My podcast is not on iTunes or any other expternal library; they are only available from my website.
Also, we're just using default media players provided with PowerPress.
And still, I'm getting almost as many media downloads as pageviews.
Looking at these numbers, what do you conclude? It sure looks both from Blubrry statistics as well as my bandwidth usage like about 80% of visitors are playing the podcast... but only the ones on mobile... which doesn't make much sense...
I noticed that on mobile phones, the media players don't look like they do on desktop... is it possible that the mobile phones (iphone, ipad, android) are forcing their own media player onto the file and preloading it?
Here's my most popular article's statistics:
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Blubrry Statistics for: Responsible-or-Spoiled.mp3
8,501 Total Downloads
6,759 Unique Downloads
Google Analytics for: the-key-to-avoiding-entitlement/index.php
9,869 Pageviews
9,216 Unique Pageviews.
Average time on page: 3:07; audio length: 3:44;
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Second most popular article's statistics:
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Google Analytics for: the-new-problem-of-entitlement/index.php
2,261 Pageviews
2,088 Unique Pageviews
Blubrry Statistics for: Entitlement.mp3
1,852 Total Downloads
1,464 Unique Downloads
Average time on page: 3:10; Audio Length: 3:14;
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FYI I have purchased the premium plan, largely because I'm needing reliable support with this issue, so thanks for your help, it's much appreciated.