Comments on: After 2 Years, 77 Feeds Subscribed http://journal.adityamukherjee.com/essay/after-2-years-77-feeds-subscribed/ Warning: Geek Inside! Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:14:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sumesh http://journal.adityamukherjee.com/essay/after-2-years-77-feeds-subscribed/comment-page-1/#comment-713 Sumesh Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:12:48 +0000 http://adityamukherjee.com/geekaholic/?p=478#comment-713 <p>I made the decision to quit news reporting a long time ago, because I had ~200 feeds and most of them were mirrors (now down to 55; no news blogs except Techcrunch and Torrent Freak). I still frown when I see news posts by blogs that usually do informative tutorials (perhaps for SERPs).</p> <p>And one thing to note: ads are not always click-based. During my two Digg successes, my ad revenue was a grant $0 because I put only an AdSense block at the end (hoping for some CPA ads). Having learned from the tragedy( ;) ), I used impression-based ads (Burst Media) during third last Digg success and got $200, which is not too shabby for the effort I put in (2 hours). But you're right about 'Page views don’t mean squat' - even advertisers actively query feed subscription and returning visitors figures.</p> I made the decision to quit news reporting a long time ago, because I had ~200 feeds and most of them were mirrors (now down to 55; no news blogs except Techcrunch and Torrent Freak). I still frown when I see news posts by blogs that usually do informative tutorials (perhaps for SERPs).

And one thing to note: ads are not always click-based. During my two Digg successes, my ad revenue was a grant $0 because I put only an AdSense block at the end (hoping for some CPA ads). Having learned from the tragedy( ;) ), I used impression-based ads (Burst Media) during third last Digg success and got $200, which is not too shabby for the effort I put in (2 hours). But you’re right about ‘Page views don’t mean squat’ - even advertisers actively query feed subscription and returning visitors figures.

]]> By: Deepak http://journal.adityamukherjee.com/essay/after-2-years-77-feeds-subscribed/comment-page-1/#comment-709 Deepak Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:16:00 +0000 http://adityamukherjee.com/geekaholic/?p=478#comment-709 <p>I have to toil through numerous entries every day, which tell the same thing. Essentially, I have a label called "Tech News" where I just browse through the titles of posts from the likes of Techcrunch, Engadget and Lifehacker! And the percentage of those which I bother reading is a mere 10-15%</p> I have to toil through numerous entries every day, which tell the same thing. Essentially, I have a label called “Tech News” where I just browse through the titles of posts from the likes of Techcrunch, Engadget and Lifehacker! And the percentage of those which I bother reading is a mere 10-15%

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