed up for Google Analytics from one of your previous posts…and ran stumbling blocks right away…and then I became busy with closings so setting this up went on a back burner. I do have a help ticket from Typepad that I’ll revisit and perhaps, I’ll pay a visit to Anil, too! Thanks, Dustin!

By: Dustin

Dustin — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:02:10 +0000

Rhonda,

I’ve never used Typepad, so I can’t be much help… What have you tried? Is there a help for Typepad that might give direction?

I can’t offer up his services, but Anil (who left comment #6 on this post) is Typepad’s outreach guru and is going to be at SF Connect… I’m sure it is a common enough issue that he (or someone similar) could direct you to a good resource.

By: Geoff Green

Geoff Green — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:59:34 +0000

Blogs are all about information. If you have identified an area of interest then I see nothing wrong with expanding that area via article updates, links etc. It’s all about providing what people want.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:57:33 +0000

I agree Christina… And based on Greg, Jim and Galen’s comments, I have an idea I’m going to play around with…

By: Rhonda Porter

Rhonda Porter — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:57:09 +0000

I wish I could figure out how to get Google Analytics to work with my Typepad blog. ARGH! I just know enough techie stuff to be barely dangerous.