The Statistics link on ActiveRain shows how many comments, views, and clicks your blog posts have received over time. I was actually shocked to see that one of my posts here on ActiveRain had been viewed over 103,000 times yet only had 18 comments. WOW! Now that's some great traffic and exposure rainers. It wasn't even a post I felt deserved to get that many views...
Digging further into the AR stats investigation, I noticed many posts had 10,000 views or more. Would this information be useful to share with other readers and subscribers? How would you even know or find them since the stats info is private? How can you use and share your stats most viewed posts on ActiveRain? This is just one way to share your "TOP BLOGS" with others.
10 TOP things I learned by doing this exercise:
- Out of 583 posts I've written here, these are the "TOP WINNERS" based on "Over 10K Views"
- It's interesting and re-assuring to see how your writing skills will change and develop over time
- Comments aren't the most important thing on your AR Blog, but views and clicks are significant
- Over time, your posts are still being viewed thanks to ActiveRain SEO and Google searches
- By running through your AR Statistics link, you can provide a single post with your best content
- Copying and Pasting your ActiveRain Statistics into an Excel file lets you do some amazing fact finding
- This exercise will help you determine what content works best for views and clicks year over year
- Adding "How To" into your Blog post title can increase your views and clicks dramatically (lol)
- CAUTION: You'll get excited to see how much traffic. views, and clicks your AR Blog actually gets
- The important thing I learned is Blogging on ActiveRain generates SEO, traffic, views, and business!
The information below is to try and provide you with some ideas and ways on how to populate your best content into a single location. This could be done using a blog post, an RSS feed, or a table with links on your sidebar or website. The first step in knowing which content and posts you wish to share is knowing what articles are getting the most attention and drawing the most traffic. It was very useful to see which ones sparked the most interest, views, and clicks. Here are my TOP 10K most viewed posts on ActiveRain.
WARNING: You may be surprised at your results when you run your own ActiveRain Statistics.
Blog Post Title Comments Views Clicks
| Active Rain INSTRUCTIONS: How to Post your Listings | 366 | 14397 | 14396 |
| How Old Is Your Computer? ..."In Computer years" | 47 | 11267 | 9810 |
| Computers and your HEALTH! | 18 | 103633 | 99667 |
| The Short Sale - Can be a Long Sail... | 44 | 12960 | 11445 |
| Active Rain New Members - Getting Started | 121 | 16613 | 15537 |
| Paying It Forward, Active Rain Style - 100 Links You MUST See! | 256 | 11046 | 9614 |
| Do You Want to be the "Featured Member" Here's Some POINTS! | 706 | 23542 | 19928 |
| 5 Principles to Creating an Effective Blog Post | 214 | 15244 | 11723 |
| The California Foreclosure Process & Timeline | 63 | 22067 | 19036 |
| Update Your Verizon Wireless Handsets - Can You Hear Me Now? | 41 | 15019 | 12295 |
| Blogger Startup Kit | 191 | 16241 | 10347 |
| 20 Google Tools for Your Business | 272 | 14070 | 8730 |
| 7 Mistakes to Avoid on Active Rain | 639 | 23764 | 19247 |
| Widgets: How to Add Them to Your Blog | 231 | 15741 | 12708 |
| Google Earth - The Whole World In Your Hands! | 92 | 21615 | 17497 |
| Do You Want Visitors Searching Your Blog? | 271 | 10335 | 3184 |
| Video and Your Blog - Featuring Future Technology | 106 | 11792 | 4298 |
| Marketing and Farming Your Blog | 239 | 11360 | 4263 |
| 3 Ways To Find Out Who's Reading Your Blog | 367 | 16705 | 9587 |
| Your Active Rain Profile - Your Masterpiece! | 237 | 15392 | 9561 |
| Active Rain Settings & SEO Benefits - Very Powerful | 228 | 15398 | 8656 |
| How To Use Your AR "Settings" Page | 501 | 26101 | 18706 |
| How to Add a Power Point Presentation to Your Blog | 114 | 11484 | 6165 |
| NEW MEMBERS - Start Here | 263 | 21433 | 15308 |
| Overcoming Adversity, Change & Life's Challenges | 207 | 13034 | 6824 |
| Real Estate Video Hosting - Dare To Compare | 118 | 10947 | 5011 |
| Email Signatures - How Good/Bad Are They? | 205 | 10913 | 6060 |
| ActiveRain Navigation - For New Members | 175 | 23791 | 18481 |
| How To Customize and Personalize Your ActiveRain Blog | 305 | 19403 | 13347 |
| How to Use The Flip Video Camera with Your Computer | 117 | 14760 | 9691 |
| SEO Tools - You Should Know, about SEO | 136 | 19853 | 14674 |
| ActiveRain Launches Outside Blogs - How Do You Get Yours? | 860 | 36504 | 27251 |
| 3 Ways to Use the "Join ActiveRain" Referral Link | 120 | 11261 | 5755 |
