One time traffic burst

Take a look at this traffic stats from Google Analytics. Notice the big spike over 3 days last week. It is puzzling and I went to take a closer look.

traffic burst

I didn’t know what happened. Well, I suspect something but I can’t confirm if it the cause.

traffic visitor breakdownLooking at the visitor referring source breakdown for the 3 days that the traffic peaked, 79% are direct, 10.2% from Google.

Where did the direct visitor came from?

I suspected it was from my own del.icio.us posting. After reading 10 Tips for More Blog Traffic on Performancing which mentioned “Bookmark every article at del.icio.us” I tried it.

I think that was the result. But I am puzzled why the referrer did not show del.icio.us.

Do you have similar experience?

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