Interest Stats about ExplorOz users...
Submitted: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 14:34
ThreadID:
95313
Views:
2270
Replies:
4
FollowUps:
13
This Thread has been Archived
ExplorOz
I was updating our site stats page today and discovered that whilst 51% of our site visitation last month was from "repeat" site users, only 10% was direct traffic, with 86% coming as search traffic. When I analysed it further I see evidence that most people already know they want to visit our site - but instead of typing the web address into the address bar on their web-browser, they type it into Google. Here are our top 10 search engine referral keywords:
1. ExplorOz
2. exploroz
3. exploreoz
4. exploroz.com.au
5. explore oz
6. exploroz
forum
and then the specific terms start, but then we find...
12. exploroz.com
13. www.exploroz.com
15. exploreoz.com
19.
http://www.exploroz.com/forum/default.aspx
this is what people are putting into Goggle!
TIP: if you know the web address, or near enough, put it in the address bar !
Just saying!
Michelle
Reply By: ExplorOz - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 15:18
Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 15:18
Also, another thing you might find useful is the stats of what browser people are using. Not surprisingly, the majority of people seem to just use whatever their computer comes setup with so 45% of our site users are using IE, followed by 21% using Safari (that's due to all the iPhone users out there), followed by 16% using Firefox, 11% Google Chrome, down to 3% using Android Browser.
It's actually a shame that more people don't take the effort to change their browser and use Firefox. The reason is that for web developers, this browser is much more sophisticated. I know David always complains how he spends 75% of his development time trying to get something that works beautifully in the Firefox browser to work in IE. Anyway, its user choice, and developers (us included) have to make it work for all platforms so big drama but its all because we just accept Microsoft has taken over the world! LOL
Michelle
AnswerID:
484805
Follow Up By: Motherhen - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 15:33
Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 15:33
Hi Michelle
After years of trouble with EO being to slow for me to use I changed from IE8 to Google Chrome, and it works much better. Some sites, such as RAC which i could not access at all works fine with Chrome. Another big advantage is that with IE, i would lose text in
forum replies if i accidentally opened a different website, or closed the tab. With Chrome, my part reply is still there :). I think Firefox has a similar feature.
From my own website statistics, a high percentage of users were accessing with IE, but this has been reducing monthly, and over the past month it is down to 47%.
Do you know how long since last access before someone is considered a 'new user'?
Motherhen
FollowupID:
760074
Follow Up By: ExplorOz - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 15:36
Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 15:36
Repeat visitation is only known if a person's browser has accepted a cookie. Sometimes cookies get deleted, so periodically they get recounted as new, when in fact they'll be a repeat visitor. It's all a measurement tool.
MM
FollowupID:
760075
Follow Up By: Motherhen - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 16:29
Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 16:29
Thanks for the clarification Michelle.
Mh
FollowupID:
760077
Follow Up By: Member - DereelGirl - Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 15:30
Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 15:30
Thanks Michelle for the stats.
I made a decision today to download Google Chrome and I again for the supplying the impetus for this change. I have gone from wanting to throw my laptop out the window to enjoying the reading online and the different directions it takes me.
Rob
FollowupID:
760170
Follow Up By: River Swaggie - Friday, May 04, 2012 at 20:21
Friday, May 04, 2012 at 20:21
"It's actually a shame that more people don't take the effort to change their browser and use Firefox"
Yeah I'm totally with you there Michelle...
FollowupID:
760256