Blog Bilong Adam: Blogger Questions

Monday, September 11, 2006

1. Is there any way to run a poll on Blogger?

2. What's the best way to see how many people read my blog?

Thanks.

At Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 5:53:00 AM PDT, OtherMichael said...: I been using http://www.SiteMeter.com happily for years. They include step-by-step instructions for integrating into your blogger template.
At Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 12:13:00 PM PDT, donnadb said...: Have them all leave comments! Like this one! (site meter ticks up one notch)

I use Sitemeter too. Its free version is pretty ugly, but it give me the goods, like the time somebody went to my blog after googling "baby suri cruise deformed."
At Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 12:59:00 PM PDT, Dorian Speed said...: I agree - SiteMeter is fun, particularly the weird Google searches that lead someone to your blog.

I've wondered that about polls on Blogger, too. I don't think I've ever seen one.
At Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 3:21:00 PM PDT, Ryan said...: I used to be obsessed with checking Sitemeter, if only to see: (a) who are the referring sites?; (b) what search terms led them to the site?

It's also an instructive way to see how the blogosphere works. A link from Greencine Daily will yield 50+ more hits daily. A link from a high traffic political blog might get 200 more hits.

As for polls, I imagine Blogger will add the feature in the next year or two.
At Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM PDT, Anonymous said...: present and accounted for. =)