Comments on: How Not to Blog: Don’t Force Page Views on Readers

By: Udegbunam Chukwudi

Udegbunam Chukwudi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:27:10 +0000

On such blogs/sites, I only continue clicking if and only if I’m DESPERATE for the info been offered. Other than that I move on.

By: Sheryl Loch

Sheryl Loch — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:09:15 +0000

Hello Alex,
I will click once but, that is it.
I normally read the post and comments and then scan the article again if I am going to make a comment. I like to make sure I read it right the first time before I open my mouth.
If I have to click through and then back, it is just to much trouble. I also feel like they are using me and my clicks for to much personal gain.

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By: Rajtilak Bhattacharjee

Rajtilak Bhattacharjee — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:17:16 +0000

In the end, I still feel that content is the King. With good content along with a good SEO backup, a site can rise from rags to riches in no time.

By: Cory O'Brien

Cory O'Brien — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:44:36 +0000

I couldn’t agree more! I feel the same way about partial RSS feeds too. Sure, you’re boosting page views by forcing people to visit your site to see a full article, but chance are, half will visit the site and boost your page views, but half (including me) will just stop reading and find similar content elsewhere. Let people read your content where they prefer, and if you want to boost your revenue, then just put an ad in the RSS feed. It’s silly to think that you can do things that are annoying and frustrating for your readers and have them keep coming back for more.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:24:34 +0000

I liked this post, but I go the other direction with your last paragraph. There’s this one particular SEO blog that I used to read, but stopped because it was irritating me. Every article was four pages long, and I don’t mean the articles were long. It was just too formulaic, and having to go through four different pages just to read one post got on my nerve, so I dropped it. I want an entire article right there for me; even on news sites, if I can find the “print” link, which usually puts the article on one page, I’ll pick that.

By: Daphne

Daphne — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:40:37 +0000

Hi Alex,

I agree it’s annoying to keep being redirected. For that reason I prefer the whole post to be on one page so I just scroll down. Is there a reason you prefer a long post split into multiple pages?

By: Corey Freeman

Corey Freeman — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:39:27 +0000

Depending on the website and the content levels, I’ll go for a “read more” link. For example, if the blog has some seriously involved and intricate posts. However, if it’s just generic content, I’m not about to “read more.”