So, this blog’s reader survey has just ended. And, the lucky winner of the $30 Gift certificate is… Jonathan Steffens from University of Missouri-Columbia.
Congratulations and thank to the 91 readers who took the time to do the survey between December 12, 2007 and January 10, 2008.
With the 86,047 (70% more than last year) unique visitors this blog received in 2007, this survey isn’t probably statistically representative. But, it definitely gives a good picture of this blog’s most involved and active readers.
Now, let’s have a look at the results:
1. What’s your position? Are you a…
- Web professional (Webmaster, Web designer, Web developer, Web manager, etc.) 46.2%
- PR/marketing/communication professional (writer, assistant, manager, director, etc.) 36.3%
- Admission professional (recruiter, assistant, manager, director, etc.) 3.3%
- Higher ed executive (president, VP, associate VP, provost, dean, etc.) 3.3%
- Other 10.9%
2. For what type of institution/organization do you work?
- Public university 46.2%
- Private university 15.4%
- Public 4-year college 6.6%
- Private 4-year college 13.2%
- Community college 11.0%
- Vendor/consulting firm 2.2%
- Other 5.4%
3. Where did you hear about collegewebeditor.com?
- On another blog 45.1%
- On search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.) 22.0%
- On Technorati 3.3%
- Uwebd/CASE mailing listserv 4.4%
- At the office, from a coworker 14.3%
- At a conference 8.8%
- University Business 4.4%
- Other 8%
4. How often do you read collegewebeditor.com?
- As often as Karine posts 54.9%
- Twice a week 8.8%
- Once a week 18.7%
- Once a month 11.0%
- Less often 6.6%
5. How long have you been reading collegewebeditor.com?
- Just found it 5.5%
- Less than a month 11.0%
- For a few months 35.2%
- More than 6 months 22.0%
- More than a year 26.4%
6. How do you get updated about the availability of new posts on collegewebeditor.com?
- RSS: web-based reader (Bloglines, my Yahoo, Google reader, etc.) 52.7%
- RSS: desktop reader (Firefox, Outlook plug-in, etc.) 18.7%
- Email newsletter 12.1%
- Checking the homepage from time to time 16.5%
7. What type of posts do you find the most interesting?
- News about initiatives in universities or colleges 86.8%
- Commentary about trends in higher education 76.9%
- News about interesting research (surveys, studies, white papers, etc.) 64.8%
- How-to’s and tips 59.3%
- 3 questions to a higher ed blogger (Interviews of blogger from higher education) 13.2%
- Link lists 12.1%
- Higher Ed TV reviews 8.8%
8. Why don’t you recommend collegewebeditor.com more often at work or in conferences?
- Actually, Karine, I do 60.4%
- It’s good, but it’s really too focused on what I – and only I – do at my institution 16.5%
- To recommend collegewebeditor.com to others? Never thought of it. I’m just going to do it right away! 8.8%
- I really don’t know 14.3%