March Stats & April News.
Google Analytics has migrated to GA4 which they dub the next generation of Analytics. Perhaps it is better but for OzBargain and other users who are used to seeing certain stats, %, and reports in a certain way, the new UI has been a bit challenging to use. I think some of the numbers are a bit skewed in the transition to GA4 which I've denoted. Anyone know a good free Udemy course for GA4 Analytics? :)
Huge comp win for TeslaFan who won a Trip for 2 to LA for The LA Premiere of The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
This month we have Mother's Day and Click Frenzy Mayhem. While OzBargainers are sceptical about the deals that come out around Click Frenzy, the competition part of it is quite popular as seen in the 2022 version. Last year members won an iPhone, eye shadow, Airpods, and an Xbox.
Members
Members of the Month
March 2023
doweyy for posting the most voted deal in March, 15% off Apple eGift Cards @ GiftCards.com.au.It got +1172 votes and over 45k clicks, which makes it the most clicked deal last month as well. Apple products rarely get meaningful discounts butthat basically makes them 15% cheaper.
Scrooge McDeal for posting the most deals last month (111 deals with +51.5 vote average), and most popular being this public service announcement — VPN Access for All Google One Plans @ Google One. McDeal has also managed to post 5 competitions in March.
Chuanx for posting the most voted and most entered competition in March, Win an Easter Prize Pack Worth over $6000 from Aussie Broadband. There's no need to be an AussieBB customer to partake in the comp. Entry closes on 16 April so there's still time to enter.
Finally, TruePursuit for flooding the competition section of OzBargain with comps — 365 comps were posted in March with +6.2 vote average., and the most voted being Win an LG Objet Collection – Posé 55'' 4K OLED TV from Man of Many.
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Oculus Store Referrals. Dealing with 200 potential referrals for one store.
- Links to the birthday deals & freebies wiki for all birthday related deals posted. More
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 5054 (avg: 1 report every ~9 minutes) || February 2023: 4558 || March 2023: 5319
- Deals Removed/Published: 384/3347 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 101/1025 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 28/783 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 34/711
| reason | COUNT |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 104 |
| Requested by OP | 59 |
| Spam | 56 |
| Sockpuppeting | 37 |
| No bargain listed | 20 |
| Referral spam | 18 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 17 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 17 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 16 |
| Insufficient Quantity | 14 |
| Post in classifieds | 13 |
| Unobtainable deal | 12 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 11 |
| Lack of business details | 10 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 9 |
| Merged with eBay Insufficient Quantity Thread | 8 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 8 |
| Account Issue | 6 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 6 |
| Circumventing ban | 6 |
| Moved to Low Quantity Deals thread | 5 |
| Banned item | 5 |
| Referrals not allowed in classifieds | 5 |
| Trolling | 4 |
| Not available to Australia | 4 |
| Combined posts | 4 |
| Deal doesn't meet Catch posting guidelines | 4 |
| Incomprehensible deal | 3 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 3 |
| Joke post | 3 |
| Insufficient Quantity (Merged with Existing Thread… | 3 |
| Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines | 3 |
| Affiliate spam | 2 |
| Use referral system | 2 |
