Stumbled onto this new stat counter (they are calling it a Blog Tracker) the other day. It looks similar to the other stat counter that I have blogged about, however it offers a rank of your blog based on other blogs that use that stat counter.
This is the website for it
I think that I will sign up for this counter, it looks promising. Its only in Beta at the moment.
Showing posts with label Stat Counters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stat Counters. Show all posts
Friday, July 13, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Counting and Analysing traffic using stat counters
In order to find out who is visiting your website you need a stat counter ( also called hit counter ). This article expands on the following concepts:
-What is a stat counter;
-What type of data do they track;
-What are the best stat counter.
Stat counters are programs that record certain activity of visitors to your site. In the simplest form, they tell you how many people visited your site (unique visitors), and how many different pages were loaded (hits). Stat counters can hold data such as:
- entry page (where the person found your site from);
- exit page (what page the exited your site from);
- popular pages (what pages get the most hits);
- keyword activity (what search engine keywords were typed to find your site)
and many more, depending on which stat counter you use.
Since this site is aimed towards blogger users, the number of stat counters available is limited more than if you were hosting a site on your own. However, there are two very good stat counters that are commonly used by blogger bloggers. They are:
StatCounter ;
Site Meter.
I use StatCounter and its more than sufficient, however a lot of people use both. They are very simple to install. Each site will give you a piece of code to install, and with the new Blogger Beta, is a matter of following these steps:
-What is a stat counter;
-What type of data do they track;
-What are the best stat counter.
Stat counters are programs that record certain activity of visitors to your site. In the simplest form, they tell you how many people visited your site (unique visitors), and how many different pages were loaded (hits). Stat counters can hold data such as:
- entry page (where the person found your site from);
- exit page (what page the exited your site from);
- popular pages (what pages get the most hits);
- keyword activity (what search engine keywords were typed to find your site)
and many more, depending on which stat counter you use.
Since this site is aimed towards blogger users, the number of stat counters available is limited more than if you were hosting a site on your own. However, there are two very good stat counters that are commonly used by blogger bloggers. They are:
StatCounter ;
Site Meter.
I use StatCounter and its more than sufficient, however a lot of people use both. They are very simple to install. Each site will give you a piece of code to install, and with the new Blogger Beta, is a matter of following these steps:
- Log in to your Blogger account.
- On the first "New Post" click "Layout".
- Click "Add a Page Element".
- Choose the "HTML/JavaScript" then click, "Add To Blog".
- Paste the StatCounter code into the space provided. (ctrl v)
- Click "Save Changes".
Using similar websites to find sources of traffic
The following article expands on the following ideas :
- Link trades ;
- Public Stats / Hit Counters ;
- Top Referrers.
One of the best ways to get an idea of sources of traffic is to surf websites that are similar to yours. No matter how unique your site is, there will still be other sites that have common content to some extent. Finding these sites is merely a matter of googling your keywords or keywords that you think are similar to yours.
Once you find a few appropriate websites, look over the links area and see if they are accepting link trades. If your site is up and running, send them an email or fill in the link trade form. Link trades are a great source of traffic and also help to increase your page rank. If the site does not advertise that it is accepting link trades, it may still be worth sending them a polite email requesting a link trade. Alternatively, you could put up their link on your site and send them some traffic for free. Some sites will place your link up as a result of this. Still looking at the links area, it is worth clicking on the listed links that are similar to your website to see if they are accepting link trades. Follow the same steps as in the previous paragraph.
Some websites have public stats. I.E. they make available the infomation for website viewers to see where the website is getting its traffic from. This is fairly rare, however keep a look out for this button
as it is a common stat counter that shows public stats. Click on it and you can see where the website is getting its traffic from. Vistit these sites and see if you can trade links with them or submit your link. Similarly, websites may have a link similar to "top 100 referrers' which lists sites that are sending that site the most traffic. These links are well worth checking out.
Each of the concepts discussed above are explored further in the website and can be accessed by clicking on the labels either at the end of this post or in the sidebar.
- Link trades ;
- Public Stats / Hit Counters ;
- Top Referrers.
One of the best ways to get an idea of sources of traffic is to surf websites that are similar to yours. No matter how unique your site is, there will still be other sites that have common content to some extent. Finding these sites is merely a matter of googling your keywords or keywords that you think are similar to yours.
Once you find a few appropriate websites, look over the links area and see if they are accepting link trades. If your site is up and running, send them an email or fill in the link trade form. Link trades are a great source of traffic and also help to increase your page rank. If the site does not advertise that it is accepting link trades, it may still be worth sending them a polite email requesting a link trade. Alternatively, you could put up their link on your site and send them some traffic for free. Some sites will place your link up as a result of this. Still looking at the links area, it is worth clicking on the listed links that are similar to your website to see if they are accepting link trades. Follow the same steps as in the previous paragraph.
Some websites have public stats. I.E. they make available the infomation for website viewers to see where the website is getting its traffic from. This is fairly rare, however keep a look out for this button
as it is a common stat counter that shows public stats. Click on it and you can see where the website is getting its traffic from. Vistit these sites and see if you can trade links with them or submit your link. Similarly, websites may have a link similar to "top 100 referrers' which lists sites that are sending that site the most traffic. These links are well worth checking out.Each of the concepts discussed above are explored further in the website and can be accessed by clicking on the labels either at the end of this post or in the sidebar.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Showing posts with label Stat Counters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stat Counters. Show all posts
Friday, July 13, 2007
New Stat Counter - IceRocket Blog Tracker
Stumbled onto this new stat counter (they are calling it a Blog Tracker) the other day. It looks similar to the other stat counter that I have blogged about, however it offers a rank of your blog based on other blogs that use that stat counter.
