Traffic Statistics
June 14th 2006 05:20
Every blog generates it's own set of traffic statistics which detail where all the readers are coming from and what they are reading.
Below are sections of a traffic report for OnlineGames.org.au (in bold) along with an explanation of each section.
TRAFFIC STATISTICS 20060907 GMT
www.onlinegames.org.au
Traffic reports are sent for each blog via email at midnight GMT every day and cover the preceeding 24 hours. They can also be seen online from the My.Orble.com Control Panel.
Hit Count: 959
The number of raw page views.
Individual Readers: 367
The number of individual readers as measured by the number of different IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. Each computer on the internet is assigned a different IP address so it provides a reasonable measure of the number of different people who have read a blog.
Link Readers: 297
The number of readers who clicked on a link to arrive at the blog or who clicked on a link while they were there.
This is useful because web surfing computers like those used by google and yahoo to find webpages usually don't click on links. However some real readers don't either. For instance if a reader types in a web address, uses their favourites list, or clicks on a link in an email (like most subscribers do) they won't register as a click reader.
The true number of real people who are reading your blog is therefore somewhere between the number of Click Readers and the number of Individual readers and is usually closer to the latter.
When publishing traffic statistics most websites simply report the number of individual readers as described by the number of individual IP addresses recorded.
Note that the number of click readers is not the same thing as the number of people who have clicked on an advert on your blog. To see these statistics you will need to login to your AdSense account.
Repeat Readers: 102
The number of readers who have been to the blog before.
Recent Repeat Readers: 89
The number of readers who have been to the blog within the last 3 weeks.
All Blogs Averages
Hit Count: 119
Individual Readers: 42
The average hit and reader count for all blogs. This figure includes regular Orble blogs and Domain blogs.
Top Blogs by Individual Readers
1) 1488 www.moviecritic.com.au
2) 425 www.jokes.org.au
3) 389 www.hiphop.org.au
4) 381 www.fashion.org.au
5) 367 www.onlinegames.org.au
6) 269 www.punk.org.au
7) 253 www.musicvideos.net.au
8) 250 www.recipe.org.au
9) 238 www.photographytips.com.au
10) 225 www.orble.com (Climate Change Updates)
11) 208 www.zpersonals.com.au
12) 196 www.soccer.org.au
13) 196 www.dessert.net.au
14) 195 www.musictimes.com.au
15) 195 www.funnyphotos.net.au
16) 194 www.funnyvideos.net.au
17) 181 www.poems.net.au
18) 173 www.photos.org.au
19) 168 sydney.diarystar.com.au
20) 156 www.funnypictures.net.au
The top 20 blogs. Included for those who are curious to see what works.
Rank for www.onlinegames.org.au: 5 out of 323
For those who worry about such things
It can be fun to track your progress up the rankings.
Referral Stats for www.onlinegames.org.au
(Hits)(Readers)(Referral URL)
324 (94) none (robots, type-ins, bookmarks, reloads)
83 (55) http://www.onlinegames.org.au/
11 (6) Really Long Link
10 (10) Really Long Link
10 (1) Really Long Link
8 (5) Really Long Link
8 (1) Really Long Link
8 (5) Really Long Link
7 (3) Really Long Link
7 (6) Really Long Link
7 (1) Really Long Link
6 (1) Really Long Link
6 (4) Really Long Link
5 (4) Really Long Link
5 (5) Really Long Link
5 (2) Really Long Link
5 (4) Really Long Link
5 (2) Really Long Link
...
Referral Stats show where the traffic to a blog is coming from. Only the first few lines are included for brevity and some of the lines have been truncated to fit on the page. The first line (robots, type-ins, bookmarks, reloads) shows hits which have no referring URL. These hits could be generated by robots (computers automatically surfing the web for search engines), people typing the URL into the browser address bar, people choosing a URL from a bookmark or favourites list, or people reloading a page.
URL Stats for www.onlinegames.org.au
(Hits)(Readers)(URL)
249 (161) www.onlinegames.org.au/
29 (23) Really Long Link
27 (25) Really Long Link
23 (10) Really Long Link
22 (15) Really Long Link
22 (9) Really Long Link
21 (12) Really Long Link
21 (11) www.onlinegames.org.au/racing/
20 (14) Really Long Link
18 (14) www.onlinegames.org.au/puzzle/
17 (15) www.onlinegames.org.au/yahoo/
16 (4) Really Long Link
16 (11) Really Long Link
...
The URL stats show how many times each page was visited. Pages with no visits are left off the list. This is useful for seeing which posts on your blog are the most popular.
Domain Referral Stats for www.onlinegames.org.au
(Referrals)(Domain)
250 search.ninemsn.com.au
230 www.onlinegames.org.au
27 search.yahoo.com
27 www.google.com.au
22 www.google.com
14 search.msn.co.uk
9 au.search.yahoo.com
5 search.msn.com
5 www.google.co.uk
3 search.xtramsn.co.nz
3 www.jokes.org.au
3 search.msn.com.ph
3 search.msn.com.my
...
The Domain Referral Stats are similar to the Referral Stats except they group by domain. This is useful to see a quick overview of which websites a blog's traffic is coming from instead of individual pages.
If you have any questions, post a comment!
Below are sections of a traffic report for OnlineGames.org.au (in bold) along with an explanation of each section.
