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We have been doing this monthly, but we'll do it quarterly now, since it takes 8 hours to do each time.
You can always click the links for each company to check out the latest.
Alexa Rates - Percentage of Bounce
Alexa.com compiles statistics for the internet industry.
On August 23, 2009 these are the bounce stats for the
Top 40 web sites that list photographers
over a 3 month time period
(If there is a tie the winner will be determined by the highest score of the previous week)

The bounce rate measures the percentage of unique visitors that only visit one page on the site. If they leave the site after that first page this is not a good sign.
The lower the percentage number the better.

Bounce rate is the third most important factor in determining relevance.
Relevance is the first step toward buying.
(The links on each company name go to their Alexa page for current stats.)
(click on links to see current status.)

bounce scale

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  23.3               sitewelder.com                                                 24.6       27.1       27.8       
  23.7               Shutterfly                                                          24.3        24.9       25.9
 25.0 percent   Best USA Photographers                  22.0    20.7    33.0
  25.2               Getty Images                                                     26.8       28.9       30.9
  27.8               Nature Photographers                                     26.3       27.8       27.4
  29.2               Shutterstock                                                     28.7       28.8       29.7
  29.6               Corbis                                                                33.2       36.2       42.1
  31.4               The Knot                                                            29.9       29.7       28.8 
  33.3               iStockphoto.com                                              28.4        28.0       28.3
  34.8               photoportfolios.net                                          31.7       29.5       28.5

  35.5               SmugMug                                                           35.5       35.8       36.8
  37.2               The Wedding Photojournalist Assoc.             35.9       33.2       32.0    
  37.5              photoshelter.com                                              37.8        37.5       37.2
  40.0               Photography-now.net                                      New to top 40
  40.2               Kodak Gallery                                                    40.2       39.7       39.0  
  40.7               Professional Photographers of Canada        48.8       47.7        42.9
  41.6               Professional Photographers of America       41.1        39.6       38.0
  41.7               BigStockPhoto                                                  40.3        39.3       39.1  
  41.9               Magnum Photos                                               42.4        39.2       39.2
  42.6               wppionline.com                                                43.5        42.7       45.4

  44.9               National Assoc. of Photoshop Professionals 47.8      46.3       47.5
  45.1               Flickr                                                                  45.3        45.7       45.7
  48.2               Photo Marketing Association International  48.5        50.7       53.2
  48.4               Photobucket                                                     48.0        48.0       47.9
  49.6               WedPlan                                                            50.9        47.9       46.3
  50.4               Photographers.com                                         49.3        44.4       43.7
  50. 7             Photography Directory                                     40.1        39.3       44.3
  51.4              Dreamstime Stock Photography                      52.5        53.1      54.2
  51.5               foliolink.com                                                     51.0        56.3       56.9
  54.0               Web100.com                                                      56.1       56.9       54.5

  56.3               Webshots                                                          56.5        56.9       56.8
  56.8               PhotographyBlog                                             58.1        58.9       59.6 
  57.0               PBase                                                                 57.8       58.3       58.2
  58.3               photographysites.com                                     56.9       54.1       50.5
  58.6               Popular Photography                                       59.5       57.9       57.2
  58.8               National Press Photographers Assoc.           59.1
  59.1               The National Geographic Society                   60.2       61.7       62.5
  59.4               Fotosearch Stock Photography                      59.3       58.4       56.8
  61.5               photography.com                                             61.7        57.5      58.6  
  62.7               Outdoor Photographer                                    62.5        60.5      59.9
  64.8               PhotoLinks                                                        63.7        63.2      62.5

                   
and there are many with a lot higher percentage rate
   
   

Take a look at what happened when we combine all 3 buying stats into a
Buyers not Lookers Ranking

This is just one chart on a VERY interesting article
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