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Live Blogging: 09NTC Mapping Your Social Media Strategy

Amy Sample Ward

what things need to be measured. pause for reflection time before next reiteration: how to improve results? Think about which things you really need to track and measure those, not everything you could possibly track. new that was the metric/goal to track and 6 months later there was only 18% negative ratio.

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Using Metrics To Harvest Insights About Your Social Media Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But the exchange prompted some reflection on how I use Feedburner. I track two hard data points: RSS subscriber growth over time as well as the feed delivery stats (email versus reader). Next, you need to know the right metric(s), the tool or combination of tools to collect the data, and how the tools measure the metric.

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Measuring the Value of Your Blog: Reflections Over the Last Year

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A year ago, he said that measuring outcomes for social media is, "an evolving art (not quite a science yet) and you have to be up to the challenge of both thinking a bit differently and be ok with leveraging several different tools. Measuring the success of social media efforts can't be done with a single metric. Technorati ???Authority???

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7 Tips for Measuring the Success of Your Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She recommends that you don't go into your analytics or stats program without composing a specific question first. Here are seven tips to help you start measuring social media efforts. You should understand how this model works , but don’t get distracted by trying to find flaws in how engagement measures are constructed.

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Online Fundraising Site: How To Create A High-Performing Fundraising Website

CauseVox

It’s easy to get bogged down by stats so make it relatable by designating an individual as the focal point and adding a personal, heartfelt narrative. This metric should reflect both online and offline donations, ideally, as close to real-time as possible. Measurable – How do you plan to track your progress and milestones?

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Measuring Your Blog's Outcomes and Use of Other Social Media Tools

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" I asked him if would share a screen shot of the report and reflect a little further on his comment. But the stats. Conversation Rate (measuring success in a social medium). measuring your impact on the world!). Word Press users can use General Stats plugin. He did and gave me permission to blog! Authority???

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