Comments on: How much traffic does your blog ‘actually’ get? http://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/ A Blog to Help you Earn Money from Home via Blogging, SEO tips and Internet Marketing strategies Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:56:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Siju Georgehttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-16415 Siju George Fri, 21 May 2010 06:48:18 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-16415 For me the most reliable web traffic analyzing tool is Google analytics. I always check the impressions in google adsense and make sure that adsense impression (it is always less than analytics count because ads may not be loaded in every page views) For me the most reliable web traffic analyzing tool is Google analytics. I always check the impressions in google adsense and make sure that adsense impression (it is always less than analytics count because ads may not be loaded in every page views)

]]> By: Niharhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9764 Nihar Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:27:16 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9764 Hi ajith,I am here after lot of days...Nice post. I feel no tool is perfect. but, i don't think there is anytool which can give how much time a visitor has stayed if he/she visits only one page and leaves the site.what do you think? Hi ajith,

I am here after lot of days…

Nice post. I feel no tool is perfect. but, i don’t think there is anytool which can give how much time a visitor has stayed if he/she visits only one page and leaves the site.

what do you think?

]]> By: Ajith Prasadhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9698 Ajith Prasad Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:09:36 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9698 @Kurt, That's exactly the problem for me as well. I used to see a big difference between sitemeter and GA. And GA and Webmaster tools data somehow don't match... @Kurt, That’s exactly the problem for me as well. I used to see a big difference between sitemeter and GA. And GA and Webmaster tools data somehow don’t match…

]]> By: Joelchristhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9690 Joelchrist Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:20:54 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9690 I am using google analytics to find traffic. Is there any best way to find traffic? if so please intimate me. I am using google analytics to find traffic. Is there any best way to find traffic? if so please intimate me.

]]> By: Kurt Avishhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9689 Kurt Avish Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:09:56 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9689 I use WP stats and statcounter and they have been quite accurate. However I see that Wp stats and statscounter.com data are more similar compared to GA.<abbr><em><abbr><em>Kurt Avish´s last blog post... <a href="http://www.islandcrisis.net/2009/07/slipknot-masks-meaning-unleashed/" rel="nofollow">Slipknot Masks Meaning – Slipknot Unleashed!</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> I use WP stats and statcounter and they have been quite accurate. However I see that Wp stats and statscounter.com data are more similar compared to GA.

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]]> By: Make Money Onlinehttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9675 Make Money Online Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:52:10 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9675 I've not checked it properly, I think the traffic that stats 0 sec on our blog is search engine bot, but that's not a good thing if Google Analytics counts that as a traffic, that's mean if the result shows we have 100 uv today, perhaps there is only 80 visitors are real human.Anyway, don't be too bothering on the analytics? As long as we have traffic and honor comments on the blog, it's enough for all of us, isn't it? ;)Regards, Lee<abbr><em><abbr><em>Make Money Online´s last blog post... <a href="http://myblog2day.com/make-money-online-with-affiliate-lead-marketing-mlm-network.php" rel="nofollow">Make Money Online With Affiliate Lead Marketing MLM Network</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> I’ve not checked it properly, I think the traffic that stats 0 sec on our blog is search engine bot, but that’s not a good thing if Google Analytics counts that as a traffic, that’s mean if the result shows we have 100 uv today, perhaps there is only 80 visitors are real human.

Anyway, don’t be too bothering on the analytics? As long as we have traffic and honor comments on the blog, it’s enough for all of us, isn’t it? ;)

Regards,
Lee

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]]> By: Ajith Prasadhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9673 Ajith Prasad Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:55:37 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9673 <strong>@SK</strong>, congrats on the new blog. Well, I do not have any tips for flipping but I have read about it in many places. Good luck!<strong>@Sandeep</strong>, I guess, no mechanism is foolproof. But the question also is whether you want to be too accurate :)<strong>@Rajiv</strong>, Actually most bloggers are crazy about their traffic figures because it can boost their market value, ego, monetization power, what not?<strong>@Liane</strong>, welcome to DollarShower! From time to time I shall try to write something innovative and unique :P Let me know how your experiments with traffic analysis tools go.<strong>@Tushar</strong>, try sitemeter as well. It's good...<strong>@Lax</strong>, I never used Wordpress stats... Probably that may be more accurate on page/post access :)<strong>@teratips</strong>, that's what I thought also.<strong>@Kurt</strong>, thanks for the friendship chain... I will try to post about it during the weekend.<strong>@Lee</strong>, one of the wrong statements that I made with respect to GA has been withdrawn. However, I still see a huge number of page accesses with 0 sec 'time on site'. I guess, it cannot be completely true. Also, the mismatch between clickthroughs and actual visits shown by the analytics is huge.I do not have any alternate recco as such :) but I guess, we all can live with some errors in traffic reporting? @SK, congrats on the new blog. Well, I do not have any tips for flipping but I have read about it in many places. Good luck!

