Comments on: The Year in Review: 2007 Stats http://www.vanseodesign.com/analytics/2007-stats/ Helping you build search engine friendly websites Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:03:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Steven Bradley http://www.vanseodesign.com/analytics/2007-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 Steven Bradley Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:25:35 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-2007-stats/#comment-1485 Forums can be a great source of traffic if you approach them right. It's amazing how many people try to spam them instead of participating honestly. I get most of my forum traffic from forums where I'm a member, but I do get some traffic where other people have added a link back here. I had a feeling stumblers would like your site. I know I've stumbled a few of your images and will again. Forums can be a great source of traffic if you approach them right. It’s amazing how many people try to spam them instead of participating honestly. I get most of my forum traffic from forums where I’m a member, but I do get some traffic where other people have added a link back here.

I had a feeling stumblers would like your site. I know I’ve stumbled a few of your images and will again.

]]> By: Forrest http://www.vanseodesign.com/analytics/2007-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-1484 Forrest Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:23:31 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-2007-stats/#comment-1484 Ironically ... I seem to get around four times as much traffic from forums I haven't been to compared to ones I frequent. Figure that one out... Somali Life has sent a small but fairly steady stream for several months. I can't even find from where, but the access patterns look pretty natural. Lately I got 40 or so users from a Nikon camera forum - I use Canon, and the two have a rivalry like Windows and Mac. Anyway, most forums seem to use <i>post.php?id=71</i> style URLs, so I can't see what people are saying about me... And your'e right - Stumble sends a good deal of traffic my way. Digg and a few others, too, but on a much smaller level. I think a lot of them are more technical in nature, where Stumblers are more like channel surfers of the web, and good photos work pretty well in that context. Ironically … I seem to get around four times as much traffic from forums I haven’t been to compared to ones I frequent. Figure that one out… Somali Life has sent a small but fairly steady stream for several months. I can’t even find from where, but the access patterns look pretty natural. Lately I got 40 or so users from a Nikon camera forum – I use Canon, and the two have a rivalry like Windows and Mac. Anyway, most forums seem to use post.php?id=71 style URLs, so I can’t see what people are saying about me…

And your’e right – Stumble sends a good deal of traffic my way. Digg and a few others, too, but on a much smaller level. I think a lot of them are more technical in nature, where Stumblers are more like channel surfers of the web, and good photos work pretty well in that context.

]]> By: Steven Bradley http://www.vanseodesign.com/analytics/2007-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 Steven Bradley Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:58:16 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-2007-stats/#comment-1487 I think impressive is a relative word. The numbers are good compared to last year, but at the same time they're not where I'd like them to be. Of course I always compare things to others doing better to help drive me. Overall I was happy with the traffic numbers. I expected December to fall off some given we have what amounts to a week of holidays. Last year, though December was my best month. Maybe it's last year that's really the anomaly. October and November were very good social media traffic months. Most of the social media numbers above are from those two months. That's where the increase in traffic came from and that's also the reason for the December slump. I have some goals in mind for the coming year, but I'm holding off for a resolution post I'll write next week. Would I be right if I assumed StumbleUpon drives a lot of traffic your way? How about Webmaster-Talk or other forums? I think impressive is a relative word. The numbers are good compared to last year, but at the same time they’re not where I’d like them to be. Of course I always compare things to others doing better to help drive me. Overall I was happy with the traffic numbers.

I expected December to fall off some given we have what amounts to a week of holidays. Last year, though December was my best month. Maybe it’s last year that’s really the anomaly.

October and November were very good social media traffic months. Most of the social media numbers above are from those two months. That’s where the increase in traffic came from and that’s also the reason for the December slump.

I have some goals in mind for the coming year, but I’m holding off for a resolution post I’ll write next week.

Would I be right if I assumed StumbleUpon drives a lot of traffic your way? How about Webmaster-Talk or other forums?

]]> By: Forrest http://www.vanseodesign.com/analytics/2007-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 Forrest Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:07:05 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/the-year-in-review-2007-stats/#comment-1486 Those are some pretty impressive numbers! Especially compared to 2006. December traffic has dipped off a bit on my end, too. I'm assuming it's the holidays; more time with the family, less in front of the computer... Those are some pretty impressive numbers! Especially compared to 2006.

December traffic has dipped off a bit on my end, too. I’m assuming it’s the holidays; more time with the family, less in front of the computer…

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