Managing Website traffic

We browse the internet and visit websites on a daily basis, but not everyone makes a purchase. People prefer window shopping rather than spending money. Bounce rate and time on page can help predict customer behaviors, but is that enough?

Conversion rate is an important component that helps to track how many people have made the purchase. It also explains the market potential and customer preference for the said product or service, that reflects on the company’s growth.

Website traffic is an essential and inherent part of online businesses. Without this most businesses fall apart. It is the objective of every business to direct the traffic towards their website and to provide impeccable service.



Factors on which website traffic depends

·       SEMRush.com

·       SE ranking

·       YouTube views

·       Ahrefs.com

·       Comments on blogposts

·       Comment counts

·       Views for pages

·       Different traffic channels

·       Alexa ranking

·       Content on LinkedIn

·       Speed and responsiveness

Traffic overload

Spike in people visiting your website can lead to a traffic overload. It is a good sign for businesses and its effects can be lingering. Even though it is a good omen, if unable to handle it can lead to harsh consequences.

The server may go down or cause disruptions. Traffic overload can happen due to special circumstances, malware or DoS attacks. Server overloads can be recognized by the tell-tale signs – error codes, delayed requests, problems with TCP connections or delivery of contents in parts.

These situations can be prevented by the use of firewalls or by the use of server load balancing. The aim is to control the traffic so that it does not hinder the functioning of the website.

Web Analytics

It gives a good idea about user behavior and how to use the information gathered to your advantage. Website analytics measures website activity and is a driving force for businesses. It provides insights and improves website performances to suit the needs of the customers. Analytics also helps to understand how well the business strategy is working and plan for the future.

Inserting JavaScript with webpage code is how many analytical tools do their work. Cookies is another way of finding out customer behaviors and a means of tracking visits from different browsers. But the authenticity of the data collected is by far not reliable.

The information gathered while tracking website traffic are-

§      Total number of visitors

§  Number for views for the page 

D Duration of the visit

§  Time when the traffic was high

§  Duration of the page viewing

    Pages with more demands

§     Tracking links from websites with more traffic

§     Selected top paths

Significance of Website traffic

The more visits the customers make, all the better for your business. It means that more people have seen it and hence an increase in the number of potential customers. It helps your business expand and create more opportunities. It is necessary to cater to the needs of the customers which will ensure that they think more about the welfare of the company.

While focusing on recently converted customers, the company must never forget old or regular customers. This is so because they were here first and satisfying them retains brand loyalty.

 

 

 

 

 

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