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Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:41:55 +0000

[...] I thought I would trawl through my own blogroll and others to note down feed burner numbers. It’s interesting who lists and who doesn’t. I don’t think one can deduce because a feed is not listed that it is small. (more…) [...]

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:37:04 +0000

Sorry Ogletree, I couldn’t find the feedburner stats on your site. I still can’t. I only added those sites who displayed the stats. Which is why I don’t even list my own.

By: ogletree

ogletree — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:45:28 +0000

I guess you don’t allow images.

http://www.ogletreeseo.com
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~fc/DavidOgletree-SeoAdviceAndInternetNews

http://www.semtutor.com
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~fc/MarketingTipsTricks

By: ogletree

ogletree — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:43:49 +0000

You missed mine. www.semtutor.com www.ogletreeseo.com

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:44:08 +0000

As far as I understand, the stats are based on how many times your feed is accessed and then the number is extrapolated from there.

It’s not based on the amount of subscribers you actually have.

Mine has gone form 287 to 250 to 283 in a week.

There is probably a margin of error of about 10% to 15%, factor that in and you ahve a good idea as to what is happening.

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:53:10 +0000

See lyndon its jumped to 56 now, i really dont know if that many people subscribe and unsubscribe when i havnt done anything different

Anyone have a good idea with feedburner stat accuracy :)?

By: Lee Odden

Lee Odden — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:45:26 +0000

Someday when my blog grows up, I hope it can reach anything close to Brian Clark’s numbers. Wow.

I have a feeling SEOmoz numbers are higher than Feedburner is reporting, possibly double.

Cheers!

By: Andy Beard

Andy Beard — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:06:36 +0000

I was one of those 3 Rob ;)

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:29:32 +0000

It is gratifying to know that people out there actually read the stuff. Even if it’s one person.

By: robwatts

robwatts — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:43:54 +0000

I think those feedburner stats are cool. Its good to think that 111 people are in to the stuff I write. I also agree with the big number theory too, if people see a big number then they instantly think wooah cool.

I’m enjoy watching my little number thingy grow though, I remember when it was like 3, even then I thought cool I have 3 subs :D

By: Lyndoman

Lyndoman — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:40:44 +0000

Exactly Glen, it only matters if it matters. It’s not the ultimate metric, but it is a metric.

But if something can be measured it can be improved.

I agree, I think comments and emails are a far more accurate metric.

By: Glen

Glen — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:27:54 +0000

Well it was 55 two days ago and the day following i hadnt even made a post and it dropped to 46 so i have no idea how accurate it is ;)

To be honest i dont find it embarassing, i think i write good content and when i get emails and comments it makes it all worth while :). I think it tempts people to ‘follow the crowd’ when they see others have subscribed, much like people digg stories (on digg) what is on the homepage before even viewing it

Nice post, and thanks Lyndon