Yakezie.com - Topic: Traffic Sources Ratio

retireby40 on Traffic Sources Ratio

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:55:39 +0000

In Feb. I got

Referring Sites 1,363.00 (51.40%)
Search Engines 740.00 (27.90%)
Direct Traffic 431.00 (16.25%)
Other 118 (4.45%)

My search engine % is going up. Hopefully I'll get 50/50 refering/SE at some point.

The Passive Income Earner on Traffic Sources Ratio

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:56:15 +0000

I am at 40% organic search and 40% refering sites. My organic search went from 20% to 40% in February and I attribute it to my switch to Word Press from blogger. I did spend time to enter meta keywords on all my posts.

Sandy @ yesiamcheap on Traffic Sources Ratio

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:30:57 +0000

My stats break down as follows:

20.28% Direct
46.35% Referring Sites
23.67% Search Engine
9.70% Other

I'm not terribly concerned about the breakdown. My interest is in finding out which articles are generating the most traffic. I look at what is driving search engine traffic, and the bounce rates for visitors with those search terms. Where I notice patterns I tweek the article and try to link to another article with content that might interest the readers.
My goal is to keep visitors on my site as long as possible and reduce the overall bounce rate.

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff on Traffic Sources Ratio

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:46:37 +0000

Here's my stats from February:

Referring Sites 2,742.00 (39.39%)

Search Engines 2,118.00 (30.43%)

Direct Traffic 1,519.00 (21.82%)

Other 582 (8.36%)

Kevin McKee on Traffic Sources Ratio

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:40:44 +0000

In the last month, I've had this:

51% Referring Sites

30% Search Engines

19% Direct Traffic

I can't say whether that is good or bad, that's just what I have. My Alexa rank is about 150,000 and my site has only been around for about 5 months.

Buck Inspire on Traffic Sources Ratio

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:37:53 +0000

TCI,

You have a lot of search traffic coming through. What's your secret?

Thanks for all the feedback! Always appreciated.

Eric - PersonalProfitability.com on Traffic Sources Ratio

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:31:16 +0000

Search engine traffic is what is valued on the internets. Referrals can stop at any time if you lose a friend or stop your networking efforts. Organic traffic (search engine) is a constant stream and is the most valued for income and site value.

That said, referrals are often more interactive on the site, so there is value there too.

Buy Like Buffett on Traffic Sources Ratio

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:22:10 +0000

I would prefer an equal split as long as the referring sites traffic is consistent.

JT_McGee on Traffic Sources Ratio

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:21:00 +0000

Tons, tons, and tons. :P

From a monetization standpoint, as TCI said, search traffic is more likely to click on an ad, so it's great for CPC ads. As far as CPM ads, or sponsorships, a lot of direct traffic goes to show your influence/ability to shape consumer's minds, and is very valuable to direct placement advertisers.

The College Investor on Traffic Sources Ratio

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:47:39 +0000

I don't know about a sweet spot, but I currently have 76% search engine, 16.5% referring sites, and 7.5% direct. From what I gather, the more search engine usually means the more clicks from ads.

Buck Inspire on Traffic Sources Ratio

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:12:38 +0000

Hi all,

What is the sweet spot for traffic sources? Referring Sites, Direct Traffic, and Search Engines?

Thanks!