DocAndersen
As most of you know, I have been helping out a friend, and one of the things he asks me to do is track social media and the views they generate. Please note that in all cases, these are estimates of opinions. The variance I suspect is around a mean of +/- 5, which is what is called the standard deviation. But I did want everyone to know what I was producing in terms of numbers and the amount you should remove or add to the numbers.
I only use my social media accounts, although in some cases, my wife likes posts I share, and they move into her wall, but 90% is my social.
- Twitter remains the top site – around 25 additional views
- Facebook remains number two – around 20 additional views
The next ones are where things shoot up a little. In part because Reddit changed their rules about posts from blogging sites. They, based on that, moved down the list quite a bit.
- Facebook group Sharing is caring – adds fifteen views
- Facebook group Bloggers inspiring Bloggers – adds ten views
- The mix adds six views
- Patreon uses twitter and Facebook as a primary share so impossible to track
- Mind (RS asked me to add) adds about four views
- The mix adds about four views
- Reddit (because I have to share in my new U/ area) adds 2
- Tumblr adds 1 to 2 views
The list grew a bit due to people asking me to verify information sources and new sites (Minds). But the exact situation is that Twitter and Facebook, or writing Groups seem to add more. The issue I have in verifying that information is that the trick I was using to separate sources doesn’t work with Facebook. I know that older posts that I don’t share on Facebook but do share on the writing groups tend to get the views listed in this post. That would make the Facebook or initial share the larger. The second share is the writing groups and is smaller but additive. Additive in the sense that it is in addition to the original Facebook share, and the two create views separately (at least the two I use).
If you share, you may find completely different numbers than these. These numbers are wholly based on my social media feeds!
i would note, this is directly for my posts. I do see bumps for other authors when I share as well.
This work is Copyright DocAndersen. Any resemblance to people real or fictional in this piece is accidental (unless explicitly mentioned by name.)
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Question of
Do you share on social media today?
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Yes
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Question of
have you tried Minds?
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Yes
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Question of
do you use twitter?
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Yes
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Question of
do you use facebook?
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Yes
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Question of
do you use mix?
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Yes
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No
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I have never heard of Minds, what type of social media site is it closest to? I have never received any views from Mix, so I stopped using it. I really liked it when it was stumbleupon.
i get minor bumps from mix. minor but occasional.
Minds is similar to facebook but take away the ads!
OK, I will have to give it a try – thank you for this social media tip
let me know what you think, i am (pun intended) mixed on Minds right now.
Q: DO YOU SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY?
Yes (2 votes) – 100%
Q: HAVE YOU TRIED MINDS?
Yes (1 votes) – 100%
Q: DO YOU USE TWITTER?
Yes (2 votes) – 100%
Q: DO YOU USE FACEBOOK?
Yes (2 votes) – 100%
Q: DO YOU USE MIX?
No (2 votes) – 100%
Ahhhhh, you forget to factor in one more thing. Being a social butterfly and having a good network of friends, help in moving the stat 😉. And that is far reliable than any other 😜
that is why i started tracking views from only the focused writing groups. In those, you have many people not all are your friends, but they are focused on writing!
but you are right (ergo my disclaimer) your mileage may vary. This was against my pool and social network.
Awwww. I was thinking of you exactly when I wrote that comment.
that is good! i struggle with if or not to share this type of data.
I occasionally share on facebook and twitter. I need to pay more attention to the number of views.
it makes a difference…
I usually do not use social media for personal reasons. But good you are tracking the views. We all need the help.
i understand the reasons you wouldn’t use social media. Overall things are somewhat stable on the site right now.
I hope for improvement soon.
i think it is very fair to say that any improvement will be in part due to your hard work!
So I went and looked it up and now I am even more confused. I think I would try it if I could. Can you only do it with a phone? It doesn’t seem to have clear instructions.
are you talking about minds? you can sign up on their website.
I have not tried minds, I am not even sure I have one.
that made me laugh – thanks!