Comments on: Why visitor retention is crucial to your success http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/ Community Building Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:04:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Sean http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-23249 Sean Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:17:16 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-23249 Lately, our repeat visitors went up related to the implementation of a company blog. Though this was discontinued.... don't ask... it really was the best way to keep visitors coming back. I believe retention and page visits per visitor are so much more important then actual traffic. But that is just me. Lately, our repeat visitors went up related to the implementation of a company blog. Though this was discontinued…. don’t ask… it really was the best way to keep visitors coming back. I believe retention and page visits per visitor are so much more important then actual traffic. But that is just me.

]]> By: Martin Reed - Blog Author http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-12656 Martin Reed - Blog Author Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:59:23 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-12656 <strong>seo blog</strong> - Thanks for your comment; I am glad you are enjoying the blog! seo blog – Thanks for your comment; I am glad you are enjoying the blog!

]]> By: seo blog http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-12643 seo blog Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:22:53 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-12643 Great Tips! Keep it UP Martin Great Tips! Keep it UP Martin

]]> By: Martin Reed http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-3064 Martin Reed Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:26:50 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-3064 <strong>Daniel</strong> - I think that a site's homepage should never be text heavy; it should convey quickly and effectively just what the site's purpose is. Something that draws the visitor's eyes rather than forcing them to read huge amounts of text will be far more effective. I definitely agree that site design is an important factor in retaining visitors; that's why you should never stop <a href="http://www.communityspark.com/improving-your-website/">tweaking</a> and <a href="http://www.communityspark.com/never-stop-experimenting/">experimenting</a>. <strong>Smiley</strong> - Quality over quantity; I couldn't agree more. There is no point attracting visitors that are not interested in your site or its subject matter! Daniel – I think that a site’s homepage should never be text heavy; it should convey quickly and effectively just what the site’s purpose is. Something that draws the visitor’s eyes rather than forcing them to read huge amounts of text will be far more effective.

I definitely agree that site design is an important factor in retaining visitors; that’s why you should never stop tweaking and experimenting.

Smiley – Quality over quantity; I couldn’t agree more. There is no point attracting visitors that are not interested in your site or its subject matter!

]]> By: Smiley http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-2898 Smiley Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:31:26 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-2898 Very good points raised there, Martin. I was thinking the other day that I seem to be attracting the wrong kind of visitors for my site, actually! I have fined my community down to a specific "genre", a "friendly" community with a strict "no-perv policy". So, while advertising, all I seem to got was the generic chat rooms perverts who enter, bomb everyone with "ASL ASL ASL ASL ASL" then leave again because none of the regulars will stand for it. Of course, any valuable visitors don't see the real atmosphere of the community because of the above mentioned generic chatters, so they leave aswell! Untargetted visitors really can be more damaging than no visitors. Quality over quantity, eh? I've now written a better explanation on the homepage hoping visitors will catch on as to what kind of site it is. Very good points raised there, Martin. I was thinking the other day that I seem to be attracting the wrong kind of visitors for my site, actually!

I have fined my community down to a specific “genre”, a “friendly” community with a strict “no-perv policy”.

So, while advertising, all I seem to got was the generic chat rooms perverts who enter, bomb everyone with “ASL ASL ASL ASL ASL” then leave again because none of the regulars will stand for it.

Of course, any valuable visitors don’t see the real atmosphere of the community because of the above mentioned generic chatters, so they leave aswell!

Untargetted visitors really can be more damaging than no visitors. Quality over quantity, eh?

I’ve now written a better explanation on the homepage hoping visitors will catch on as to what kind of site it is.

]]> By: Chicago 2016 http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-2779 Chicago 2016 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:09:55 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-2779 I think a lot of this can be done with basic site layout. If it's text-heavy, you'll get people who are looking for specific information, but if it's graphically pleasing, you're more likely to draw in first-time site visitors. There definitely needs to be a balance, but it's a decision that I think needs to be made early in the site development process. I think a lot of this can be done with basic site layout. If it’s text-heavy, you’ll get people who are looking for specific information, but if it’s graphically pleasing, you’re more likely to draw in first-time site visitors.

There definitely needs to be a balance, but it’s a decision that I think needs to be made early in the site development process.

]]> By: Martin Reed http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-2773 Martin Reed Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:28:57 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-2773 Hi Tim - Thanks for your comment. I agree - targeting a specific audience is far easier (if done properly) than going after a general interest audience. Hi Tim – Thanks for your comment. I agree – targeting a specific audience is far easier (if done properly) than going after a general interest audience.

]]> By: Tim http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-2769 Tim Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:59:18 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/why-visitor-retention-is-crucial-to-your-success/#comment-2769 I think one could quite say I think about targetting my audience... I completely agree with you though, targetting a general audience proves to be a lot more difficult. I think one could quite say I think about targetting my audience… I completely agree with you though, targetting a general audience proves to be a lot more difficult.

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