The State of the Blogosphere – Looking back (and ahead)
Technorati plans to publish the next State of the Blogosphere (2011) on November 7th. Of course, they’ll announce findings on the Friday before, at the Blog World Expo in LA. Right now they’re asking bloggers to participate in the survey that will gather the data. (If you want to take the survey, go here >>)
Even if you’re not a “techie” or pro-blogger, the results are interesting, to say the least. We could learn a lot from reports on the state of the blogosphere! But while we wait for the new report, let’s take a look back at 2010 results to see what they said and what may (or may not) change this year.
- Most bloggers used Free or Paid Third Party Services (Blogger.com / Typepad.com – etc.) I’ll bet that changed this year!
- Attracting visitors to blogs was primarily via social channels (Twitter, Facebook), which was outpacing SEO. I think this will probably remain the same with perhaps more emphasis on SEO.
- Google Analytics was the top method for tracking traffic. I’m sure it still is.
Estimates report hundreds of millions of websites on the internet, including the more than 50 million blogs and websites powered by WordPress. It can seem overwhelming to ever try to thrive in that sea of sites. It’s so easy to get lost among all the others. But there’s good news, too. There are a number of steps you can take to help your website stand out, and help you build your own audience.
Is your site optimized for mobile?
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