Re: How important are webrings?

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

Scouter wrote:

Gunnar wrote,

For instance, when I looked at the summary statistics for my own
ring, I have to admit that I was slightly disappointed. On an
average, each site refers 1.3 visitors per day to other ring
sites, the list page or the ring homepage, while each site
receives 1.8 visitors per day from the ring. At the same time I
know that my webring is more successful in this respect than
other similar rings.

Do the math, with a ring size of 300 sites X 1.8= 540 people that
surfed some part of the ring a day, 3,700 hits a week and 16,200
per month !  My ring has been over 30,000 hits a month.

Yeah, you can always do the math.

One reason why I was a little disappointed is that I remember what the stats at the old WebRing told me when my ring was hosted there. The ring was larger at that time (say 450 sites), but at times it stated 200,000 hits per 8 weeks period.
200,000 / 8 / 7 / 450 = 7.9 hits per site per day

The core member sites are very much the same today. Has the ring traffic decreased that much? Don't think so. But I now have reasons to suspect that the old WebRing stats was inflated.

Are webrings important?

Yes, we connect sites of common interest and themes.

And, if so, why?

They allow anyone the opportunity, to link their site with other
sites the have or display a common theme and interest togather, in
an effort for all to learn and see anything relating their specific
interests.

Thanks, Tom.

/ Gunnar