{"id":10222,"date":"2016-12-14T10:20:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T15:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/?p=10222"},"modified":"2017-07-12T16:24:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T21:24:45","slug":"measure-audience-engagement-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/measure-audience-engagement-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Blog Metrics To Measure Audience Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HostGator_Metrics.png\" alt=\"Blog Metrics\" width=\"1200\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HostGator_Metrics.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HostGator_Metrics-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HostGator_Metrics-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HostGator_Metrics-1024x535.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you know if anyone is actually reading your blog?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you threw up a company blog, because you felt the pressure and felt like you should. Or, maybe you\u2019ve been executing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/beginners-guide-to-creating-stellar-original-content-for-your-website\/\">content strategy<\/a>, but you can\u2019t tell if it\u2019s bringing you any results.<\/p>\n<p>Creating epic content truly takes time, so you\u2019ll need to be able to decipher what this content is actually doing for you.<\/p>\n<p>Failing to track your content metrics is going to leave you with a flailing content strategy. You\u2019ll be busy trying to guess what\u2019s working, instead of being able to operate with certainty. Keep reading to learn five blog engagement metrics you need to start measuring today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/web-hosting\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Create-Your-Blog-2.gif\" alt=\"Create Your Blog\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>1. Total Number Of Comments<\/h2>\n<p>Remember, spam comments don\u2019t count. The total number of comments you receive can be a great indicator of whether you have an engaged audience or not. If you don\u2019t have the comments enabled on your blog, then move on to our other trackable metrics.<\/p>\n<p>In order to ensure you have an active comments section you need to encourage conversation. This can be something as simple as asking a thought provoking question at the end of your blog post, or asking your readers to share their experiences.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a WordPress site, you can find this by going to <em>Comments<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WordPress-comments.png\" alt=\"WordPress Comments\" width=\"737\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WordPress-comments.png 737w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WordPress-comments-300x59.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Total Number Of Social Media Shares<\/h2>\n<p>People <a href=\"http:\/\/tripleseo.com\/why-do-people-share\/\" target=\"_blank\">share content they feel an emotional connection to<\/a>, or that aligns with something they deeply believe. If you\u2019re consistently creating valuable content that speaks on an emotional level, then you should see the total number of social media shares start to rise.<\/p>\n<p>However, remember that social media shares don\u2019t mean a whole lot if they aren\u2019t contributing to your bottom line. Keep your social metrics in check by comparing them to other metrics, such as the number of new leads a post generates.<\/p>\n<p>You can keep track of your total social media shares by tallying up your engagement numbers from the various sites you have an account on, or by using a tool like <a href=\"http:\/\/buzzsumo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Buzzsumo<\/a>. In Buzzsumo you can enter your domain name and specify the amount of time you want to review. For example, here&#8217;s a look at the top shared posts related to &#8220;blogging&#8221; from the past year:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-14-at-9.08.57-AM-1024x396.png\" alt=\"Buzzsumo most shared posts\" width=\"840\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-14-at-9.08.57-AM-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-14-at-9.08.57-AM-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-14-at-9.08.57-AM-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-14-at-9.08.57-AM.png 1221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. Number Of Links and Other Mentions<\/h2>\n<p>People will link to your content if it\u2019s useful and high quality. There\u2019s a lot of low-quality content out there on the web that does little more than fill up space. But, if you rise above the noise and create something that speaks to your audience on an emotional level, and is valuable, you should see the number of links to your post start to rise.<\/p>\n<p>You can track this data through a tool like Google Analytics in <em>Acquisition &gt; All Traffic &gt; Referral<\/em> to see which sites are linking to you and sending you traffic. This won\u2019t give you the exact post they\u2019re linking to, but it will allow you to correlate the data.<\/p>\n<p>You can also look in Google Search Console under <em>Search Traffic &gt; Links To Your Site<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-14-at-9.13.35-AM.png\" alt=\"Search Console Links To Your Site\" width=\"570\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-14-at-9.13.35-AM.png 570w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-14-at-9.13.35-AM-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/managed-wordpress-hosting\">WordPress website<\/a> and have pingbacks enabled, then you\u2019ll see the sites that link or mention your post below the post before the comments section. You will also be notified in your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>4. Total Time Spent On Site<\/h2>\n<p>If your readers like what you\u2019re writing, then they\u2019re going to stick around your site much longer. You can track this metric from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/01\/add-google-analytics-wordpress-website\/\">Google Analytics dashboard<\/a>. The two main stats to pay attention to are Bounce Rate and Avg. Session Duration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Avg-Session-Duration-and-Bounce-Rate-in-Google-Analytics.png\" alt=\"Avg Session Duration and Bounce Rate in Google Analytics\" width=\"788\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Avg-Session-Duration-and-Bounce-Rate-in-Google-Analytics.png 788w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Avg-Session-Duration-and-Bounce-Rate-in-Google-Analytics-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Avg-Session-Duration-and-Bounce-Rate-in-Google-Analytics-768x209.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both of these stats will tell you how long people are staying on your website, and if they\u2019re immediately clicking the back button the moment they land on your website. This won\u2019t give you hard data, but you can assume the longer a person stays on your site the more engaged they are with your blog.<\/p>\n<p>However, don\u2019t let these this metric be the only one you measure. To see if the time spent on site is actually worthwhile, then check out the final metric.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>5. Number Of New Leads<\/h2>\n<p>Total Time Spent On Site\u00a0is technically useless (for your business), if the visitor doesn\u2019t take any action. For instance, if a user spends a few minutes on your website, but doesn\u2019t sign up for your newsletter, then that time spent doesn\u2019t help to positively impact your bottom line.<\/p>\n<p>Or, a visitor could spend a lot of time on your website simply because they\u2019re lost, and can\u2019t figure out how to use your navigation bar.<\/p>\n<p>Your blog strategy should be contributing to your bottom line. Within each post you should include a call-to-action that leads to a desired action. If this number increases, then your posting strategy is working. If it doesn\u2019t then it\u2019s time to change things up.<\/p>\n<p>Find what pages are driving the most traffic by looking to the <em>Conversions<\/em> section of Google Analytics. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/conversion-tracking-google-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\">configure this\u00a0to show<\/a> Transactions, Leads, Goal Completions, you name it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-14-at-9.18.18-AM.png\" alt=\"Google Analytics Conversion Tracking\" width=\"293\" height=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/05\/does-your-company-really-need-a-blog\/\">Blogging can be a powerful strategy<\/a>, and serve many purposes for your business. But, if you aren\u2019t tracking anything you\u2019re simply flying blind. By keeping track of the metrics above you\u2019ll notice content trends, and be able to align your strategy with the needs of your audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know if anyone is actually reading your blog? 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