Cairo: Jesus in Egypt & God's Unusual Leaning
God seldom gives us all we need to understand, but He always gives us what we need in order to obey. The story of Jesus in Egypt as a boy offers a...
A couple of weeks ago, I posted my second survey of my blog readers. Honestly, I felt a little nervous about it. Sort of like standing still and offering someone a free punch on my arm.
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But because my readership has doubled in the last year, I decided to get your opinion. I believe that it ultimately benefits you, as it helps me improve my writing and my blog.
As promised, I’d like to share the results.
Two Questions Answered
First, let me say that your comments about your personal struggles really connected with me. If you mentioned a need, I want you to know I prayed for you specifically.
Some of you asked questions, which I’ll answer here:
Content and Comments
I received a large number of open-ended answers, which were the most helpful part of the survey. Although it’s hard not to fixate on the few negative comments, overall the feedback was very positive.
Some of the most encouraging comments were:
When I asked how to make my blog better, most answers responded with something like: “Just keep up the good work.”
My Books and What’s Coming
Almost half of my readers have never purchased one of my books (49%). Well, I hope you’ll pick one up! If you like the blog, you’ll enjoy the books.
When I asked what book or product would best meet your needs:
Who You Are and How You Read
The ladies slightly outnumber the men at 58%. (Up from 52% last year.)
Most readers first found my blog from a link on another blog or website (51%), with others coming as a result of an article or book (9%) or from the recommendation of a friend (28%). Others came via Facebook and Twitter (3%) or via a Google search (9%).
Many readers have just joined the ranks over the last year (36%), many others have been reading the blog for 1-2 years (30%), and a healthy slice have read the blog for more than 2 years (34%).
Frequency
Most of you read all of my posts (60%), with others giving “no time” as the primary reason you don’t read them all. It makes sense then that the same percentages want me to continue posting 3x a week (60%), with half of that number preferring I cut back to twice a week (30%).
Most readers (61%) are satisfied with the variety of posts on my blog, with a slight preference to Bible land devotions.
Traveling to Israel
A little more than half (53%) expressed an interest in traveling with me to Israel. That’s wonderful! I am putting together a tour for 2015. Stay tuned for more info!
I was especially pleased that many of you have taken the step to recommend my blog to others. I’m still giving away my free e-book to all subscribers.
Thanks again to all who participated in the survey.
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