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What is the difference between a view and a hit in my blogcatalog stats?

Posted by embassye • 8/12/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blogcatalog, hit, Stats, view

I know the technical definition of a view and a hit, but I can't figure out what BlogCatalog is telling me on the Manage Blogs page. My new blog currently has 33 views and 6 hits.

On most other stats pages... a hit is a file being accessed. That doesn't seem to be the case here.

Anyone?

User Comments

8/12/08

GrayFoxDown

A "view" is when someone visits your Dashboard here at BC...a "hit" is when they visit your website.

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8/12/08

thegoodknife

Views - The number of unique visitors that have looked at your BlogCatalog listing

Hits - The number of unique visitors that have clicked through to your blog from BlogCatalog.

www.blogcatalog.com/help/

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8/12/08

embassye

Thanks GrayFoxDown...that's actually discouraging to know that.

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8/12/08

GrayFoxDown

You're very welcome, embassye...but don't take any of these stats too seriously. If you believe in what you're doing, it will find its audience.

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8/12/08

season0907

Different sites has different meaning for view and hit. As said by GrayFoxDown, if you believe in what you are doing, it will bring in the results.

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8/12/08

boytrotters

Actually, I'd always wondered what the difference was myself. I'm glad someone else asked!

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8/14/08

jaynisha

If a person view your profile on dashboard it is view and if a person hit on your blog links from BC that is hit.

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4/18/09

harriz

Good to know

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4/18/09

harriz

Good to know

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4/18/09

LGramlich

Where did that go, anyway? I don't see views OR hits on my profile anywhere anymore...

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