Science of Money: Experiment One, Phase Two

Okay, its still not going as I expected, as the nature of backlinks and how much traffic they generate has changed. I assume though, each week, as the experient continues, the figures will change. But here is what I have so far.

Currently, the average post produces 2.5 new visitors to the website upon its posting. This is a 38% change from what was reported initially, and I assume the margin of error will change but become smaller until I find a good number.

The posting of 10 backlinks produced 2 hits immedietly, making the new adjusted average .3 per backlink upon initial posting. This is a 50% change as compared to the initial number.

However, the 20 links total produces 3 new hits this week. Thats .15 hit per link in a week, which is a 50% increase. However, I do think this figure is about accurate, as I expected some geometric increase as more links are cast out into the wind. This is due because the more links that are out there, in targetted sources, it increases the blog's notoriety. If you see this link here and at another associated blog, you will definately know the blog might be something your interested in, and might be more likely to click(I might refer to this as synergistic growth). Not to mention that the more links naturally also increases the Page Rank of a page.

While it might seem unusual to claim that 20 links as opposed to 10 links might show more synergistic growth, but the blog I have is in a field which isn't heavily populated. So it maintains some status.

Surprising Upset

So upon posting a new set of links, and a new content post, my blog has recieved a remarkable three new uniques. This definately makes me wonder if the controls of the experiment weren't strict enough to run the experiment correctly. Ive decided to extend phase one for five more days, and I will repost the information for you all to see after that time.

Experiment Update Nov 2nd

Okay, the first thing yo have to realize, if you haven't caught up via my previous post, is that Im crrently measuring the capability of a website with no marketing support. In truth, this blog has very little marketing support, and will be dependent upon viral marketing and content for some time. However despite this, I have a few backlinks and articles to support this blog.

However, the experiment itself, has no marketing support. And no, I can't tell you what blog that is, as it will delude its experimental validity, and its already hard enough to maintain controls on the internet.

Well, just an update. I posted a new update on the blog, of very creative, good content. The content is based on something that you can find here in my home city. It did quite well drawing in a few new uniques, I imagine, from it being listed on the host's website roll of newly updated blogs. Thats how I imagine these new uniques came about. The site is submitted to the major search engines, but it's back links are so low, that it is doubtful that it even shows within the first 1000 listings.

What I was impressed with, whas that my click-through ratio is incredibly high. Upwards of 20%. However, I attribute this to a seasonal bit, as the blog does deal with something that is viable for Halloween. I imagine other blogs with similiar content probably have their CTR go up during the Halloween season.

Given its lack of notoriety; only 5 unique visitors for a post, so far. I expect maybe three or four more visitors.

So, please stay tuned. I've got more to update about this experiment, and future experiments in the future.