I need a modern breakdown (reputable source from 2005) that shows the
breakdown of how first-time visitors are finding Websites>.

For example:

According to the XYX Internet Consortium?

46% Search Engines
24% Text Links form Sites
15% Typed (manually entered)
12% Banners
03% Other

Or something like that. The more info ? the better.

Please site your source and provide a link if possible.

Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 08 Dec 2005 17:07 PST

Hello Vadesign,

Please let me know if the data below serves your purpose?

Thanks, 
Bobbie7



How Internet users find your website:

Search Engines -- 87%
Links from other Sites -- 85%
Printed Media -- 63%
Word of Mouth -- 58%
Newsgroups -- 32%
E-mail -- 32%
Television -- 32%
Books -- 28%
(Georgia Tech)
http://www.hitwise.com.au/sem/resources/statistics.html


This chart shows how people find Websites. As you can see, 70% of
people find what they are looking for by using a Search Engine their
very first time online.
http://www.promaxum.com/images/graph.jpg

Taken from Promaxum:
http://www.promaxum.com/seo.html

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Clarification of Question by vadesign-ga on 08 Dec 2005 23:10 PST

Hi bobbie7-ga,

Thanks for the note and your research.

The answer I need will add up to 100%. So it will be something like
"In 2005 46% of all people visiting a site for the first time found
that site through a search engine while 24% used text links from oher
websites, 15% typed the URL manually..."

Thanks again,

Mike