| The "NEW" ActiveRain Blog Customizer - Version 2.0 | 237 | 14254 | 7078 |
| ActiveRain and Your NEW Twitter Settings | 158 | 11405 | 3742 |
| New Members - Video Explanations - Social Media, Blogging & MORE! | 98 | 10509 | 3743 |
| The ActiveRain Suggestion Box | 0 | 12515 | 7219 |
| How To Use ActiveRain Channels | 228 | 10459 | 5624 |
| Karen George - Goodbye to an Angel | 162 | 12213 | 7252 |
| ActiveRain Widgets & The New and Approved HTML List | 292 | 14440 | 6036 |
| How To Remove Antivirus Pro 2009 VIRUS from your Computer | 163 | 15145 | 7049 |
| Copyright Laws and You - Here's All You'll EVER Need To Know | 155 | 11862 | 3072 |
| Hit Router - How To Set Up Your Own Click Campaign | 138 | 12113 | 5780 |
| ActiveBrad's "TOP FREE Picks" | 232 | 16429 | 9195 |
| Google Local - Register Your Business and Blog | 120 | 10850 | 2163 |
| New ActiveRain Widgets for ActiveBlogs | 124 | 12647 | 3513 |
| ActiveRain Domains and Blogs - The AR Staff "LIVE" and Uncensored | 79 | 13144 | 4613 |
| Internet Explorer vs Mozilla Firefox - The Mythunderstanding | 152 | 11283 | 2616 |
| 5 Important Tips - Outside Blogs | 146 | 10989 | 3201 |
| How To Create an ActiveRain Outside ActiveBlog - 10 Easy Steps | 161 | 15536 | 6099 |
| ActiveBlogs - 5 Suggested Ways To Maximize Your New Group Blogs | 156 | 11360 | 3634 |
| A Special Delivery from Santa and His "RAIN"deer! | 108 | 14472 | 7905 |
| Hit Router - How To Setup & Save Your Own Traffic | 213 | 19347 | 8737 |
| ActiveRain Launches Google Analytics for Outside Blogs | 137 | 10302 | 4128 |
| ActiveBlogs - Link Love and SEO | 193 | 14369 | 4870 |
| The New ActiveRain Badges | 342 | 16543 | 5189 |
| ActiveRain's NEW RainMaker Membership Plan | 795 | 33365 | 21284 |
| The ActiveRain Ambassador Program | 270 | 12459 | 5812 |
| ActiveRain Community Search - HGTV’s "House Hunters" Is Now Casting | 185 | 14260 | 7128 |
| REALTORS® - Important 100K Announcement! | 138 | 13661 | 7185 |
| How To Setup and Maximize Hit Router for Generating Leads | 90 | 12050 | 4999 |
| How to Create a Blog Post for Customers and Search Engines | 364 | 24434 | 16532 |
| The ActiveRain RainMaker - Getting Results! | 85 | 10115 | 3763 |
| What Is RainCamp™ | 90 | 11806 | 3584 |
| RainCamp is Coming To San Francisco | 116 | 12064 | 4944 |
| RainCamp - Our New Training Program - Starts In Seattle, WA | 154 | 10757 | 3484 |
| ActiveRain Training and Support - Our New On-Line Campus | 128 | 10984 | 4716 |
| The Virtual Real Estate Brokerage and Office - WEB 3.0 | 159 | 18042 | 11257 |
| RainCamp™ Platinum Access Pass and Upcoming Locations | 108 | 10767 | 2558 |
| How To Create and Use iFrames and Tables on Your Blog | 148 | 10178 | 3003 |
| How To Use ScribeFire to Enhance Your ActiveRain Blog Posts | 164 | 12376 | 4100 |
| How To Use Google's Wonder Wheel | 86 | 18814 | 12666 |
| How To Use Interactive Google Maps Using Google Base Data | 88 | 10274 | 3878 |
| How To Create HyperLinks to Anchor Text | 112 | 10580 | 2894 |
| The ActiveRain Manual - NEW & IMPROVED | 125 | 10299 | 2711 |
| An ActiveRain Conduit - Toolbar for Your WEB Browser | 128 | 10237 | 2680 |
| New and Improved ActiveRain Leaderboard | 44 | 14174 | 822 |
| Who's Calling The Shots on ActiveRain - The New "Called Shots" Feature | 145 | 10170 | 2997 |
| Look What We May Have Started with The ActiveRain Point System | 108 | 11871 | 2816 |
| ActiveRain's NEW "Suggest For Feature" Button | 151 | 12701 | 3465 |
| How To Brand Yourself an Expert & Build a Six-Figure Real Estate Business | 62 | 14715 | 5832 |
| How To Create and Maximize Your ActiveRain Blog Post | 85 | 13433 | 4439 |
| Top 50 Google Tools for Business | 118 | 13710 | 4820 |
| The New "Like" Button for Facebook on ActiveRain Blogs | 101 | 11098 | 3228 |
| Winner Announcement of the "Life! By Design Contest" By Tom Ferry | 57 | 10061 | 2132 |
| Using Gmail Email as a Blog Post and HTML Editor | 103 | 10536 | 2497 |
| It's Official - Going From "A" to "Z" | 235 | 10208 | 2236 |
| The Real Estate Industry - It's not Just a Job, It's an Adventure! | 181 | 10826 | 1677 |
| How To Design a Facebook Page | 85 | 10125 | 1282 |
| Call Phones from Gmail - Now We're Talking! | 80 | 10741 | 1229 |
| Following Others On Twitter Without an Account - Twitter Fast Follow | 61 | 10680 | 1122 |
| Marketing and Advertising On ActiveRain - A Time and A Place | 41 | 10535 | 1974 |
| The ActiveRain Featured Blog Post | 171 | 11596 | 2489 |
| How To Create Your Customized QR Code Images | 158 | 11410 | 4776 |
I'm anticipating another great year for members on ActiveRain and I'm especially looking forward to seeing how many views posts will get in 2011? I wonder if this post will hit the 10K mark? haha~ Maybe I should go back and add "How To" in the title? lol~
"Learn More. Get More. Do More. Be More."
