Bad Example has a post today about the efficacy of emailing high-traffic blogs with links. He conducted an experiment, emailing a number of the Big Dudes, and tracked the results. His conclusions are interesting; go over and check it out.
Our blog is not high-traffic (we may count as medium-traffic), but we certainly get our share of email. I can’t imagine how the Top Dogs manage to keep up with theirs.
So, if you email us, here’s the scoop:
- We read virtually every email that comes in.
- Of those that are not mass mailings, or from trolls or lunatics, we respond to as many as possible, probably less than 50%. And, as our traffic increases, that percentage is getting lower.
- Whether or not we go to (or use) the link you send depends on (a) how much spare time (ha!) we have, (b) whether it seems on-topic for us, and (c) sheer chance.
- We appreciate all the non-troll mail we get, so don’t give up on us!
4 comments:
Please do not feel obligated to visit or reply, but I just wanted to let you know that I am one of your many, many lurkers, and that I enjoy your blog very much. I always come away feeling smarter. Thank you.
I know just how you feel. I'm getting to be in that range where keeping up with e-mail becomes harder & harder.
A mixed blessing :-)
Ugh. Email. The bane of my existence, and most likely the thing that will kill my will to blog. And I don't even get hate mail, ever!
In the immortal (and annoyingly patronizing) words of Slick Willie, "I feel your pain." ;-)
Beth:
Ugh. Email. The bane of my existence, and most likely the thing that will kill my will to blog.
I love getting e-mail. The encouragement is equally proportional to the amount received. I wish I had this 'problem'!
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