| Ghost account | 2 |
| Out of stock on posting | 2 |
| Merged into Low Quantity Amazon Deals Thread | 2 |
| Merged with Amazon Insufficient Quantity Thread | 2 |
| Banned store | 2 |
| Merged into Low Quantity eBay Deals Thread | 2 |
| Merged to existing thread | 2 |
| Merged with Existing "Is This Site Legit/Real?" Me… | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Scrooge McDeal | 111 | 51.77 |
| Clear | 70 | 47.90 |
| ChatGPT | 68 | 25.16 |
| jimojr | 44 | 26.52 |
| I Smell Pennies | 41 | 73.76 |
| superforever | 34 | 30.06 |
| nocure | 33 | 42.42 |
| O O | 30 | 22.47 |
| RichardL | 27 | 71.52 |
| BargainsGrabber | 26 | 134.77 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (5077 deals) +11
- dealbot (4603 deals) +15
- save50 (4079 deals) +25
- tightarse (3931 deals) +6
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| RespectHealth | 4 | 1.00 |
| Bargainsforlife | 3 | 30.00 |
| Ludbud77 | 3 | 19.67 |
| Timberz2323 | 3 | 9.33 |
| amz4 | 3 | 4.67 |
| Jo5ta | 3 | 4.00 |
| Bevmart | 3 | 2.00 |
| chulbul | 2 | 70.50 |
| DIYcharcat | 2 | 12.50 |
| 4x4king | 2 | 9.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Scrooge McDeal | 55 | 86.35 |
| Clear | 30 | 90.97 |
| BargainsGrabber | 24 | 143.67 |
| RichardL | 22 | 84.32 |
| I Smell Pennies | 21 | 129.81 |
| ChatGPT | 17 | 54.24 |
| dealbot | 16 | 195.25 |
| Wuman | 13 | 87.23 |
| HamBoi69 | 13 | 78.00 |
| nocure | 11 | 94.73 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shppngtrlly com au | 5 | 66.20 | 14 | 3 |
| gotyourback | 4 | 182.50 | 109 | 71 |
| BPC Technology | 4 | 88.75 | 16 | 4 |
| jason101 | 4 | 56.00 | 38 | 6 |
| tightarse | 3 | 516.00 | 35 | 8 |
| LimeBlueCoffee | 3 | 121.67 | 99 | 0 |
| enigmapc | 3 | 95.33 | 59 | 1 |
| untech | 3 | 90.33 | 37 | 1 |
| beatthatflight | 3 | 70.33 | 28 | 0 |
| luketechfast | 2 | 96.50 | 6 | 1 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| TruePursuit | 365 | 6.32 |
| Phalaxis | 136 | 16.87 |
| JoeGC | 63 | 15.08 |
| neil | 38 | 10.66 |
| Iluvfreebies | 29 | 11.66 |
| CindaaMoon | 29 | 8.03 |
| Chuanx | 9 | 17.11 |
| Katie2014 | 9 | 13.78 |
| Scrooge McDeal | 5 | 10.60 |
| okhuhwhatnow | 5 | 10.20 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 782 | 724 |
| Baysew | 213 | 203 |
| rompastompa | 155 | 150 |
| tonester | 65 | 61 |
| O O | 29 | 27 |
| DuckKnight | 19 | 19 |
| brandogs | 13 | 13 |
| aether | 11 | 9 |
| coldlamb | 10 | 9 |
| CC123 | 3 | 3 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AustriaBargain | 682 | 1.97 | 53 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| Clear | 531 | 1.23 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Muzeeb | 530 | 3.96 | 118 | 31 | 9 | 2 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 520 | 2.34 | 73 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| I Smell Pennies | 510 | 1.33 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| blacksmithnpc | 465 | 0.50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CodeXD | 454 | 1.37 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| xoom | 441 | 1.59 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| wisdomtooth | 439 | 0.36 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| lostgoat | 423 | 0.76 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tell them to close their | 326 | Mechz | 2023-03-08 |
| Unless your children are | 238 | AustriaBargain | 2023-03-12 |
| leave em alone. | 215 | Nugs | 2023-03-12 |
| Chinese students were only | 172 | AustriaBargain | 2023-03-16 |
| turning it into a | 145 | iDroid | 2023-03-09 |
| Exactly. It's not the OP's | 144 | Faulty P xel | 2023-03-06 |
| Why would there be anything | 141 | Hybroid | 2023-03-27 |
| Broker made us | 131 | randomusername2017 | 2023-03-11 |
| Is this a troll post? | 129 | morse | 2023-03-12 |
