Posts Tagged With: content
· March 21, 2008 at 5:46 am · Online Tools, Web Development
How does one pull up the most popular links on their web site or blog using Google Analytics?
This one took me a little while to figure out, but finally found the right way and the quickest steps on how to get this done. I love Google Analytics more so than some of the other web site statistic scripts out there.
Many people get it installed and don’t know what to do next. This should be a good stepping stone in how to familiarize yourself with it.
First, login to Google Analytics, and click on the web site in question’s profile. You just need to click “View Reports” next to the domain you wish to find the popular links for. Next, scroll down the page till you find where it says Content Overview. This shows your pages from most popular to least popular.
Here you only see five, but there is a little “view report” link in this box too. Click it. You can also get to the same place by navigating in your left sidebar to Content and then click on Overview. Here is, well an overview of all your content settings. Now on the left side of the page, under “Overview” click where it says “Top Content”.
Here you have it, your most popular or top content on your web site. By default it should show you the top ten, but you can bump that number up around the bottom of the chart where is says “Show rows:”. To change the date range that you are pulling the content from, be sure to edit the time line you see at the top of the web page.
So there you have the best way to pull up your most popular content on your web site via Google Analytics. If you have any other how to questions with this great tool, send ‘em my way and maybe I can turn this into a series of helpful posts.
· September 19, 2007 at 7:16 am · Popular Posts, Web Development
No doubt that WordPress is the king of the hill when it comes to content management these days. It seems like in a lot of people’s eyes they can do no wrong. There have to a few other choices out there though right?
Now don’t get me wrong, I am totally happy with Wordpress - but, there are several cool alternatives that might be worth checking out for your next web project.
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· July 24, 2007 at 5:56 am · Hot Web Topics, Web Development
I don’t like having my stuff stolen or abused. Unlike most folks though that just roll over and take it - I like to do my best to fight back.
If nobody fights back against these guys, they win and we all have to pay the price for it. I recently found one web site that will go un-named (no reason to give these guys free press) stealing content from my podcast, WebHostingShow.com. Here is the un-edited version of his responses. I sent the first e-mail asking for the content to removed and for him to respond within five days or less.
Not totally out of the question - right? Here is his reply:
Hello Mr. Keller, we are not using site webhostingshow.com for these news, than using rss feeds from domaintools.com. And under every message there is your name and your email - notice to people that YOU have written those texts. So, please see with domaintools.com are using their rss feeds are legal or not.
Oh so they are saying it’s DomainTools.com that is stealing my content - not them. Hu? Yeah didn’t make much sense to me either - the DomainTools.com folks are a great team of people, not like this idiot who can’t even spell my name correctly. I replied trying to clarify, here is the next response:
Mr Keeler, we are using material that domaintools.com provides via rss feeds for free. So I do not see any copyright abuse. If you think this material is copyrighted, please contact domaintools.com first. If they remove your blogs from their site, they will be automatically removed from our site, too.
Oh so all content published via RSS feeds are free for the taking, happy I got that cleared up.. no wait, it is still my copyrighted material I did not give him permission to post. That is the fact plain and simple - so yet again I try to explain the situation and ask for some clarification.
Wish I could say this story had a happy ending, but afraid thus far it is not looking that way.
· May 3, 2007 at 8:22 am · Web Development
I know what you are thinking. Your about to say, “Oh that Mitch guy is lying again!” but I promise you I am not. Here are my articles from this week’s Lockergnome Web Developer newsletter. Enjoy!
Know of any other Web development topics, links or questions you’d like to see me cover? Send them my way and I’ll do my best to get it done.
· February 15, 2007 at 5:00 am · Hot Web Topics
After writing “Time to Cleanup Your Web Site” for Lunartics the other day, I noticed a link back coming from a fellow that had this to say.
Mitch at Lunartics asks “How do you keep your site content fresh and manageable?” My answer to that question is “You don’t!” In the ideal situation, your community will do this for you. They’ll post new articles (which may require your editing/approval), submit tips for blog entries, start interesting discussions on your forums, dig up coupons and deals to share with your other readers, etc.
The Social Bubble Web 2.0 Crowd
I don’t think that should always be the case though. There are situations where a public or social driven Web site is good. Just look at Digg.com. The only problem is Digg is only good if you don’t bother to read the comments.
Once you get into reading all the Digg comments on a story you feel like you are back in junior high school.
“This so blowz!”
“I Love ‘em my Ubuntu!”
“This story is so a dupe of one like I posted…”
It ain’t exactly Shakespeare folks! Not all of them are bad, but after reading a few comments down from just about any story I always feel just a little stupider inside.
The Mindtank of Multiple Folks Blogging (or Group Blogs)
Another section of the content culture I have to say I do like is the group blogs like Lifehacker and the many Lockergnome blogs. Although Lockergnome seems to be more watered down these days - I think it still belongs in the worthy mentions camp.
The One Man Showcase
I think there is still a place though for a one man act though. Why? You get to know the person more. It is a much more personal and enjoyable experience when you can read one really good writer in comparison with twenty five typing monkeys.
All three can be enjoyable and each have their place in the Online world. As a man who has many one man acts - I can only hope what I do does not become a lost art anytime soon. Which is your favorite?
· January 29, 2007 at 8:00 am · Hot Web Topics, Personal
Nobody likes it when they get their stuff stolen. No matter if it is personal goods or virtual goods, the end result is the same. You feel a little cheated. Well, this weekend I decided to fight back against some folks that were stealing content from one of my Web sites.
I ran across a Web site that was reposting content word for word from Firefox Facts.
Now I have seen maybe a post here or there taken from one of my blogs - that I can live with. Even if they are spam blogs - I can’t go around and fight every single one of them. This one though just made me mad. So what did I do?
Well first I contacted the Web site owner after doing a whois search on the domain name in question. That didn’t end up being too fruitful. After that I contacted his Web host and his Web host’s data center. Did that work? Yep.
As of right now the stolen content is off the Web and I feel good about getting these folks shut down. Now yes, they could go to another Web host and start all over again - that is the bad thing about these types of setups. I’ll be keeping an eye on them though. The lessoned to be learned here is do not steal my content! This guy picked the wrong geek to mess with.
If you want to read more about how you can protect your content, I would suggest checking this post out from Lorelle on Wordpress:
+ Applaud Those Who Warn You: Your Blog’s Content Is Being Stolen
Updated - Well it wasn’t The Planet that took them down. Apparently The Planet is happy to have them. Here is the response I got from their abuse team:
To Whom It May Concern:
Please note that below-referenced copyright infringement notice does not substantially comply with the required notification elements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (”DMCA”). Please note that we have not passed on the substantive merits of your claim.
So The Planet won’t take down a splogger or could it be since they were already taken down they can’t really do anything about it?