@Sandeep, I guess, no mechanism is foolproof. But the question also is whether you want to be too accurate :)

@Rajiv, Actually most bloggers are crazy about their traffic figures because it can boost their market value, ego, monetization power, what not?

@Liane, welcome to DollarShower! From time to time I shall try to write something innovative and unique :P Let me know how your experiments with traffic analysis tools go.

@Tushar, try sitemeter as well. It’s good…

@Lax, I never used WordPress stats… Probably that may be more accurate on page/post access :)

@teratips, that’s what I thought also.

@Kurt, thanks for the friendship chain… I will try to post about it during the weekend.

@Lee, one of the wrong statements that I made with respect to GA has been withdrawn. However, I still see a huge number of page accesses with 0 sec ‘time on site’. I guess, it cannot be completely true. Also, the mismatch between clickthroughs and actual visits shown by the analytics is huge.

I do not have any alternate recco as such :) but I guess, we all can live with some errors in traffic reporting?

]]> By: Make Money Onlinehttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9670 Make Money Online Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:08:32 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9670 I've no idea what analytics that we still can use if Google Analytics doesn't accurate in counting traffic. Anyway, I'm using Google Analytics, an Analytics in an advertisement company (My Local), and Sitemeter as well. I always compare Google Analytics with the advertisement company one, the differences is very little, so I think it should be accurate.Anyway, do you have any suggestion Ajith?Regards, Lee<abbr><em><abbr><em>Make Money Online´s last blog post... <a href="http://myblog2day.com/make-money-online-with-affiliate-lead-marketing-mlm-network.php" rel="nofollow">Make Money Online With Affiliate Lead Marketing MLM Network</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> I’ve no idea what analytics that we still can use if Google Analytics doesn’t accurate in counting traffic. Anyway, I’m using Google Analytics, an Analytics in an advertisement company (My Local), and Sitemeter as well. I always compare Google Analytics with the advertisement company one, the differences is very little, so I think it should be accurate.

Anyway, do you have any suggestion Ajith?

Regards,
Lee

Make Money Online´s last blog post… Make Money Online With Affiliate Lead Marketing MLM Network

]]> By: Friendship Chain Award 2009 | Island Crisis - Say What You Got To Sayhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9667 Friendship Chain Award 2009 | Island Crisis - Say What You Got To Say Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:14:23 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9667 [...] Ajith [...] [...] Ajith [...]

]]> By: teratipshttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9659 teratips Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:11:07 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9659 Google Analytics is best ever I tested all plugins in wordpress<abbr><em><abbr><em>teratips´s last blog post... <a href="http://www.teratips.com/sticky-posts-site-promotion/" rel="nofollow">How to Make Sticky Posts for Site Promotion</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Google Analytics is best ever I tested all plugins in wordpress

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]]> By: TechZoomInhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9657 TechZoomIn Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:22:27 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9657 Right or wrong am using Google analytic and wordpress stats..I think WP stats plugins gives the correct stats..Is that also wrong :( Right or wrong am using Google analytic and wordpress stats..I think WP stats plugins gives the correct stats..

Is that also wrong :(

]]> By: IndianCashMakerhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9655 IndianCashMaker Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:52:05 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9655 i also think that Google Analytics is not the true picture of our traffic....it shows us the distorted data....But at the moment, it is the only service that I am using<abbr><em><abbr><em>IndianCashMaker´s last blog post... <a href="http://www.indiancashmaker.in/2009/07/should-you-blog-with-blogspot.html" rel="nofollow">Should You Blog with Blogspot?</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> i also think that Google Analytics is not the true picture of our traffic….it shows us the distorted data….But at the moment, it is the only service that I am using

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]]> By: Liane YoungBloggerhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9653 Liane YoungBlogger Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:43:19 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9653 I am actually doubtful right now. If I can't trust Google [Analytics], then what other tracking services can I trust? Sitemeter is a good tool for me too. I am not sure if I'm with you upon their inaccuracy, but any probloggers trust sitemeter (and maybe google analytics).I have to research more on this. You sparked something in my mind :DBtw, my first visit and comment in your blog. It's great! Just added it in my RSS Reader :D<abbr><em><abbr><em>Liane YoungBlogger´s last blog post... <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/betterbloggingforbloggers/~3/NDL6uHbMSog/what-i-recently-learned-about-internet.html" rel="nofollow">What I Recently Learned About Internet Marketing | The Ten Powerful Opt-in Email List Building Tips</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> I am actually doubtful right now. If I can’t trust Google [Analytics], then what other tracking services can I trust? Sitemeter is a good tool for me too. I am not sure if I’m with you upon their inaccuracy, but any probloggers trust sitemeter (and maybe google analytics).

