Large Blogs, Search Engine Indexing, And Stats Logs
We see an occasional question about search indexing, and visitor activity, in Blogger Help Forum: Learn More About Blogger . How do I find out what s…
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Adding AddThis Social Media Buttons To The Blog
A few folks have asked me about my social media toolbar, that I added a couple months ago. It took very little work, to develop and install this gadg…
Maintain A FeedBurner Subscriber List
We've been using FeedBurner Email Distribution for years, to provide a turnkey email based publication distribution . With any email distribution…
All Blogs With Readers May Not Get Comments
Not every blog, that gets readers - or pageview counts - is going to get comments. We see the disappointment, periodically, in Blogger Help Forum: Ge…
Authors Cannot Use The Stats "Don't track ..." Option
Just as with a single owner blog, one would not want to count owner activity in Stats - with a team blog, one may not want to count team activity. Au…
Google Identifies Referer Spam, By Observing Trends
I've discussed referer spam before, and its visibility in Stats logs produced by newer, less popular blogs . There is always the odd mature and p…
Occasionally, People Do Read Our Blogs
Real people live in various countries all over the world. Every country has Internet service - and people who surf the Internet. Some read this blog…
Stats Components Are Significant, In Their Own Context
One popular Stats related accessory, which displays pageview information to the public, is the "Popular Posts" gadget. Popular Posts identi…
R.I.P., SiteMeter
I've always been an advocate of redundancy, with essential components and features. One essential feature of a website is the ability to remain a…
An Expanding Reader Community May Make Your Blog Vulnerable To A Content Warning
Occasionally, we see a report in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue , that reflects on the reader audience - not necessarily only the blog co…
Country Code Alias Redirection, And GeoLocation
Occasionally, we see signs of confusion, from people who understand Country Code Alias Redirection , in general. I live in Hungary - but I am reading…
No Visitor Log Or Meter Is 100% Accurate
Confusion about Stats, and referer spam inaccuracy , is expressed, weekly. You never have a real idea as to how many real visitors view your blog, si…
Use Search Console To Target Your Audience
People who publish blogs which are relevant to a specific country may be able to focus search engine attention, for their blog - and better target r…
Stats Displays Pageviews - Not Unique Visitors
Too many blog owners do not understand the unique capability of Stats - nor do they understand its limitations. We see the periodic question in Blog…
Visitor Logs Cause Undue Concern
We see periodic concern, expressed in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken , over apparent visitor access to blog maintenance wizards, using the Q…
Use Free Online Website Display Services, To Diagnose Browser Related Problems
Look at the Audience display, in Stats. How many different entries do you see, in "Pageviews by Browser" and "Pageviews by Operating …
Fluctuations In Stats Pageview Counts And Newer Blogs
Some owners of newer Blogger blogs spend time reading their Stats logs, and worry that their "All time" pageview counts don't always go…