TRAFFIC STATISTICS 20060907 GMT
www.onlinegames.org.au
Traffic reports are sent for each blog via email at midnight GMT every day and cover the preceeding 24 hours. They can also be seen online from the My.Orble.com Control Panel.
Hit Count: 959
The number of raw page views.
Individual Readers: 367
The number of individual readers as measured by the number of different IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. Each computer on the internet is assigned a different IP address so it provides a reasonable measure of the number of different people who have read a blog.
Link Readers: 297
The number of readers who clicked on a link to arrive at the blog or who clicked on a link while they were there.
This is useful because web surfing computers like those used by google and yahoo to find webpages usually don't click on links. However some real readers don't either. For instance if a reader types in a web address, uses their favourites list, or clicks on a link in an email (like most subscribers do) they won't register as a click reader.
The true number of real people who are reading your blog is therefore somewhere between the number of Click Readers and the number of Individual readers and is usually closer to the latter.
When publishing traffic statistics most websites simply report the number of individual readers as described by the number of individual IP addresses recorded.
Note that the number of click readers is not the same thing as the number of people who have clicked on an advert on your blog. To see these statistics you will need to login to your AdSense account.
Repeat Readers: 102
The number of readers who have been to the blog before.
Recent Repeat Readers: 89
The number of readers who have been to the blog within the last 3 weeks.
All Blogs Averages
Hit Count: 119
Individual Readers: 42
The average hit and reader count for all blogs. This figure includes regular Orble blogs and Domain blogs.
Top Blogs by Individual Readers
1) 1488 www.moviecritic.com.au
2) 425 www.jokes.org.au
3) 389 www.hiphop.org.au
4) 381 www.fashion.org.au
5) 367 www.onlinegames.org.au
6) 269 www.punk.org.au
7) 253 www.musicvideos.net.au
8) 250 www.recipe.org.au
9) 238 www.photographytips.com.au
10) 225 www.orble.com (Climate Change Updates)
11) 208 www.zpersonals.com.au
12) 196 www.soccer.org.au
13) 196 www.dessert.net.au
14) 195 www.musictimes.com.au
15) 195 www.funnyphotos.net.au
16) 194 www.funnyvideos.net.au
17) 181 www.poems.net.au
18) 173 www.photos.org.au
19) 168 sydney.diarystar.com.au
20) 156 www.funnypictures.net.au
The top 20 blogs. Included for those who are curious to see what works.
Rank for www.onlinegames.org.au: 5 out of 323
For those who worry about such things
It can be fun to track your progress up the rankings.Referral Stats for www.onlinegames.org.au
(Hits)(Readers)(Referral URL)
324 (94) none (robots, type-ins, bookmarks, reloads)
83 (55) http://www.onlinegames.org.au/
11 (6) Really Long Link
10 (10) Really Long Link
10 (1) Really Long Link
8 (5) Really Long Link
8 (1) Really Long Link
8 (5) Really Long Link
7 (3) Really Long Link
7 (6) Really Long Link
7 (1) Really Long Link
6 (1) Really Long Link
6 (4) Really Long Link
5 (4) Really Long Link
5 (5) Really Long Link
5 (2) Really Long Link
5 (4) Really Long Link
5 (2) Really Long Link
...
Referral Stats show where the traffic to a blog is coming from. Only the first few lines are included for brevity and some of the lines have been truncated to fit on the page. The first line (robots, type-ins, bookmarks, reloads) shows hits which have no referring URL. These hits could be generated by robots (computers automatically surfing the web for search engines), people typing the URL into the browser address bar, people choosing a URL from a bookmark or favourites list, or people reloading a page.
URL Stats for www.onlinegames.org.au
(Hits)(Readers)(URL)
249 (161) www.onlinegames.org.au/
29 (23) Really Long Link
27 (25) Really Long Link
23 (10) Really Long Link
22 (15) Really Long Link
22 (9) Really Long Link
21 (12) Really Long Link
21 (11) www.onlinegames.org.au/racing/
20 (14) Really Long Link
18 (14) www.onlinegames.org.au/puzzle/
17 (15) www.onlinegames.org.au/yahoo/
16 (4) Really Long Link
16 (11) Really Long Link
...
The URL stats show how many times each page was visited. Pages with no visits are left off the list. This is useful for seeing which posts on your blog are the most popular.
Domain Referral Stats for www.onlinegames.org.au
(Referrals)(Domain)
250 search.ninemsn.com.au
230 www.onlinegames.org.au
27 search.yahoo.com
27 www.google.com.au
22 www.google.com
14 search.msn.co.uk
9 au.search.yahoo.com
5 search.msn.com
5 www.google.co.uk
3 search.xtramsn.co.nz
3 www.jokes.org.au
3 search.msn.com.ph
3 search.msn.com.my
...
The Domain Referral Stats are similar to the Referral Stats except they group by domain. This is useful to see a quick overview of which websites a blog's traffic is coming from instead of individual pages.
If you have any questions, post a comment!
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It's probably been asked and answered before but I just don't get it.
For example:
Hit Count: 453
Individual Readers: 160
Link Readers: 96
If it's 'hit' 453 times, doesn't that mean that it's been clicked on 453 times? Wouldn't that be a reader number? I know it shows my complete lack of knowledge but I'm totally lost.
If anyone can help I'd be most appreciative.
Thanks