What percent of surfers type in url?

Agent · 2005-07-19, 08:14 PM

I'm guilty of typing in URIs that I've seen on banner adverts myself. Anytime I see a banner on a site I'm not familiar with (don't worry GG&J, I'm more than happy to click your banners

) I rarely give them a click.

It's mostly because I've been conditioned to hate flashy banners so I don't feel I should give people who annoy me any revenue, even though I'm reading their site for free. I can't help it.

Sites run by opinionated pricks usually don't get my clicks because at one time or another they've pissed me off with their opinion. I read a lot of video game websites (even though I haven't played video games in years

) and they're the worst.

Where they fail is making me a loyal reader.

Vink · 2006-01-05, 02:08 AM

To answer my own question.
I started my own paysite 3 months ago, I promote it like an affiliate with a NATS code in all my links. I have no affiliates it's all traffic I send. Here is what I found so far.
13.82% of the revenue generated is from type in traffic. That's sign ups and rebills from those sign ups.
13.07% of my sign ups are type in traffic.
Don't know if this is typical or not. Just thought I'd share some info.

2005-07-19, 08:14 PM	#1
Agent You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 631	I'm guilty of typing in URIs that I've seen on banner adverts myself. Anytime I see a banner on a site I'm not familiar with (don't worry GG&J, I'm more than happy to click your banners ) I rarely give them a click. It's mostly because I've been conditioned to hate flashy banners so I don't feel I should give people who annoy me any revenue, even though I'm reading their site for free. I can't help it. Sites run by opinionated pricks usually don't get my clicks because at one time or another they've pissed me off with their opinion. I read a lot of video game websites (even though I haven't played video games in years ) and they're the worst. Where they fail is making me a loyal reader. __________________ Brihana.com

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2006-01-05, 02:08 AM	#2
Vink Trying is the first step towards failure Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Van Nuys CA Posts: 124	To answer my own question. I started my own paysite 3 months ago, I promote it like an affiliate with a NATS code in all my links. I have no affiliates it's all traffic I send. Here is what I found so far. 13.82% of the revenue generated is from type in traffic. That's sign ups and rebills from those sign ups. 13.07% of my sign ups are type in traffic. Don't know if this is typical or not. Just thought I'd share some info.