Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think you jumped to to a conclusion. I was asking how the numbers are presented, as they are not shown to the public. It is a situation I'm earnestly interested in, because it is a complicated matter to get accurate counts of visits. My little website is for fun, but at www.library.nsula.edu I preside over several hundred pages, and I would love to be able to figure out accurate page counts to account for the 1.2 million database visits I get there a year. It would help us in the budget process as these academic databases don't come cheap. We also cannot use cute chicks to lure clicks. ;-) Sent from my iPad > On Jul 2, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Sonny I don't know anything about your webalyser but I can say with > confidence that I am not personally adding tens of thousands of clicks to > boost my PBase stats! Doesn't trouble me in any case and of course, it > isn't a contest. No income generated for me. > > PBase will show you a daily aggregate, most viewed plus gallery and > individual image breakdowns for any date. > > It is extremely obvious what styles of images attract the most views and of > course a more people look they tend to look next time as well. A critical > mass has developed perhaps ;-) > Remember that my primary work is with models currently (from portraiture > through fashion/glamour and up to art nude styles). As well as the > membership numbers and participation, you can understand that the subject > matter massively changes the interest levels. People like to look at > attractive women. It is a very long standing societal truth. > For whatever it is worth if I put say ten BW images in a gallery with > colour work views of the colour images far exceed anything in BW however > much I might like what I've done in BW (and I use BW when I think it is > better for the content, not just for variety). > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > >> On 3 July 2014 07:24, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I enjoy having Webalizer analytics that show these views on my own site: >> >> [Daily Statistics] [Hourly Statistics] [URLs] [Entry] [Exit] [Sites] >> [Referrers] [Search] [Users] [Agents] [Countries] >> >> I've seen discussions on Dpreview questioning the numbers rendered by the >> Pbase counters. >> >> I'm wondering if the Pbase stats have a way of excluding author clicks and >> bots from the numbers you are seeing, or are you just seeing numbers? >> The >> nice thing about Webalizer is that all those things are broken down >> cleanly, so you can get a rather clear picture of just what images are >> performing well, and to what kind of audience down to browser types. >> >> It is a tough problem, when sometimes your image gets snagged in >> Stumbleupon, or some forum, and so your image count skyrockets, though you >> may not be getting any actual views in your album. >> >> That's another advantage to Webalizer on my own site, as I can find issues >> like that and pull pictures that might be misused in some way. If I track >> them and find the use is innocent, I usually just let it be, or I >> watermark >> the image. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> 1714 >> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information