3. Indonesia Blogger Survey: Key Findings Bloggers have strong presence in social media Bloggers trust other bloggers when looking for information Intensity and frequency of blogging increase over time Bloggers have low interest in monitoring their own blogs and identifying their blogs’ level of influence
4. Who & why Indonesia Bloggers Survey “Blogging is a journey for bloggers to find their passions” (EndaNasution)
7. Most bloggers are relatively new 61% have been blogging for less than 2 years Base: all respondents Q: How long have you had a blog? (in years)
8. But they are active No differences between length of years and time spent for blogging Base: all respondents Q: On average, how many hours a week do you spend blogging??
9. And have strong presence in social media In average, bloggers are registered in 3 to 4 social networking sites Most often used features: journal/blog/notes (46%) Base: all respondents Q: Of the online community networks listed below, which one are you registered on?
10. Blogging is very personal Base: all respondents Q: When you first decided to start a blog, what were your main reasons? And you are now writing to… (You may choose a maximum of 5 options)
12. Nearly 50% bloggers subscribed to other blogs via RSS Feed Blogs subscribed through RSS Feed Base: all respondents Base: respondents who subscribed to blogs via RSS Feed Q: Do you subscribe to RSS Feed of certain blogs/websites? What are the blogs/websites?
14. Blog content: It's all about me Base: all respondents Q: Which of the statements below best describes your blog content? Please choose a maximum of 3 answers.
15. Topics written by bloggers Base: all respondents Q: Which topic do you usually discuss on your blogs? Please choose a maximum of 3 answers.
17. Intensity has increased over time Base: respondents answered “more” or “less” Base: all respondents Q: Compared to when you were just started writing your blog, how has the intensity and frequency changed?
18. Intensity increased in first year, then stabilized Intensity and frequency of blogging compared to years of blogging
19. Bloggers actively update their blogs in the first 2 years 55% often update their blogs Rarely 56% Often 55% Often 52% Rarely 46% Often 44% Often 42% Base: all respondents Q: How often do you update your blog per month (if you have more than 1 blog, please answer with the most frequent time)?
20. Bloggers actively update their blogs in the first 2 years Rarely 56% Often 55% Often 52% Often 44% Rarely 46% Often 42% Base: all respondents Q: How often do you update your blog per month (if you have more than 1 blog, please answer with the most frequent time)?
21. Updating blogs is opportunity-driven Base: all respondents Q: How often do you update your blog per month (if you have more than 1 blog, please answer with the most frequent time)? What are your main reasons for updating your blog or adding a new entry to your blog?
23. Monitoring of own blog Reasons for monitoring: “It’s not important to monitor my blogs” (68%) Entrepreneurs (80%) and professionals (85%) have higher interest in monitoring their blogs Base: all respondents Q: Do you intentionally monitor the traffic and page views of your blog? (please mention your reasons)
24. Success measure is mostly quantitative 39% thinks it’s not important to measure their blogs’ success Base: all respondents Q: Please rank 3 things from the list below that you consider to be the top factors for measuring the success of your blog.
34. Free of interestsBase: all respondents Q: When searching for information, which type of media do you think are the most reliable for providing accurate information?
35. Topics searched and trusted blogs Most bloggers tend to search blogs that discuss same topics as theirs Base: all respondents Q: Which topic do you usually search from other blogs? For each topic that you chose for, please specify the most reliable blogs (provide most accurate/useful information)
36. Blog’s Influence Q: In the following statements, you are required to provide a score for each statement based on your opinion about the level of influence of your blog
37. Influential Bloggers Base: all respondents Q: In your opinion, who is the most influential Indonesian blogger?