Feb 28 2009
Visitors vs. Traffic
Dictionary.com defines visitor as:
vis⋅i⋅tor
/ˈvɪz
ɪtər/ 
Show Spelled Pronunciation [viz-i-ter] Show IPA
–noun
| a person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like. |
While it defines traffic as:
traf⋅fic
/ˈtræfɪk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [traf-ik] Show IPA noun, verb, -ficked, -fick⋅ing.
–noun
| 1. | the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street. |
Somehow the blogging community seems split between what is more important to them, traffic or visitors. Both appear to be important to the success of a blog, and each play a very distinctive role.
I envision a visitor as someone who comes by and decides to stay a while, maybe chat a bit, have a drink. Bloggers who use their blog as a diary of sorts, I believe prefer “visitors” as it provides a sense of community. Whereas I envision traffic as those that zoom in and out, without much thought to where they are going or how long they will be there. Bloggers who use their blog to sell things, and want as many people there as possible, seem to want this. They want clicks no matter where they come from.
Through Entrecard, I have slowly been growing this blog (and my other blog) for both. I have a much larger sense of community over there, but it has also been around for about a year and a half. With this blog, I’m working on growing both numbers, but the traffic is definitely higher at this two month stage, more than my other site ever was.
Because both are uniquely important for different reasons, it’s only right that I show my appreciation to those droppers that help me in both arenas. I hope that, whether you stop here as a traffic stop on to your next destination, or you feel compelled to pull up a chair and stay a while, you enjoy your stay and know that I appreciate each and every one of you.
Here are my FEBRUARY TOP DROPPERS:
| Dropper | # of drops |
|---|---|
| Good Old Rock | 26 |
| Argo’s Journey | 24 |
| Forced Green | 21 |
| SkyBar Farm Stuff | 21 |
| Redhead Ranting | 19 |
| Tech-Blog | 19 |
| Computer Help and Advice | 19 |
| Orient Lodge | 18 |
| The Junk Drawer | 18 |
| Nazham.com | 17 |
Matt~ YAY You!! Funny how my other site didn’t even make the list. *sigh*
Aldon~ I’m sorry that the month was so hard, and very much appreciate you as so much more than just part of traffic.