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How Many Blog Posts?

numbersAn interesting question was posed to me today and I wanted to share it with you folks to get your thoughts. Is there an easy way to tell how many blog posts a person’s blog has?

With WordPress, it’s pretty simple (perhaps too simple). Wrapping each post is a div with the Post ID. The Post ID happens to be synonymous with the number of posts. Thanks autonumber! :). I’m a little surprised that this isn’t obfuscated a little.

Of course, this doesn’t take into consideration posts that you’ve deleted, but it’s a fairly close estimate.

With hosted blogging apps, like Blogger, it’s virtually impossible since the POSTID is assigned across all blogs:

blogID=20283310&postID=5610859732045586500

One of the easier means I use is to simply do a site search on Google. You can break down the year and how many posts are unique across the year:
http://www.google.com/search?q=site:http://buzzmarketingfortech.blogspot.com/2007/

My apologies to Paul Dunay (great Marketing podcasts!) in advance. I can tell by the search, using the year, that Paul has 125 posts. He had 50 the year before and 32 thus far in 2008. Kind of sneaky, huh?

Got any simple ways where you can tell the number of posts on a blog across the other platforms?

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Douglas Karr

Douglas Karr is a fractional Chief Marketing Officer specializing in SaaS and AI companies, where he helps scale marketing operations, drive demand generation, and implement AI-powered strategies. He is the founder and publisher of Martech Zone, a leading publication in marketing technology, and a trusted advisor to startups and enterprises alike. With a track record spanning more than $5 billion in MarTech acquisitions and investments, Douglas has led go-to-market strategy, brand positioning, and digital transformation initiatives for companies ranging from early-stage startups to global tech leaders like Dell, GoDaddy, Salesforce, Oracle, and Adobe. A published author of Corporate Blogging for Dummies and contributor to The Better Business Book, Douglas is also a recognized speaker, curriculum developer, and Forbes contributor. A U.S. Navy veteran, he combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution to help organizations achieve measurable growth.

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