Great Blogging Case Study!

UPDATE: They have blocked free access to the study, I guess all of the traffic made them reconsider since they charge for other case studies they have ;) The points of interest below still apply, and if you are willing to pay $9 or so this may be of some value to you.

UPDATE #2: This report has been purchased and I have attached the relevant copy as a word document for your view.

How to use a blog to increase your online sales after traditional keyword optimization and other online marketing efforts fail.

Here is the most relevant excerpt:

RESULTS: Site sales tripled during 2003, and have continued strong in 2004. Altogether, blog content helps to bring in about 35% of total site sales — 10% from the email newsletter, 20% from affiliates who often reuse the content, and 5% from Blog traffic itself.

Blog readers are among the traffic most likely to convert to buyers. “Six to eight percent of Blog readers buy something. Once someone finds a Blog entry and reads the whole thing, they are about as qualified as you can get.”

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