Comments on: Review My Blog - 18th Batch http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/ The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Dot Com Mogul Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:14:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ed http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-40231 Ed Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:27:09 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-40231 Hey John, what is technorati all about? After reviewing your site, the ranking went up 30,000, ie according to technorati, I guess my blog's value to internet users went up 25%? Cool bragging rights and all, but I hate to say that the traffic from John Chow dot com has so far been underwhelming. I don't wish to sound ungrateful, but it is a bit perplexing. The thing is, a couple of weeks ago I did a review of My Extra Life radio podcast. They mentioned it on their blog and sent me several hundred visitors . Since then my traffic has consolidated maybe 5% higher, and my Technorati rank went up, but not by much, which sounds about right - ie the fall out of the review was an extra link or two from a PR5 site, a bit more exposure and a marginal amount of constant extra traffic. Compared to that ELR review, I don't see how my review for John Chow has contributed much extra to the value of my blog, or improved the internet. Less than 100 folks have visited, so far! Despite that small short term improvement, however, according technorati I am a god in my own lunchtime compared to a couple of days ago. What do you read from the results of the two reviews I wrote? Should i be skeptical of technorati? Is technorati really a meaningful gage of anything useful apart from bragging rights? Is the long term traffic from your site somehow going to justify this 30,000 higher ranking now? Thanks. Ed Hey John, what is technorati all about?

After reviewing your site, the ranking went up 30,000, ie according to technorati, I guess my blog’s value to internet users went up 25%? Cool bragging rights and all, but I hate to say that the traffic from John Chow dot com has so far been underwhelming.

I don’t wish to sound ungrateful, but it is a bit perplexing. The thing is, a couple of weeks ago I did a review of My Extra Life radio podcast. They mentioned it on their blog and sent me several hundred visitors . Since then my traffic has consolidated maybe 5% higher, and my Technorati rank went up, but not by much, which sounds about right - ie the fall out of the review was an extra link or two from a PR5 site, a bit more exposure and a marginal amount of constant extra traffic.

Compared to that ELR review, I don’t see how my review for John Chow has contributed much extra to the value of my blog, or improved the internet. Less than 100 folks have visited, so far! Despite that small short term improvement, however, according technorati I am a god in my own lunchtime compared to a couple of days ago.

What do you read from the results of the two reviews I wrote? Should i be skeptical of technorati? Is technorati really a meaningful gage of anything useful apart from bragging rights? Is the long term traffic from your site somehow going to justify this 30,000 higher ranking now? Thanks.

Ed

]]> By: Justin Smith http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38818 Justin Smith Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:15:09 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38818 This is a really great idea, and I might just have to take you up on it. At any rate, I love this site and I've become something of an addict. Thanks for all the tips, and keep up the good work! This is a really great idea, and I might just have to take you up on it. At any rate, I love this site and I’ve become something of an addict.

Thanks for all the tips, and keep up the good work!

]]> By: Austin Luna http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38295 Austin Luna Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:58:22 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38295 That's why my review is titled "JohnChow.com will become the #1 rated blog at Technorati". I think I will create a category for my blog titled "dot com moguls" which I will start posting links to all your reviews for this contest. <a href="http://blog.acreativedesktop.com/2007/02/12/johnchowcom-will-become-the-1-rated-blog-at-technorati.aspx" rel="nofollow">John Chow will become the #1 rate blog at Technorati</a> That’s why my review is titled “JohnChow.com will become the #1 rated blog at Technorati”.

I think I will create a category for my blog titled “dot com moguls” which I will start posting links to all your reviews for this contest.

John Chow will become the #1 rate blog at Technorati

]]> By: Hannes Johnson http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38264 Hannes Johnson Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:37:46 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38264 This is just amazing... I think I'm going to start an "evil" review linking scheme soon. Any tips on how to best pull that off - or should we expect the eBook "How to Get Other People to Review Your Blog" soon? ;) This is just amazing… I think I’m going to start an “evil” review linking scheme soon. Any tips on how to best pull that off - or should we expect the eBook “How to Get Other People to Review Your Blog” soon? ;)

]]> By: Marc http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38261 Marc Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:27:51 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38261 I would never have imagined that you would end up with such and endless well of people reviewing your site. I applaud your foresight. Great viral marketing. I would never have imagined that you would end up with such and endless well of people reviewing your site. I applaud your foresight. Great viral marketing.

]]> By: StrangeProgress http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38248 StrangeProgress Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:49:25 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38248 Dam thats a lot of reviews! I figured they'd start slowing down, but they don't appear to be! Dam thats a lot of reviews! I figured they’d start slowing down, but they don’t appear to be!

]]> By: Nomar http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38241 Nomar Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:22:30 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38241 So much reviews. GREAT So much reviews. GREAT

]]> By: Ali http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38236 Ali Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:07:20 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38236 Dude, this is great and all. But seriously it's getting a little bit less interesting then it was in the beginning. But if you keep getting them, why complain? Dude, this is great and all. But seriously it’s getting a little bit less interesting then it was in the beginning.

But if you keep getting them, why complain?

]]> By: John Chow http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38146 John Chow Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:02:08 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38146 Don't have to. I running ahead of schedule right now. I will be there long before the year is over. Don’t have to. I running ahead of schedule right now. I will be there long before the year is over.

]]> By: Alex Shalman http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38144 Alex Shalman Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-18th-batch/#comment-38144 John Chow is ready for anything! John Chow is ready for anything!

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