Sinner_G
msg:468481 | 8:09 am on Oct 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Google's percentage seems normal, but yahoo very high. Do you get any traffic from MSN? Are you in their index?
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lorenzinho2
msg:468482 | 3:01 pm on Oct 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Thanks for the response. About 2.5% of the remaining 3% is coming from MSN. I am listed in their search engine.
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martinibuster
msg:468483 | 3:12 pm on Oct 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
MSN is currently divided into two indexes, plus a PPC listing. Web Directory Results
These are LookSmart Directory listings. These will blow away on January 15 2004, but until then it's a good source of MSN traffic. Web Pages results
Inktomi provides these results. Ink is owned by Yahoo. Ink may soon power Yahoo. MSN has a wide demographic that encompasses many different people. Their search traffic is variously reported (roughly) at around 9-12%. So if you are falling short of that you may want to look into joining one or two of the above two programs.
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makemetop
msg:468484 | 3:14 pm on Oct 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
It's tough to be general about one site. I expect an average of around 13-15% of traffic from MSN and about 10-15% from other non-Google powered engines. Figures as high as yours are basically saying you get nearly 100% of your traffic from Google. I'd worry a little as to why. If/when Yahoo drop Google, you could be somewhat vulnerable!
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lorenzinho2
msg:468485 | 3:28 pm on Oct 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
That's great info. Any tips as to what I can do to diversify more? I've checked out LookSmart, and there are lots more pages that I can submit for various search terms. I understand fairly well why I get good traffic from Google - lots of sites link to mine, and I have decent PR. In terms of other engines, can I deduce that I need to pay more attention to meta tags?
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Mohamed_E
msg:468486 | 11:36 pm on Oct 22, 2003 (gmt 0) |
I get about 85% of my traffic from Google/Yahoo, about 10% from MSN (entirely through Inktomi) and 5% from miscellaneous sources (these numbers refer to SE traffic, as opposed to links). I do nothing really to optimize for Ink, though looking at their SERPs by and large I rank about the same as I do for Google. My site is non-commercial, as are my competitors, so I do not have the problem of competing Looksmart and other paid listings.
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