According to Bloggingwizard.com, around 75% of visitors will probably not return to your site. At this point, I feel that the main strength of my blog is that we are currently at a 31% return rate, which is about 5 percent higher than the estimate.(http://www.bloggingwizard.com/blog-visitors-will-never-return-solution/). I have also increased monthly page views from 20 in June to 24 (a 20% increase) without any additional online presence generated. The biggest challenges that I have is the quantity of visitors per month in total and how many pages they view per session. Based on these results the 3 major changes I would make are to:
Keep a standard content maximum of 500 words for convenience for readers and to generate more views per session.
Utilize an email blast to all my contacts to generate more page views.
Include two video-embedded blog posts a month instead of the current 1 video per month ratio.
Adjust my titles and keyword usage to include the major search terms in my posts at least twice
If you have any suggestions on how to improve new blogs please let me know in the comments!!!
...and now a short video about a Kickstarter project I hope to work on if it gets fully funded!!! It is about the Life of People who moved to China, black people and their experiences!
This weekend marks the end of San Diego Comic-Con and for many people it is a solemn time in which they will have to return to the normalcy of everyday life. San Diego comic con is one of the biggest comic book Convention in the world but with the trend of comic books movies and other geeky subcultures becoming more mainstream Comic-con is losing its comic book heritage.
Originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy related film, television, and similar popular arts, the convention now includes a larger range of pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres.
The “primary” focus is no longer the medium of its namesake.Some of the most popular announcements have been somewhat related to comics but for some comic purists announcements like these further divert the event from being "about the comics" and towards gimmicky pop culture spoofs and sloppy Hollywood cash cows.
This week, a post about the best cosplay of the con this year featured far less comic book-inspired costumes than before. With cosplay being a staple of the convention, this is proof that we are seeing a diminishing focus on comic books in general.
Comic books have had their share fair share of popularity, a truth that begs the question: "Is mainstream just riding the coat tails of the hard earned fans the comic book industry has nurtured for over 75 years? I prefer to think that the integration of comic books into mainstream media causes this dichotomy that allows for multiple people of various interests to be unified in these conventions.But, does that seems unfair to the purist or traditionalist who come to comic conventions for, well comics?
“A Fan’s Hope”, a 2012 documentary about the San Diego Comic Con, several comic book traders and store owners were interviewed and discussed a growing concern with the lack of space and focus on comics that these conventions have had recently.
Within the last few years, there has been a resurgence of new conventions that are more dedicated to the paper medium. Smaller retailers and independent comic creators are unable to afford spaces in the bigger Cons. These venues create more opportunities for exposure but will struggles if they cannot gain the much-needed traction and popularity to be sustainable?
As a comic book fan and reader often times you're frustrated with adaptations and changes made to iconic characters, especially ones that don't suit the essence of the character.
Without that essence we would never see these character in other platforms, with that in mind I always felt the conventions were an opportunity to show appreciation for those originals but also to highlight the adaptations that have enhanced their stories and increase their readership. Great work such as Batman the animated series and the Watchmen movie, these things have taken great strides by respecting the source materials. The future for comics in Comic-cons is unclear, but it's safe to assume that all of the fans of comics want to see the “primary” focus of COMIC con sternly planted in comics.
