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Sanity,

hehe.

posted by Julia. on March 4, 2005 at 8:58 AM | link to this | reply

If I don't count my clicks, then I get more comments than clicks I think...

posted by SanitySlipping on March 4, 2005 at 8:49 AM | link to this | reply

CA88,
It takes all of two seconds, which I think I can spare.

posted by Julia. on March 4, 2005 at 8:24 AM | link to this | reply

Quirky where do you get the time to calculate these sort of things?

posted by Ca88andra on March 4, 2005 at 12:55 AM | link to this | reply

renigade,
I would be willing to bet that you have a pretty darn good ratio.

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 9:41 PM | link to this | reply

I'm afraid I'd get depressed if I knew...

posted by Renigade on March 3, 2005 at 8:42 PM | link to this | reply

Voyager,
95% is pretty amazing. I am probably at about 70% right now.

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 6:50 PM | link to this | reply

I follow the clicks allright, and it's still slightly increasing, wonder where that will end soon and start dropping. And when reading some comments here; yes, comments are indeed a sort of appreciation that you give, creating an interaction seeking for communication. I comment about 95% of the time, not always! VOYAGER9940

posted by Voyager9940 on March 3, 2005 at 5:38 PM | link to this | reply

Ms N,
(Speaking only for myself here), return clicks are always appreciated but never required.

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 5:33 PM | link to this | reply

Ariala,
Oh sure you haven't, wink wink.

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 5:31 PM | link to this | reply

Kay-Ren, lol...
begging might be more appropriate...hehe.

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 5:30 PM | link to this | reply

Thanks for visiting my blog

Glad I returned the favor.

posted by Transcendental_Child on March 3, 2005 at 5:30 PM | link to this | reply

Spitfire,
I was just thinking that I didn't remember when the counter had begun, so thanks!

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 5:29 PM | link to this | reply

MayB,
I know the feeling. Some days it seems as though I am blogging in a vacuum, my own little world where I can leave 30 comments but still be invisible to the masses.

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 5:28 PM | link to this | reply

Rachel,
130 clicks in two days...good jolly woman, you're a click magnet! ;-)

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 5:26 PM | link to this | reply

word.smith,
I would take a "good post" over an invisible clickee any day of the week!! Heck I might even prefer a "hi quirk!"

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 5:25 PM | link to this | reply

tanoo, wow...you remember??
The numbers are never going to be even-steven.

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 5:24 PM | link to this | reply

Nice post, deary...I haven't been keeping up with mine.

posted by Ariala on March 3, 2005 at 3:46 PM | link to this | reply

This is a post that just screams at the reader, almost daring the reader, to leave a comment. Good job.

posted by Kay-Ren on March 3, 2005 at 1:55 PM | link to this | reply

Quirk,
I actually put a little note on my calendar on Feb 11 just to remember when the counter started. I look at the number of clicks every once in a while and keep a mental note of them. I don't write them down or anything. I do sometimes look at the number in a certain blog just before posting if I'm curious at that time. Depends on my mood, I guess! As with everything else!

posted by SpitFire70 on March 3, 2005 at 1:21 PM | link to this | reply

The ratio I observed decided me to virtually quit blogging. I noticed that I could comment on 20 other bloggers and yet get no clickers or readers in return. I am the quiet blogger but that is a little too quiet even for me

posted by Azur on March 3, 2005 at 1:19 PM | link to this | reply

I haven't figured it out yet...
But, I'll have to start paying attention.  I was surprised that in the two days I've been back I've already had 130+ clicks on my rants blog.  I don't know if that's good, bad, or average, but since I've been gone so long I didn't expect it.

posted by RachelAnna on March 3, 2005 at 12:43 PM | link to this | reply

Naw, but think about this.
Sometimes there are posts that are so well written that there is really nothing to say and 'good post' seems inadequate.

posted by word.smith on March 3, 2005 at 12:30 PM | link to this | reply

I know mine Quirky....  I remember numbers well.... and can tell that the number of replies is a little higher than the number being read and not commented on

posted by Tanoolicious on March 3, 2005 at 12:03 PM | link to this | reply

Yep, a ten is good. Just ask Bo.

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 11:56 AM | link to this | reply

Well thank you, Nestle's Quirk.  :-)

(ten is good, right?)

posted by roofpig on March 3, 2005 at 11:55 AM | link to this | reply

yes, roof, and you are a 10 in my book.

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 11:51 AM | link to this | reply

Merry,
Comments are like chocolate bars and Starbuck's Caramel Macchiatos...you can never have too many...unless you're diabetic or lactose intolerant, lol.

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 11:51 AM | link to this | reply

Ten is the number with a "1" and a "0," right?

posted by roofpig on March 3, 2005 at 11:49 AM | link to this | reply

Gypsy, lolololol!
atta girl, you gave me another comment to post in a future blog...love it!!!

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 11:49 AM | link to this | reply

roofus, lol...
me, too--but come on sweetheart, surely you learned ten minus one in the first grade?? ;-)

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 11:47 AM | link to this | reply

Quirky... well a click is just a click...
a read is just a read, but to comment is to say that you care! Not really, just went with it lol.

posted by RedHeadedGypsy on March 3, 2005 at 11:47 AM | link to this | reply

scoop, ROFL,
I have missed your acerbic wit in my comments, please don't pull a Hunter T. Thanks!

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 11:46 AM | link to this | reply

mandika,
3 to 10 isn't too shabby. YOu have the right idea with questions and asking for feedback; both are good ways to get bloggers to comment.

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 11:45 AM | link to this | reply

Quirky - if you knew how bad I was with numbers, you'd understand!  There's a reason I chose a creative field rather than science or engineering!

posted by roofpig on March 3, 2005 at 11:44 AM | link to this | reply

Oh but Gypsy,
I DO read you!!!

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 11:44 AM | link to this | reply

Gypsy,
When you get clicks without comments, you can assume that they read the post(and hope that it is true) but the only thing you really know for sure is that they clicked. ;-)

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 11:44 AM | link to this | reply

roofpig,
it is math but it's "ten minus one" math, how hard is that? lol. ;-)

posted by Julia. on March 3, 2005 at 11:42 AM | link to this | reply

Hey Quirkster...
Nope. I don't. Although I do wish I had more commments. I know some folks just don't have that much to say... unlike, say, me! LOL!

posted by MerryAnne on March 3, 2005 at 11:08 AM | link to this | reply

When my life gets that pathetic and I start worrying about this I will
do a Hunter Thompson

posted by scoop on March 3, 2005 at 11:04 AM | link to this | reply

Good idea
I am kind of a math nut so the idea of calculating my click to comment ratio does actually appeal to me. Off the top of my head I'd say I get 3 comments per every 10 clicks. I ask for feedback in my blog. I tend to ask a question or two to my readers. I figure if I make it interactive then it will generate more interest and more feedback.

posted by mandinka on March 3, 2005 at 10:40 AM | link to this | reply

Quirky..
I do notice it. It just reaffirms that whole thing when people say, I read you I just don't always comment. Now I know that's true! Especially on the story of my life I started. Dark stuff and sometimes it's hard for people to find something to say. I understand it.

posted by RedHeadedGypsy on March 3, 2005 at 10:14 AM | link to this | reply

Ugh, that sounds like math.  No thanks!  ;-)

posted by roofpig on March 3, 2005 at 10:13 AM | link to this | reply