| why the hell would you want | 129 | gromit | 2023-03-12 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't remember when he | -98 | matttttt | 2023-03-05 |
| Stick tape trap | -81 | mokr | 2023-03-12 |
| east/southeast melbourne. | -67 | mrvaluepack | 2023-03-21 |
| Like | -58 | ShamRaz | 2023-03-12 |
| I have owned my previous | -57 | Discounted | 2023-03-27 |
| Someone got jealous and hit | -56 | RSmith | 2023-03-20 |
| Yes. Asians | -55 | ironworthy | 2023-03-20 |
| Lame post | -53 | MEGASERVE | 2023-03-07 |
| rather not support this gay | -52 | Marcx33 | 2023-03-04 |
| So a concerted community | -50 | Protractor | 2023-03-31 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and with added virtue | 31 | 31 | franco cozzo | 2023-03-14 |
| I don’t think the economy | 29 | 28 | kaoz | 2023-03-29 |
| Entice everyone into | 28 | 28 | furiousgeorge | 2023-03-05 |
| Depends. | 22 | 22 | Muzeeb | 2023-03-11 |
| Yeah I would be very annoyed | 16 | 18 | DingoBilly | 2023-03-17 |
| Careful, you'll rouse the | 15 | 15 | Nitr0 | 2023-03-05 |
| French are the biggest | 14 | 12 | justgooddeals | 2023-03-29 |
| Labor voter starter park | 14 | 12 | pharcyde | 2023-03-20 |
| There are some really great | 13 | 15 | Debt Free | 2023-03-03 |
| I'm not trolling at all. I | 13 | 12 | xyron | 2023-03-05 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just let the guy that | 142 | 120 | Muzeeb | 2023-03-06 |
| I don’t think the economy | 29 | 28 | kaoz | 2023-03-29 |
| Do you call Iran Persia? Do | 22 | 18 | Peekay | 2023-03-02 |
| Forgot homophobia is | 18 | 15 | vash5 | 2023-03-05 |
| Yeah I would be very annoyed | 16 | 18 | DingoBilly | 2023-03-17 |
| $15/m still too much for me | 15 | 12 | King Steuart | 2023-03-19 |
| French are the biggest | 14 | 12 | justgooddeals | 2023-03-29 |
| Labor voter starter park | 14 | 12 | pharcyde | 2023-03-20 |
| I'm not trolling at all. I | 13 | 12 | xyron | 2023-03-05 |
| There are some really great | 13 | 15 | Debt Free | 2023-03-03 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
["K:D"] highest vote average with minimum 100 comments and also 50 comments.
100 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Hybroid | 129 | 5.22 |
| Mechz | 123 | 4.76 |
| Muzeeb | 526 | 4.07 |
| pegaxs | 216 | 3.85 |
| Nugs | 147 | 3.34 |
| brendanm | 264 | 3.29 |
| spackbace | 233 | 3.26 |
| JimmyF | 112 | 2.95 |
| boomramada | 188 | 2.93 |
| SBOB | 171 | 2.88 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Hybroid | 129 | 5.22 |
| Jolakot | 52 | 4.83 |
| Mechz | 123 | 4.76 |
| AngoraFish | 83 | 4.59 |
| mskeggs | 62 | 4.37 |
| djkelly69 | 52 | 4.13 |
| orangetrain | 51 | 4.12 |
| Muzeeb | 526 | 4.07 |
| SF3 | 60 | 3.98 |
| iDroid | 66 | 3.85 |
Deals
Top 10 fastest deals to the front page
Top 10 fastest deals to 100 votes
Top 10 most popular deals by votes
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
Top 10 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
Most Popular Deals by Category
Top 10 most popular freebie deals by votes
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 50 | February: 96
Competition Pageviews: March: 354,290 | February: 227,983 (Note New GA4 Stats)
- Comps Posted: 783 | February: 694
- Biggest Winner: Win a Trip for 2 to LA for The LA Premiere of The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Social Media
Instagram:
- 12,724 +154 followers
- Male 40%, Female 59.9% (vs. Male 71.9% Female: 28.1% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 40.8% (vs. 37.18% for OzBargain)
- 15,235 sessions from Stories (Note New GA4 Stats)
Tiktok:
- Video Views 4,842 (-51.07%)
- Shares 11 (-8.33%)
- Likes 65 (-38.68%)
- Followers 4,331 0
Other stats
Top 10 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews, excluding help pages)
| Wiki Page | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Discounted eGift Cards - OzBargain Wiki | 9,430 |
