Tuesday, February 19, 2008

How Many Subscribers?

I've wondered if there was a way to find out how many subscribers I've got, and thanks to Cindi's post on backlinks I decided it was time to find out. Didn't take too much.

Go to Google Reader, which if you don't already subscribe to your favorite blogs this is a super way to do it, and on the left side of the page in the green bar where you can subscribe, there is also a "Discover" link. Click on that. It will show lots of blogs Google recommends to you based on others you are subscribed to, but for what we're doing you don't need to look at those. Next to the "Recommendations" tab there is a "Browse" link. Click on that. Go to the "Search and Browse" box and type in the name of your blog (i.e. stillswinging for me). It might come up with some others, but your should be there with the number of subscribers next to it. Neat! Or depressing, however you may view it. :)

P.S. To read about more cool "goings on," check out Lazy Organizer's Talk about Tuesday.

6 comments:

  1. Wow, who would have known that little ol' me actually has subscribers.

    If you use Bloglines like me you can subscribe to your own feed and then each time you open it (or any of your feeds) it will tell you how many people subscribe through Bloglines at the top of the feed.

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  2. Wonderful! Another new feature to look into - thanks!

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  3. Well, at least we supply each others list of backlinks! LOL My Dad reads my blog every day but he doesn't subscribe to it. From what I can tell, he searches "cindi martineau blog" on Google each time he wants to view it! I hadn't heard of Bloglines, so thanks to your other commenter (is that a word?) for that idea!

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  4. great tip! thanks for sharing!

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  5. I have a subscriber! HeHe~ Thanks so much for posting this!

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  6. I've been wanting to know that forever, Marni! Thank-you! I wish I had more though. Only 19???!! Shouldn't more than 19 people be obsessed with my blog? Sheesh!

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