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Post edited 10:12 am – September 11, 2012 by Jake@iHeartBudgets.net

So, I finally signed up for feedburner to manage my email subscriptions, and I want everyone's thoughts on putting up a feed counter. Since I just switched over, I only have 4 feed subscribers.

My question is; Should I display my feed counter in hopes of getting more pity subscribers to help me out, or should I wait until I have like 50+ to show the counter to induce the bandwagon effect and have people join "because everyone else is doing it."

I'm leaning toward the pity subscribers, because people love to root for the underdog….I think…

What do YOU think?

MoneyBeagle said:

I'd throw it up there even with a small number, but more so that it gives people another place to click to subscribe.

I do have a few places already, so i'm not worried about access, but more about the perception.

Lena Gott said:

I get discouraged about the ups and downs of subscriptions, so I actually disabled the counter on TaxesandStuff.  Since I couldn't get rid of it on WhatMommyDoes without messing with code (my template is NOT user friendly), I manually set it to 1 billion.  mwuhahahahaha

But, to answer your question – I would set your "show" point somewhere you'd be comfortable showing it to others AND be okay if it dipped a little.  If you really want 50, and your subscribers drop down to 45, will you still want it to show?  Just a thought…

Haha, that's awesome. You have a mighty popular website there :)

Yea, I think 50 is a good number, because it shows that it's not just my family subscribing because I told them to on facebook (..ummm…i totally didn't do that…). The ups and downs might be a bummer sometimes, but if it grows, it's also very encouraging.

So, let's put it to a vote. If there are no naysayers, I will "show" my feed counters at 50 subscriptions +. Cast your vote, or forever be silent (about this particular matter).

Post edited 6:26 am – September 12, 2012 by Aaron Hung

I personally don't use it on mine, maybe in the near future when I have at least 1,000 hehe

Don't mean to hijack but does anyone know how to create a second feedburner on your account? Or do you have to create another email account?

It's funny, I had the same question/thoughts you do. I see bloggers have feed counter things and I consider doing it, but I only have 29 subscribers, so it feels a little embarrassing and I wouldnt' want readers to think its' not worth subscribing too. Especially when I see some blogs with counts into the thousands!

So I was going to wait until I got a fatter number so that people might feel that bandwagon effect you mentioned. I was going to wait until 75 or 100. I tell ya, my alexa ranking has been dropping a whole lost faster than I've gotten subscribers! :-)

I would put it up! Ever since I put mine up, it's been skyrocketing it seems like.

Ok, so that's one vote for 50, one vote for 1,000, one vote for 350, one vote for 75-100, and one vote for now…

It's a 5-way tie so far. Anyone want to break the tie? 

I'm in the hundreds and don't put the counter up. I don't see it as a huge value ad for my readers, though if I were in the thousands I might throw it up.

Imagine a late night commercial… What would you think if the salesperson said tens of people use this very item?

Wait until you have at least triple digits.  And give it some time before you check your numbers.  I used to check Feedburner every day. Huge waste of time.