This is the website for it
I think that I will sign up for this counter, it looks promising. Its only in Beta at the moment.
This is the website for it
I think that I will sign up for this counter, it looks promising. Its only in Beta at the moment.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Counting and Analysing traffic using stat counters
In order to find out who is visiting your website you need a stat counter ( also called hit counter ). This article expands on the following concepts:
-What is a stat counter;
-What type of data do they track;
-What are the best stat counter.
Stat counters are programs that record certain activity of visitors to your site. In the simplest form, they tell you how many people visited your site (unique visitors), and how many different pages were loaded (hits). Stat counters can hold data such as:
- entry page (where the person found your site from);
- exit page (what page the exited your site from);
- popular pages (what pages get the most hits);
- keyword activity (what search engine keywords were typed to find your site)
and many more, depending on which stat counter you use.
Since this site is aimed towards blogger users, the number of stat counters available is limited more than if you were hosting a site on your own. However, there are two very good stat counters that are commonly used by blogger bloggers. They are:
StatCounter ;
Site Meter.
I use StatCounter and its more than sufficient, however a lot of people use both. They are very simple to install. Each site will give you a piece of code to install, and with the new Blogger Beta, is a matter of following these steps:
-What is a stat counter;
-What type of data do they track;
-What are the best stat counter.
Stat counters are programs that record certain activity of visitors to your site. In the simplest form, they tell you how many people visited your site (unique visitors), and how many different pages were loaded (hits). Stat counters can hold data such as:
- entry page (where the person found your site from);
- exit page (what page the exited your site from);
- popular pages (what pages get the most hits);
- keyword activity (what search engine keywords were typed to find your site)
and many more, depending on which stat counter you use.
Since this site is aimed towards blogger users, the number of stat counters available is limited more than if you were hosting a site on your own. However, there are two very good stat counters that are commonly used by blogger bloggers. They are:
StatCounter ;
Site Meter.
I use StatCounter and its more than sufficient, however a lot of people use both. They are very simple to install. Each site will give you a piece of code to install, and with the new Blogger Beta, is a matter of following these steps:
- Log in to your Blogger account.
- On the first "New Post" click "Layout".
- Click "Add a Page Element".
- Choose the "HTML/JavaScript" then click, "Add To Blog".
- Paste the StatCounter code into the space provided. (ctrl v)
- Click "Save Changes".
Using similar websites to find sources of traffic
The following article expands on the following ideas :
- Link trades ;
- Public Stats / Hit Counters ;
- Top Referrers.
One of the best ways to get an idea of sources of traffic is to surf websites that are similar to yours. No matter how unique your site is, there will still be other sites that have common content to some extent. Finding these sites is merely a matter of googling your keywords or keywords that you think are similar to yours.
Once you find a few appropriate websites, look over the links area and see if they are accepting link trades. If your site is up and running, send them an email or fill in the link trade form. Link trades are a great source of traffic and also help to increase your page rank. If the site does not advertise that it is accepting link trades, it may still be worth sending them a polite email requesting a link trade. Alternatively, you could put up their link on your site and send them some traffic for free. Some sites will place your link up as a result of this. Still looking at the links area, it is worth clicking on the listed links that are similar to your website to see if they are accepting link trades. Follow the same steps as in the previous paragraph.
Some websites have public stats. I.E. they make available the infomation for website viewers to see where the website is getting its traffic from. This is fairly rare, however keep a look out for this button as it is a common stat counter that shows public stats. Click on it and you can see where the website is getting its traffic from. Vistit these sites and see if you can trade links with them or submit your link. Similarly, websites may have a link similar to "top 100 referrers' which lists sites that are sending that site the most traffic. These links are well worth checking out.
Each of the concepts discussed above are explored further in the website and can be accessed by clicking on the labels either at the end of this post or in the sidebar.
- Link trades ;
- Public Stats / Hit Counters ;
- Top Referrers.
One of the best ways to get an idea of sources of traffic is to surf websites that are similar to yours. No matter how unique your site is, there will still be other sites that have common content to some extent. Finding these sites is merely a matter of googling your keywords or keywords that you think are similar to yours.
Once you find a few appropriate websites, look over the links area and see if they are accepting link trades. If your site is up and running, send them an email or fill in the link trade form. Link trades are a great source of traffic and also help to increase your page rank. If the site does not advertise that it is accepting link trades, it may still be worth sending them a polite email requesting a link trade. Alternatively, you could put up their link on your site and send them some traffic for free. Some sites will place your link up as a result of this. Still looking at the links area, it is worth clicking on the listed links that are similar to your website to see if they are accepting link trades. Follow the same steps as in the previous paragraph.
Some websites have public stats. I.E. they make available the infomation for website viewers to see where the website is getting its traffic from. This is fairly rare, however keep a look out for this button
as it is a common stat counter that shows public stats. Click on it and you can see where the website is getting its traffic from. Vistit these sites and see if you can trade links with them or submit your link. Similarly, websites may have a link similar to "top 100 referrers' which lists sites that are sending that site the most traffic. These links are well worth checking out.Each of the concepts discussed above are explored further in the website and can be accessed by clicking on the labels either at the end of this post or in the sidebar.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)