New vs Returning ratio

Allfetish · 2007-04-26, 01:08 PM

What do you see as an acceptable ratio of new vs return visitors? I take it this is an important metric in determining how well what you are doing is working in regards to keeping the visitors interest.

After about a week two blogs (each about 1,000 visitors per day) have the following:

Blog 1: 16% returning
Blog 2: 9% returning

What should I realistically be shooting for here? What do you see with yours?

Also a side question, using Google Analytics stats, does anyone know how to see stats on average as to how often returning visitors are coming back per day? I want to use this to determine whether an extra update would actually help.

Thanks!

2007-04-26, 01:08 PM	#1
Allfetish If you really need money, you can sell your kidney or even your car Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 373	New vs Returning ratio What do you see as an acceptable ratio of new vs return visitors? I take it this is an important metric in determining how well what you are doing is working in regards to keeping the visitors interest. After about a week two blogs (each about 1,000 visitors per day) have the following: Blog 1: 16% returning Blog 2: 9% returning What should I realistically be shooting for here? What do you see with yours? Also a side question, using Google Analytics stats, does anyone know how to see stats on average as to how often returning visitors are coming back per day? I want to use this to determine whether an extra update would actually help. Thanks!