Comments on: Not all traffic gets recorded in the same way http://ask-us.biz/wp/2008/01/11/not-all-traffic-gets-recorded-in-the-same-way/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:22:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: SEO News http://ask-us.biz/wp/2008/01/11/not-all-traffic-gets-recorded-in-the-same-way/#comment-106 SEO News Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:04:40 +0000 http://ask-us.biz/wp/2008/01/11/not-all-traffic-gets-recorded-in-the-same-way/#comment-106 "I thought that was pretty good. UNTIL I go 79 hits from New Contest! I went right back and ‘bought’ another ad from them! And for less credits too. I’ll be interested to know if anyone else knows more…" When you buy an ad in EC, you really aren't getting clicks from that particular web sites visitors.. I'd say, depending on the website, 70-90% of the clicks are coming from other Entrecard users.. They will drop a card then click the ad to go to the next blog in order to drop another card and click the next ad leading them quickly to the next drop and so on until they come to a dead end. Then it's back to the EC web site to find another person to click on to start the chain all over again. I was guilty of doing this when I first started at EC, but now I tend to click only from the EC website or from my inbox feed so that I'm not skewing other's stats. As far as a way to see actual stats and exclude EC users from the equation? That's a tough one. I don't think it's possible but I could be wrong. “I thought that was pretty good. UNTIL I go 79 hits from New Contest! I went right back and ‘bought’ another ad from them! And for less credits too.

I’ll be interested to know if anyone else knows more…”

When you buy an ad in EC, you really aren’t getting clicks from that particular web sites visitors.. I’d say, depending on the website, 70-90% of the clicks are coming from other Entrecard users.. They will drop a card then click the ad to go to the next blog in order to drop another card and click the next ad leading them quickly to the next drop and so on until they come to a dead end. Then it’s back to the EC web site to find another person to click on to start the chain all over again. I was guilty of doing this when I first started at EC, but now I tend to click only from the EC website or from my inbox feed so that I’m not skewing other’s stats.

As far as a way to see actual stats and exclude EC users from the equation? That’s a tough one. I don’t think it’s possible but I could be wrong.

]]> By: admin http://ask-us.biz/wp/2008/01/11/not-all-traffic-gets-recorded-in-the-same-way/#comment-64 admin Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:46:42 +0000 http://ask-us.biz/wp/2008/01/11/not-all-traffic-gets-recorded-in-the-same-way/#comment-64 Hi Pam, At this point, the Entrecard stats are what I'm using to determine return advertising, but I'm still not sure it's a true number, based on the fact that the clicks can be less than reliable. Watch for my next post, as I've found more data. Shari Hi Pam,

At this point, the Entrecard stats are what I’m using to determine return advertising, but I’m still not sure it’s a true number, based on the fact that the clicks can be less than reliable.

Watch for my next post, as I’ve found more data.

Shari

]]> By: Pam Hoffman http://ask-us.biz/wp/2008/01/11/not-all-traffic-gets-recorded-in-the-same-way/#comment-60 Pam Hoffman Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:49:52 +0000 http://ask-us.biz/wp/2008/01/11/not-all-traffic-gets-recorded-in-the-same-way/#comment-60 If you go to your 'Statistics' page on EC, you will see this information (it is at the bottom of the page for me currently): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Top clicks by widget This table lists the sites who provided the most clicks over the last 30 days via adverts you ran on their widget. High numbers are good, suggesting that you received many visitors interested in your card, and therefore that the site you bought the advert from did a good job of placing the widget to attract attention. A word of caution: It is possible to generate "fake" clicks, so it is not wise to rely on this table to the exclusion of other checks such as examining the site you want to advertise on yourself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See the second paragraph ^^^^ I'm not sure why or how that works exactly but there it is! I kind of use it as 'bragging rights' myself. For example, my ad ran on johnchow.com awhile back and I got 60 'hits' from that. I thought that was pretty good. UNTIL I go 79 hits from New Contest! I went right back and 'bought' another ad from them! And for less credits too. I'll be interested to know if anyone else knows more... Pam Hoffman http://seminarlist.blogspot.com If you go to your ‘Statistics’ page on EC, you will see this information (it is at the bottom of the page for me currently):

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Top clicks by widget
This table lists the sites who provided the most clicks over the last 30 days via adverts you ran on their widget. High numbers are good, suggesting that you received many visitors interested in your card, and therefore that the site you bought the advert from did a good job of placing the widget to attract attention.

A word of caution: It is possible to generate “fake” clicks, so it is not wise to rely on this table to the exclusion of other checks such as examining the site you want to advertise on yourself.
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See the second paragraph ^^^^ I’m not sure why or how that works exactly but there it is!

I kind of use it as ‘bragging rights’ myself. For example, my ad ran on johnchow.com awhile back and I got 60 ‘hits’ from that.

I thought that was pretty good. UNTIL I go 79 hits from New Contest! I went right back and ‘bought’ another ad from them! And for less credits too.

I’ll be interested to know if anyone else knows more…

Pam Hoffman
http://seminarlist.blogspot.com

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