January’s analytics show a small decrease in trends from a year ago. In comparison to last year, sessions were down 12.11%, from 22,376 in 2018 to 19,666. Users were down by 6.55% and new users were down by 4.65%. Finally, page views were down by 16.55%.
The lineup of the top five countries still starts with the United States, followed by the United Kingdom, India, Canada and lastly the Philippines. Acquisition reports still show a slow and steady increase of international activity when compared to last year, with the United States representing 54.79% of total traffic, compared to 59.04% in 2018.
Photographer profile views were down to 14,078 from 16,769 last year. Profile clickthroughs were also down from 7,708 to 6,319 this month. The average clicks per photographer for January came in at 7.69.
Our top Photographer Spotlight blog posts this December were:
The Member blog’s traffic still shows a decrease from last year’s period with 8,813 views, compared to 9,450 last year. However, compared to last month, the member blog starts strong this year with a 53.78% increase in views. Expert Advice: The Photographer’s Bio holds the lead for most traffic in the new year, followed again by our Expert Advice: Finding a Rep. Expert Advice: Instagram For Photographers follows just after.
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