How to Analyze Statistical Information for Your Web Site

Having your own Web site without knowing who has been visiting it is like giving away products or information. You are not really tapping into the financial possibilities that come with knowing your traffic and user demographics. In the realm of cyberspace, it is essential to know who frequently visits your Web site. Read on to learn how to analyze statistical information for your Web site.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer with Internet access

1. Use counters. Counters are tracking devices that count the number of users of your Web site. Counters are used on many home pages. These counters can be downloaded for free from Web sites such as "Amazing Counters."

2. Get trackers from the Internet. Unlike counters, trackers are more detailed when it comes to tracking your visitors including: how your visitor was able to access your site, visitor statistics by time, date, page viewed, browser, referrer and other values. Trackers are also available free on Web sites such as "The Free Site."

3. Use your Internet Service Provider's (ISP), built-in statistical promo. You can use the log data that is kept by your ISP, such as AOL or MSN.

4. Browse the different types of log data that are accessible through your ISP. Each log file contains specific information that you may find useful in analyzing Internet activity on your Web site.

5. Install Web site analysis software. These are highly accurate programs that are solely created to generate traffic reports based from your Web site. Some Web site analysis software can be downloaded for free while there are some which you can buy at office supply retailers.

Tips & Warnings

• Only use free trackers and counters that do not require you to place ads or buttons on your Web site. Adding ads or buttons could affect your the loading time of the Web site.
• It is recommended that you scour the Internet for free Website analysis software. Not only will this save you money but can also make the installment process easier.
• Be wary of some Web sites that offer free analysis software. Make sure that these Websites are credible. See to it that you run a virus scan before downloading the Web site analysis software installer to make sure that this file will not pose any risks to your computer.

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