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Interesting that HN traffic seems fairly low quality (assuming Page Visits and Time on Site as measurements of quality - only Stumbleupon and Countermotions pro
by JacobAldridge 16y ago
Interesting that HN traffic seems fairly low quality (assuming Page Visits and Time on Site as measurements of quality - only Stumbleupon and Countermotions provide lower figures on those metrics). Perhaps this demonstrates that HN visitors read the article, then return here to discuss rather than exploring the site.
- Swannie 16y agoCould it have something to do with the reading speed of users? I know that I read a lot faster than some of my old school friends. And not as fast as some old uni friends. But I'd guess the average HN reader was a fair bit faster reader than your average reader. Though compared to the your average reader, I suspect Fred Wilson's are probably faster than average... so are HN visitors faster readers than average avc readers? Original article: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2011/01/rss-continued.html http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2011/01/rss-continued.html
- jawee 16y agoOn the Internet, reading speed becomes less important than the level of skimming. Even a very fast reader, if they really read an article, are going to be "slower" than most who approach the article, I think.
- sjs382 16y agoTime On Site is a metric that compares the delta between timestamps of 2 different page views. If someone comes in reads a blog post then leaves, Google Analytics counts it as 0:00, and a bounce. HN readers are more likely to read a blog post then hit back (and maybe comment). The bounce rate and TOS aren't a valuable metric for this audience.