Comments on: SEO ROI Tops 200 Subscribers: Case Study on Feed Analytics and Poll

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Social Media Analytics: How to Measure and Track Social Media Activity — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:03:44 +0000

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By: goodnewscowboy

goodnewscowboy — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:31:07 +0000

I expected what I got. A page full of XML. Then I added you to feedemon and it automatically parsed your address.

Bullitt

By: Gabriel Goldenberg

Gabriel Goldenberg — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:36:15 +0000

Stefan, thanks for the fyi. Also, I’m on Feedreader and it cuts posts off at the ‘more’ link. Seems that with feedreaders you need to test out which ones cut and which don’t!

By: Stefan

Stefan — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:43:16 +0000

I just recently stumbled across your blog and liked your approach. I don’t like Google, much either, but I use their GoogleReader. When I clicked on the RSS it did exactly what I wanted it to. If I wanted to see the “20 reasons” I would have clicked on that. Another thing I like:
I can read your whole article in my feed. I hate sites that make me leave my feed to their site to read the entire article. It defeats the purpose and wastes my time. However, if that blogger says something I want to comment on (like in this situation) or if there is a link to other content I think might be useful, I have no problem coming to the site.

By: Gab

Gab — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:04:08 +0000

Steve, thanks for the tip about sampling – I hadn’t thought of that!

B-gone, thanks for answering the survey too. And for pointing out that if you’re signing up, a messy link won’t change your mind.

And Brian, well, I’m honoured .

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:36:55 +0000

Grats bud! Well deserved! I just moved you into my Must Read folder a while back.

By: B-gone

B-gone — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:06:26 +0000

I expected the linkâ€™s destination to go to your feed. I find anything else an irritation.

At the same time, if I have decided to sign up for an RSS feed then I will sign up for it no matter what I was expecting to find.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:20:12 +0000

Yes, expected the feed.
Generally, if I didn’t get the feed, I’d expect the RSS icon & XML link prominently displayed somewhere.

Do be careful of your sampling here: you only get the opinion of your current subscribers, but nothing from those who expected something other than what you provide, and as a result, DIDN’T subscribe.