I have to research more on this. You sparked something in my mind :D

Btw, my first visit and comment in your blog. It’s great! Just added it in my RSS Reader :D

Liane YoungBlogger´s last blog post… What I Recently Learned About Internet Marketing | The Ten Powerful Opt-in Email List Building Tips

]]> By: moserwhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9651 moserw Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:51:41 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9651 I believe most rate the success of their blog by how much money they make on AdSense and other such programs. Even if they had thousands of visitors daily and yet no one clicked on the ads and no money was made then it would be termed a failure right? On the other hand even with a few hundred visitors a day with a high CTR it would be termed successful right? So my question is do people really check about traffic at all?<abbr><em><abbr><em>moserw´s last blog post... <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RajivsBlog/~3/7ovSibVk2O8/" rel="nofollow">The Still Small Voice…</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> I believe most rate the success of their blog by how much money they make on AdSense and other such programs. Even if they had thousands of visitors daily and yet no one clicked on the ads and no money was made then it would be termed a failure right? On the other hand even with a few hundred visitors a day with a high CTR it would be termed successful right? So my question is do people really check about traffic at all?

moserw´s last blog post… The Still Small Voice…

]]> By: binarydayhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9646 binaryday Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:34:57 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9646 @Ajith, bestlinkbuildingblog is my blog only..targetted at link building topics...will be trying flipping it in 3-4 months..Since you were the one to introduce me to the idea, let me know if you have some posts/blog about the topic.<abbr><em><abbr><em>binaryday´s last blog post... <a href="http://binaryday.com/2009/07/10/my-roadmap-to-blogging-success/" rel="nofollow">My roadmap to blogging success</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> @Ajith,
bestlinkbuildingblog is my blog only..targetted at link building topics…will be trying flipping it in 3-4 months..

Since you were the one to introduce me to the idea, let me know if you have some posts/blog about the topic.

binaryday´s last blog post… My roadmap to blogging success

]]> By: Ajith Prasadhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9645 Ajith Prasad Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:57:58 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9645 Hi, I withdraw that statement but have maintained it in the striked out format so as to let other readers know the reason behind your comment. My apologies for the wrong information provided. In fact, I experimented with several keyword searches that gave first SERP positioning and deduced the theory but made a mistake in the data collection.Best... Ajith Hi,
I withdraw that statement but have maintained it in the striked out format so as to let other readers know the reason behind your comment. My apologies for the wrong information provided. In fact, I experimented with several keyword searches that gave first SERP positioning and deduced the theory but made a mistake in the data collection.

Best…
Ajith

]]> By: Curious Little Personhttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9643 Curious Little Person Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:33:18 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9643 Phew.. never knew about this! Need to check this out!So your actually saying that the traffic stats are not accurate by services like Google analytics or sitemeterCheers Sandeep<abbr><em><abbr><em>Curious Little Person´s last blog post... <a href="http://curiouslittleperson.com/2009/the-importance-of-a-blogroll-how-to-get-included-in-one" rel="nofollow">The Importance of a Blogroll & How to Get Included in One!</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Phew.. never knew about this! Need to check this out!

So your actually saying that the traffic stats are not accurate by services like Google analytics or sitemeter

Cheers
Sandeep

Curious Little Person´s last blog post… The Importance of a Blogroll & How to Get Included in One!

]]> By: bestlinkbuildingbloghttp://www.dollarshower.com/how-much-traffic-does-your-blog-actually-get/comment-page-1/#comment-9641 bestlinkbuildingblog Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:45:56 +0000 http://www.dollarshower.com/?p=562#comment-9641 Google counting a pageview without a clickthrough is NOT possible. Analytics records pageview only when the javascript gets executed.If the above were true there will be no change in traffic when you are number 1 or number 10 in SERP. Which is definitely not the case. Google counting a pageview without a clickthrough is NOT possible. Analytics records pageview only when the javascript gets executed.

If the above were true there will be no change in traffic when you are number 1 or number 10 in SERP. Which is definitely not the case.

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