| List of Birthday deals/freebies - OzBargain Wiki | 9,373 |
| List of Price Comparison Sites | 2,156 |
| Debit & Credit Cards with no international fees - OzBargain Wiki | 2,072 |
| Credit Card Guide - OzBargain Wiki | 1,428 |
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
| Store | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 54,633 |
| eBay Australia | 23,052 |
| Amazon AU | 12,100 |
| Menulog | 10,593 |
| Kayo | 8,958 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 393 | 35.44 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 108 | 40.69 |
| Catch.com.au | 51 | 23.43 |
| Cashrewards | 49 | 85.29 |
| Coles | 46 | 56.48 |
| ShopBack AU | 44 | 72.25 |
| Amazon Global Store | 41 | 31.41 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 39 | 33.08 |
| Woolworths | 39 | 41.85 |
| Costco Wholesale | 36 | 27.03 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 638 |
| Boost | 537 |
| Amazon AU | 529 |
| Cashrewards | 476 |
| Uniqlo | 468 |
| Shopback | 435 |
| eBay | 417 |
| I Want That Flight | 404 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 365 |
| Specsavers | 359 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions) (Note GA4)
- Facebook - 55,136
- Whirlpool Forums - 37,239
- Oursteps - 35,450
- Twitter - 21,795
- Reddit 25,192
Top Browsers (by Sessions) (Note GA4)
- Chrome 59.61%
- Safari 25.42%
- Edge 4.34%
- Firefox 3.34%
- Samsung Internet 3.05%
- Ozbargain Android App 2.28%
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| Cashrewards | 4421 |
| ShopBack AU | 3581 |
| Uber Eats | 1757 |
| Stake | 1265 |
| Wise | 1054 |
Everything else
- Deals posted: 3347 || February 2023: 2742 || March 2022: 3327
- Total number of deals: 435,849 || Total number of forum topics: 120,196
- Number of Freebies posted: 178
- Comments posted: 127,208 || February 2023: 123,227 || March 2022: 126,049
- Total comments posted: 13,691,138 comments
- % of removed comments: 2.04% || February 1.91% || March 2022 1.59%
- Overall traffic: 13,730,381 sessions, 37,937,579 pageviews || February 2023: 11,220,024 sessions, 34,127,896 pageviews || March 2022: 12,755,532 sessions, 38,129,940 pageviews
- New users: 2525 Total number of users: 389,556
- % of rep posts: 14.60% || February: 14.87% || March 2022: 17.93%
- User Age: 18-24: 13.88%, 25-34: 37.18%, 35-44: 28.30%, 45-54: 12.87%, 55-64: 4.66%, 65+: 3.12% || February 2023: 18-24: 16.87%, 25-34: 36.28%, 35-44: 24.90%, 45-54: 12.40%, 55-64: 5.77%, 65+: 3.79% || March 2022: 18-24: 17.84%, 25-34: 35.89%, 35-44: 24.80%, 45-54: 11.91%, 55-64: 5.67%, 65+: 3.88%
- Male: 71.9% Female: 28.1% || February 2023: Male: 67.17% Female: 32.83% || March 2022: Male 65.49% Female: 34.51%
- # of stores in referral system: 700 -34 (Consolidation of Oculus referrals)
- # of banned websites: 7261 +68
Newsletter subscribers: 127,099 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: Bonus $800 Trade-in, $250 Voucher for Tablet, Watch, Buds, Accessories & $124 Samsung Care+ @ Samsung (1275 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Kayo Basic $10 Per Month for 6 Months (Selected Returning Customers) @ Kayo (5356 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: [eBay Plus] MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti VENTUS 3X 12G OC $1304.10 Delivered @ Harris Technology eBay (-9 votes)
2023: Jan - Feb
2022: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
Are you sure Chrome is used around 14-15 times more than Edge in Browsers ?
Edit : While Chrome's market share is 68.79% on desktop and 63.72% on mobile, Edge's is 8.1% on desktop and just 0.1% on mobile. The difference can probably be explained by the fact that Edge is the default browser on Windows computers while Chrome is the default on Android devices.21 Mar 2023
A lot stronger than what I thought .