Comments on: Highlights of the Hitwise data for real estate traffic… http://4realz.net/2008/02/highlights-of-the-hitwise-data-for-real-estate-traffic/ Authentic Real Estate and Internet Marketing Conversations Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:41:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/02/highlights-of-the-hitwise-data-for-real-estate-traffic/#comment-1065 Dustin Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:10:19 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=409#comment-1065 And, Louis, you <a href="http://www.homegain-blog.com/case-against-blogging" rel="nofollow">definitely started an interesting conversation</a> (with a few holes!) worthy of many comments! ;) Although, if I can make a small request... Can you flip the order of the comments under your blog posts, so that the the first one showed up first under the article? After reading a blog post on your site, I find myself scrolling to the last comment and reading UP in order to follow the conversation... and this is a bit awkward. And, Louis, you definitely started an interesting conversation (with a few holes!) worthy of many comments! ;)

Although, if I can make a small request… Can you flip the order of the comments under your blog posts, so that the the first one showed up first under the article? After reading a blog post on your site, I find myself scrolling to the last comment and reading UP in order to follow the conversation… and this is a bit awkward.

]]> By: louis cammarosano http://4realz.net/2008/02/highlights-of-the-hitwise-data-for-real-estate-traffic/#comment-1064 louis cammarosano Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:00:41 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=409#comment-1064 dustin, didn't I read on this blog a tip - if you want comments to your blog, leave some holes in your argument.... louis dustin,
didn’t I read on this blog a tip – if you want comments to your blog, leave some holes in your argument….
louis

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/02/highlights-of-the-hitwise-data-for-real-estate-traffic/#comment-1063 Dustin Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:53:44 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=409#comment-1063 Louis, Definitely do NOT want you to think I think you have a low-level of blogging ability! I'm actually VERY impressed and think you're doing a GREAT job. It's just seemed like you could improve your understanding of the "benefits"... Based on your description of the benefits, I would have thought that the whole activity would be a waste of time. Best! Louis,

Definitely do NOT want you to think I think you have a low-level of blogging ability! I’m actually VERY impressed and think you’re doing a GREAT job.

It’s just seemed like you could improve your understanding of the “benefits”… Based on your description of the benefits, I would have thought that the whole activity would be a waste of time.

Best!

]]> By: louis Cammarosano http://4realz.net/2008/02/highlights-of-the-hitwise-data-for-real-estate-traffic/#comment-1062 louis Cammarosano Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:59:35 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=409#comment-1062 Dustin Comscore/media metrix compete.com quantcast.com hitwise.com all seem to somewhat off, but sometimes directionally correct, when measuring homegain's traffic alexa.com is just plain not even close when measuring homegain's traffic regards Louis p.s. glad you liked my low level understanding of blogging! Dustin
Comscore/media metrix
compete.com
quantcast.com
hitwise.com
all seem to somewhat off, but sometimes directionally correct, when measuring homegain’s traffic

alexa.com is just plain not even close when measuring homegain’s traffic

regards
Louis
p.s. glad you liked my low level understanding of blogging!

]]> By: Jeff Turner http://4realz.net/2008/02/highlights-of-the-hitwise-data-for-real-estate-traffic/#comment-1061 Jeff Turner Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:28:56 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=409#comment-1061 Tom is right on point. Tom is right on point.

]]> By: Tom Royce http://4realz.net/2008/02/highlights-of-the-hitwise-data-for-real-estate-traffic/#comment-1060 Tom Royce Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:30:57 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=409#comment-1060 Dustin I have played with Alexa and it is easy to game. It works well as an indicator in the SEO world but not in the RE.net where very few use the tool bar. The only metric that I really concern myself over is year over year growth for the real estate site. For my other sites it is all about conversions. We all get so hung up over traffic but the real indicator for me is whether the site is achieving it's goals. Dustin

I have played with Alexa and it is easy to game. It works well as an indicator in the SEO world but not in the RE.net where very few use the tool bar.

The only metric that I really concern myself over is year over year growth for the real estate site. For my other sites it is all about conversions.

We all get so hung up over traffic but the real indicator for me is whether the site is achieving it’s goals.

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/02/highlights-of-the-hitwise-data-for-real-estate-traffic/#comment-1059 Dustin Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:36:03 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=409#comment-1059 I give up! Alexa's data sucks! I give up! Alexa’s data sucks!

]]> By: Jeff Turner http://4realz.net/2008/02/highlights-of-the-hitwise-data-for-real-estate-traffic/#comment-1058 Jeff Turner Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:29:44 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=409#comment-1058 Dustin, Neither Alexa nor Compete are even close to being accurate. They're worse than a joke, they're a travesty. I don't understand why anyone even looks at them or cares. So, using any of these sites to compare RES traffic to BHB, RCG, 4Realz and TSI is ridiculous on it's face. Compete is only "better" because it's extremely bad data is not as extremely bad as Alexa's extremely bad data. Compete shows our "People Count" at just over 200,000 for January. That's only wrong by a factor of five, if "people count" refers to unique visitors by ip address. And this statement, "some data is better than no data" is only true if the data is good. Bad data is never good. Bad data leads to bad conclusions. Dustin,

Neither Alexa nor Compete are even close to being accurate. They’re worse than a joke, they’re a travesty. I don’t understand why anyone even looks at them or cares. So, using any of these sites to compare RES traffic to BHB, RCG, 4Realz and TSI is ridiculous on it’s face.

Compete is only “better” because it’s extremely bad data is not as extremely bad as Alexa’s extremely bad data. Compete shows our “People Count” at just over 200,000 for January. That’s only wrong by a factor of five, if “people count” refers to unique visitors by ip address.

And this statement, “some data is better than no data” is only true if the data is good. Bad data is never good. Bad data leads to bad conclusions.

]]> By: Christian Sterner http://4realz.net/2008/02/highlights-of-the-hitwise-data-for-real-estate-traffic/#comment-1057 Christian Sterner Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:33:23 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=409#comment-1057 I love Alexa, but apparently only because of how wrong they are. For whatever reason, I end up going to that site at least weekly for no other reason than to drastically disappoint myself and scratch my head in wonder. It won't be 12 hours before I do it again. I love Alexa, but apparently only because of how wrong they are. For whatever reason, I end up going to that site at least weekly for no other reason than to drastically disappoint myself and scratch my head in wonder. It won’t be 12 hours before I do it again.

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/02/highlights-of-the-hitwise-data-for-real-estate-traffic/#comment-1056 Dustin Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:06:18 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=409#comment-1056 Okay... I hate Alexa too and am not going to even try to defend it. Here's <a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/raincityguide.com+realestateshows.com+bloodhoundrealty.com?metric=uv" rel="nofollow">the picture that Compete shows for BHD, RCG and RES</a>. It's completely different and shows a lot more traffic for RES. Okay… I hate Alexa too and am not going to even try to defend it. Here’s the picture that Compete shows for BHD, RCG and RES. It’s completely different and shows a lot more traffic for RES.

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