Why so many website hits this month?

[rob1963]

So far this month, my website hits (unique visitors) are up by 80% compared to the average for last year.

However, I've only been getting accurate stats since last April, so I don't know whether January is always a very good month for hits generally...or whether I've just been lucky.

Can anyone enlighten me?

:shrug:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

I would have thought that it was fairly obvious Rob!!

Lots of people are looking for and booking/making enquiries for DJs this time of year. It's always been the way. Jan/Feb - quiet generally, but busy in terms of making bookings.

[rob1963]

I would have thought that it was fairly obvious Rob!!

Lots of people are looking for and booking/making enquiries for DJs this time of year. It's always been the way. Jan/Feb - quiet generally, but busy in terms of making bookings.

Darren,

It's not fairly obvious!

I understand that lots of people are making enquiries & bookings this time of year in general, but not with ME!

I actually take as many or more bookings in March, April, June, July, September, October and November as I do in January.....even though I get a lot less website hits in those months.

Also, in February I take less bookings than in any other month.....so the mystery remains!

:shrug:

[Corabar Steve]

Happens every year Rob, as Darren says....

Lots of people are looking for and booking/making enquiries for DJs this time of year. It's always been the way. Jan/Feb - quiet generally, but busy in terms of making bookings.

[Vectis]

My hits go through the roof too, but bookings remain steady, as per Rob.

I attribute this to people 'surfing' - usually people who are starting to shortlist suppliers for weddings. I have evidence of this as I track people coming to my disco website from my directory sites and vice-versa.

I guess if they like what they see, you'll be on the shortlist. Another reason in my opinion to publish prices.

I've also had a big rush of brochure requests this last 2 weeks - coinciding with the high hit count.

:beer1:

[rob1963]

My hits go through the roof too, but bookings remain steady, as per Rob.

That's the point I was making.

I don't understand why the hits virtually double, but the bookings remain at similar levels as other months.

I'd expect there to be a link between the number of hits & the number of enquiries/bookings...but with me that's just not the case.

Weird!

[CRAZY K]

My hits go through the roof too, but bookings remain steady, as per Rob.

I attribute this to people 'surfing' - usually people who are starting to shortlist suppliers for weddings. I have evidence of this as I track people coming to my disco website from my directory sites and vice-versa.

I guess if they like what they see, you'll be on the shortlist. Another reason in my opinion to publish prices.

I've also had a big rush of brochure requests this last 2 weeks - coinciding with the high hit count.

:beer1:

Any feedback stats on brochures Martin?

I used to offer Brochures before my web site and also a Music CD---however the take up rate was pretty poor.

regards

CRAZY K

[Marc J]

Don't forget there's an ever increasing rise in non-human traffic, everyone and their dog has a bot crawling the web looking for one thing or another.

Unfortunately these little :Censored: do little more than waste:-

a) your bandwidth, and
b) your time spent time looking at stats ;)

[CRAZY K]

So far this month, my website hits (unique visitors) are up by 80% compared to the average for last year.

However, I've only been getting accurate stats since last April, so I don't know whether January is always a very good month for hits generally...or whether I've just been lucky.

Can anyone enlighten me?

:shrug:

People shopping around more than ever on prices maybe?

The Intermet is now everyones main sourcing tool I would guess.

But whats of more interest is are you taking 80 per cent more CONFIRMED bookings than this time last year.

Confirmed bookings---now thats what I call interesting:D :D :D

CRAZY K

[theoloyla]

First few days of January many people are not at work and have time and/or are bored; so web surf on maybe new computers bought in January sales.

[Vectis]

Any feedback stats on brochures Martin?

I used to offer Brochures before my web site and also a Music CD---however the take up rate was pretty poor.

regards

CRAZY K


Not really as yet - I've only recently added brochures thanks to a few freebie offers at Vistaprint. I'd sent out the odd one until the end of the year, but so far in January about 20 - the vast majority for weddings / CPs (as I have different brochures for different events). So some folk obviously prefer printed matter.

[CRAZY K]

Not really as yet - I've only recently added brochures thanks to a few freebie offers at Vistaprint. I'd sent out the odd one until the end of the year, but so far in January about 20 - the vast majority for weddings / CPs (as I have different brochures for different events). So some folk obviously prefer printed matter.

Martin--do you think they might be the YP type people possibly?

I find a lot of people like ordering things that are FREE--not because they want to buy the product but because they always go for freebies:eek:

Time will tell--be interested though on the take up rate etc

regards

CRAZY K

[Dragonfly]

well 20 quotes gone off 3 confirmed bookings ...... all from previous work not a good conversion but positive that people like what they see.