Comments on: Exploding Myths: Part 1. Web Traffic – “Hit” Me With Your Best Shot http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cyndee Haydon http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-9664 Cyndee Haydon Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:52:57 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-9664 I vote for Jay's definition of the measure that really counts! I also like number of reader contacts for more info. I vote for Jay’s definition of the measure that really counts! I also like number of reader contacts for more info.

]]> By: john http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-4233 john Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:07:17 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-4233 i have lots of hit or visits but inquiries are low .. hit is not good . its better to have low hits but is equals to the inquiries .. i have lots of hit or visits but inquiries are low .. hit is not good . its better to have low hits but is equals to the inquiries ..

]]> By: Jay Thompson http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-60 Jay Thompson Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:21:11 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-60 Martin wrote: "UNIQUE VISITORS + PAGE VIEWS + TIME ON SITE = TRUE VALUE OF YOUR WEBSITE!" I could simplify that equation for a real esate site: Commission checks = true value of your web site. Martin wrote: “UNIQUE VISITORS + PAGE VIEWS + TIME ON SITE = TRUE VALUE OF YOUR WEBSITE!”

I could simplify that equation for a real esate site:

Commission checks = true value of your web site.

]]> By: mprice@mlbroadcast.com http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-59 mprice@mlbroadcast.com Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:56:28 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-59 Martin, Yes, bots and crawlers, (automated tools that msn,google,yahoo etc. use to visit your site and harvest information ) do create "hits". If you use a log file analysis tool, it is easy to filter these results out of your traffic counts. Martin,
Yes, bots and crawlers, (automated tools that msn,google,yahoo etc. use to visit your site and harvest information ) do create “hits”.

If you use a log file analysis tool, it is easy to filter these results out of your traffic counts.

]]> By: Martin http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-57 Martin Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:56:50 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-57 I don't know how many times I've heard people brag about how many "hits" they get on their real estate website. Another thing is if you don't filter out your Bots and crawlers, those are considered hits too aren't they? UNIQUE VISITORS + PAGE VIEWS + TIME ON SITE = TRUE VALUE OF YOUR WEBSITE! I don’t know how many times I’ve heard people brag about how many “hits” they get on their real estate website. Another thing is if you don’t filter out your Bots and crawlers, those are considered hits too aren’t they?

UNIQUE VISITORS + PAGE VIEWS + TIME ON SITE = TRUE VALUE OF YOUR WEBSITE!

]]> By: Roberta Murphy http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-37 Roberta Murphy Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:51:17 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-37 Michael: Excellent article. In the early days (hah! like five years ago), I struggled with the differences between hits, visits, unique visitors and sessions. I was watching sessions then, and couldn't understand how someone else's hits were dwarfing my "sessions." I quickly came to understand the differences and totally ignored "hits" as a measurement, until load time for the site became an issue. Perhaps all those hits were what had slowed everything to the speed of molasses in Alaska. In the end, none of the measurements should be ignored--but, it might be important to understand what they are measuring. Michael:

Excellent article. In the early days (hah! like five years ago), I struggled with the differences between hits, visits, unique visitors and sessions. I was watching sessions then, and couldn’t understand how someone else’s hits were dwarfing my “sessions.”

I quickly came to understand the differences and totally ignored “hits” as a measurement, until load time for the site became an issue. Perhaps all those hits were what had slowed everything to the speed of molasses in Alaska.

In the end, none of the measurements should be ignored–but, it might be important to understand what they are measuring.

]]> By: jp moses http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-30 jp moses Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:14:40 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/exploding-myths-part-1-web-traffic-hit-me-with-your-best-shot/#comment-30 Yeah, I used to think we were a lot more popular than we were when I was focusing on "hits". :) Ya know, for tracking this stuff it's hard to beat Google Analytics for a free option. I think most bloggers use, even if using others as well. ...jp Yeah, I used to think we were a lot more popular than we were when I was focusing on “hits”. :)

Ya know, for tracking this stuff it’s hard to beat Google Analytics for a free option. I think most bloggers use, even if using others as well.

…jp

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