Comments on: Optimal frequency of blog posts http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/ Online economics Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Robert Fischer http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2709 Robert Fischer Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:47:11 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2709 If you're posting more than one two two posts a day, you're really running more than one blog, and you should probably split them out. At least offer distinct feeds. It's extremely hard to have enough quality content on a particular topic to be worth 20~30 posts a day on a given topic: I've never seen value at that point, and I end up just unsubscribing for exactly the reasons you lay out. If you’re posting more than one two two posts a day, you’re really running more than one blog, and you should probably split them out. At least offer distinct feeds. It’s extremely hard to have enough quality content on a particular topic to be worth 20~30 posts a day on a given topic: I’ve never seen value at that point, and I end up just unsubscribing for exactly the reasons you lay out.

]]> By: Bill aka NO DooDahs! http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2699 Bill aka NO DooDahs! Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:05:59 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2699 Aaron, that's why I asked about higher-order equations. Not all regressions have to be linear. Aaron, that’s why I asked about higher-order equations. Not all regressions have to be linear.

]]> By: aaron http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2696 aaron Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:54:14 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2696 Chris: I don't think fewer = always better. That would mean that zero posts is best. The optimal number must be greater than zero. Bill: It's 0.26. But the response scale for popularity (readers per month) was not linear, so the correlation is a bit hard to interpret I think. Chris: I don’t think fewer = always better. That would mean that zero posts is best. The optimal number must be greater than zero.

Bill: It’s 0.26. But the response scale for popularity (readers per month) was not linear, so the correlation is a bit hard to interpret I think.

]]> By: Bill aka NO DooDahs! http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2693 Bill aka NO DooDahs! Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:54:04 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2693 @ Chris: How about one post a month, whether it needs it or not? Is that better than one every Saturday (needs it or not)? @ Aaron: What's the rank order correlation coefficient between popularity and activity in your survey? Is there a 2nd or 3rd order equation that fits the data and suggests an optimal number of posts per month? @ Chris: How about one post a month, whether it needs it or not? Is that better than one every Saturday (needs it or not)?

@ Aaron: What’s the rank order correlation coefficient between popularity and activity in your survey? Is there a 2nd or 3rd order equation that fits the data and suggests an optimal number of posts per month?

]]> By: Independent Accounta http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2691 Independent Accounta Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:00:46 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2691 I agree with you and limit my blog to 2-3 posts per day. Never more than four. I agree with you and limit my blog to 2-3 posts per day. Never more than four.

]]> By: Chris Papadopoulos http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2689 Chris Papadopoulos Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:00:44 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-frequency-of-blog-posts/#comment-2689 The fewer posts published, the better. The author can focus on fine-tuning each individual post and creating something beautiful and unique rather than becoming an echo chamber like so many blogs inevitably become. The fewer posts published, the better.

The author can focus on fine-tuning each individual post and creating something beautiful and unique rather than becoming an echo chamber like so many blogs inevitably become.

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