Tracking outgoing clicks

I’ve sometimes wondered if it would be possible to find a service that offers tracking not of incoming links but outgoing.

A new service has just arrived - MyBlogLog - that does just that [via 43 Folders]. Add a single line of Javascript to your blog, it’s instantly up and running and starts tracking where all your visitors are clicking to.

There’s a free (phew!) and a Pro version but at $25/year (or 12 x $3 payments) for the Pro version, if it’s as useful as it appears at first glance it might be worth signing up for. The interface is excellent, it was up and running in seconds and doesn’t seem to affect page load (the way Technorati does at times).

I’ve just signed up and in just 2 or 3 minutes of adding the code can already see that somebody liked the look of the BBC limerick competition in the previous post, an old link to a “how optimistic are you” quiz - hang on, have a look at a quick screenshot (it was me clicking on the 6 Nations link, just checking how my boys are doing…).

Question is, will this change what I link to? If, say, design links were hugely more popular than those to radio programmes, would I concentrate more on the former? I really don’t know. To be pondered upon.

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5 Responses to “Tracking outgoing clicks”

Kimberly
March 4th, 2005 18:02
1

That’s neat. And interesting. Maybe I should start actually blogging again.
Kimberly
March 4th, 2005 18:07
2

Heh the FAQ’s are funny too.
Em
March 4th, 2005 19:36
3

Your loyal readership are here because of what you’re offering now, Daisy, so don’t read too much into these exit stats.
Daisy
March 4th, 2005 19:39
4

Yes please Kimberly!

Later… Buy that man a pint immediately!
Pearl
March 7th, 2005 00:59
5

I looked at that and was concerned that it would backfire. No hiccups, huh