Comments on: Blogs win over mainstream media http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/02/02/blogs-win-over-mainstream-media/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dennis Howlett http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/02/02/blogs-win-over-mainstream-media/comment-page-1/#comment-4475 Dennis Howlett Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:15:58 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/02/02/blogs-win-over-mainstream-media/#comment-4475 I was comparing apples and apples so I'm not concerned on the numbers front. You are correct on the question of influence which is what you're really alluding to. The way I measure that is to think about the kinds of engagement I have that don't feature on the blog but from which I derive the bulk of my income. None of those would exist without the exposure the blog has given me. I was comparing apples and apples so I'm not concerned on the numbers front. You are correct on the question of influence which is what you're really alluding to. The way I measure that is to think about the kinds of engagement I have that don't feature on the blog but from which I derive the bulk of my income. None of those would exist without the exposure the blog has given me.

]]> By: Mark Lee http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/02/02/blogs-win-over-mainstream-media/comment-page-1/#comment-4474 Mark Lee Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:05:27 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/02/02/blogs-win-over-mainstream-media/#comment-4474 Nice to see a technology related prediction coming true. Well done on your achievement Dennis. I had a look at Compete.com which is a site I haven't seen before. First impressions were very positive then as I looked around I wondered if it's as useful as I had first thought. Comparing traffic across your own site and that of others is likely to lead to a focus on visitor numbers. Nice as it is to beat one's competitors in this regard, for me what matters is the number of visitors who engage with me, register on the site and use our services. With the TaxAdviceNetwork for example I could simply aim for high visitor numbers by promoting the site to the public at large. In practice our main target is accountants in practice. It's a smaller population so I'm not aiming to compete with tax advice sites that are aimed at the public. Is there an argument to go for high levels of site traffic regardless? Nice to see a technology related prediction coming true.

Well done on your achievement Dennis. I had a look at Compete.com which is a site I haven't seen before. First impressions were very positive then as I looked around I wondered if it's as useful as I had first thought.

Comparing traffic across your own site and that of others is likely to lead to a focus on visitor numbers. Nice as it is to beat one's competitors in this regard, for me what matters is the number of visitors who engage with me, register on the site and use our services. With the TaxAdviceNetwork for example I could simply aim for high visitor numbers by promoting the site to the public at large. In practice our main target is accountants in practice. It's a smaller population so I'm not aiming to compete with tax advice sites that are aimed at the public.

Is there an argument to go for high levels of site traffic regardless?

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