Comments on: Use Web Analytics to determine the width of your Internal Search Query box http://visualrevenue.com/blog/2007/05/use-web-analytics-to-determine-width-of.html Increasing Front Page Performance for Online Media Wed, 02 May 2012 17:54:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: VisualRevenue | Using a Page Revenue Participation metric for Conversion Optimization http://visualrevenue.com/blog/2007/05/use-web-analytics-to-determine-width-of.html#comment-50257 VisualRevenue | Using a Page Revenue Participation metric for Conversion Optimization Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:06:58 +0000 http://visualrevenue.com/blog/2007/05/use-web-analytics-to-determine-the-width-of-your-internal-search-query-box.html#comment-50257 [...] about revenue participation per say and if you are still listening, the post about how you can Use Web Analytics to determine the width of your Internal Search Query box might be worth a [...] [...] about revenue participation per say and if you are still listening, the post about how you can Use Web Analytics to determine the width of your Internal Search Query box might be worth a [...]

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]]> By: Dennis R. Mortensen http://visualrevenue.com/blog/2007/05/use-web-analytics-to-determine-width-of.html#comment-61 Dennis R. Mortensen Sun, 20 May 2007 22:03:00 +0000 http://visualrevenue.com/blog/2007/05/use-web-analytics-to-determine-the-width-of-your-internal-search-query-box.html#comment-61 Hi Scott (Sorry about the Ben thing.. I noticed it right after, but there is no possibility to changed that in blogger, as far as I know) :-)<br/><br/>In regards to your first question:<br/><br/>>> for the calculation of the percent all search queries are you simply taking the total count for each length and dividing by the grand total of all searches (e.g. search of 5 characters with count of 1000 divided by total of 5000 = 20% of all searches had 5 characters) and expressed as percentage?<br/><br/>Not entirely. If you have a look at the graph under section 5a; the calculation is done as a total of ALL search queries that can be accommodated in an Internal Search Query Box of a 5 character width. Therefore a calculation as this:<br/><br/>Length 1 ( 13 searches) = 13 / 24000 total searches = 0.1%<br/>Length 2 ( 45 searches) = 45+13 / 24000 total searches = 0.2%<br/>Length 3 ( 251 searches) = 13+45+251 / 24000 total searches = 1.3%<br/>Length 4 ( 528 searches) = 13+45+251+528 / 24000 total searches = 3.5%<br/>Length 5 ( 866 searches) = 13+45+251+528+866 / 24000 total searches = 7.0%<br/>Length 6 (3471 searches) = 13+45+251+528+866+3471 / 24000 total searches = 21.4%<br/>etc..<br/><br/>(N.B. the total number of searches was 24000 something, I cannot remember the total, but it will match up)<br/><br/><br/>In regards to the second question:<br/><br/>>> Could a similar methodology be applied to external search keywords to determine perhaps the best keyword phrase lengths to optimize for with SEO/SEM?<br/><br/>I cannot see a correlation too that. However; one could start using “similar” attitudes towards calculation of optimal “html title length” and other high value SEO factors for organic traffic to your specific site and keywords. But that is another post.. :-)<br/><br/>Cheers<br/><br/>Again thanks for the great follow-up Scott Hi Scott (Sorry about the Ben thing.. I noticed it right after, but there is no possibility to changed that in blogger, as far as I know) :-)

In regards to your first question:

>> for the calculation of the percent all search queries are you simply taking the total count for each length and dividing by the grand total of all searches (e.g. search of 5 characters with count of 1000 divided by total of 5000 = 20% of all searches had 5 characters) and expressed as percentage?

Not entirely. If you have a look at the graph under section 5a; the calculation is done as a total of ALL search queries that can be accommodated in an Internal Search Query Box of a 5 character width. Therefore a calculation as this:

Length 1 ( 13 searches) = 13 / 24000 total searches = 0.1%
Length 2 ( 45 searches) = 45+13 / 24000 total searches = 0.2%
Length 3 ( 251 searches) = 13+45+251 / 24000 total searches = 1.3%
Length 4 ( 528 searches) = 13+45+251+528 / 24000 total searches = 3.5%
Length 5 ( 866 searches) = 13+45+251+528+866 / 24000 total searches = 7.0%
Length 6 (3471 searches) = 13+45+251+528+866+3471 / 24000 total searches = 21.4%
etc..

(N.B. the total number of searches was 24000 something, I cannot remember the total, but it will match up)

In regards to the second question:

>> Could a similar methodology be applied to external search keywords to determine perhaps the best keyword phrase lengths to optimize for with SEO/SEM?

I cannot see a correlation too that. However; one could start using “similar” attitudes towards calculation of optimal “html title length” and other high value SEO factors for organic traffic to your specific site and keywords. But that is another post.. :-)

Cheers

Again thanks for the great follow-up Scott

]]> By: benry http://visualrevenue.com/blog/2007/05/use-web-analytics-to-determine-width-of.html#comment-60 benry Fri, 18 May 2007 17:46:00 +0000 http://visualrevenue.com/blog/2007/05/use-web-analytics-to-determine-the-width-of-your-internal-search-query-box.html#comment-60 Dennis,<br/><br/>Couple questions:<br/><br/>- for the calculation of the percent all search queries are you simply taking the total count for each length and dividing by the grand total of all searches (e.g. search of 5 characters with count of 1000 divided by total of 5000 = 20% of all searches had 5 characters) and expressed as percentage?<br/><br/>- Could a similar methodology be applied to external search keywords to determine perhaps the best keyword phrase lengths to optimize for with SEO/SEM?<br/><br/>- Scott Dennis,

Couple questions:

- for the calculation of the percent all search queries are you simply taking the total count for each length and dividing by the grand total of all searches (e.g. search of 5 characters with count of 1000 divided by total of 5000 = 20% of all searches had 5 characters) and expressed as percentage?

- Could a similar methodology be applied to external search keywords to determine perhaps the best keyword phrase lengths to optimize for with SEO/SEM?

- Scott

]]> By: Dennis R. Mortensen http://visualrevenue.com/blog/2007/05/use-web-analytics-to-determine-width-of.html#comment-59 Dennis R. Mortensen Thu, 17 May 2007 09:14:00 +0000 http://visualrevenue.com/blog/2007/05/use-web-analytics-to-determine-the-width-of-your-internal-search-query-box.html#comment-59 Hi Ben,<br/><br/>Two comments:<br/><br/>A) Thank you very much for your comment – and do let me know the result (I will be watching your blog search box now)<br/><br/>B) Why have I not seen your blog before... ADDED to my Web Analytics READ List. :-)<br/><br/>Cheers Hi Ben,

Two comments:

A) Thank you very much for your comment – and do let me know the result (I will be watching your blog search box now)

B) Why have I not seen your blog before… ADDED to my Web Analytics READ List. :-)

Cheers

]]> By: benry http://visualrevenue.com/blog/2007/05/use-web-analytics-to-determine-width-of.html#comment-58 benry Thu, 17 May 2007 05:15:00 +0000 http://visualrevenue.com/blog/2007/05/use-web-analytics-to-determine-the-width-of-your-internal-search-query-box.html#comment-58 That's a fantastic idea Dennis. Will be giving it a try this week. That’s a fantastic idea Dennis. Will be giving it a try this week.

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