Which Stats Are You Using (Awstats or Webalizer) to Calculate Conversion? May I Ask?

Takuya Hikichi · 09-13-2008, 11:39 AM

Warriors,

Let's say you have lots of mini-sites (one page, "click here to buy").

If you look at Awstats, it has "Unique Visitors" & "Number of Visits".

Looking at Webalizer, it only shows "Visits" and between the two stats systems, their numbers don't necessarily match (although some numbers come close) and I have a few sites numbers aren't close at all usually Webalizer being greater in number of "Visits".

So my question is if you want to calculate number of sales per every 100 visitors, which one should be used?

Perhaps only the "Unique Visitors" shown in Awstats?

kenj · 09-13-2008, 12:40 PM

I use webaliser and analytics.
Webaliser seems to have more uniques showing than analytics but this may be the way I have it set up.

I like the interface of webaliser and the trends it shows are I am sure quite accurate.

Matthew Keith · 09-13-2008, 12:55 PM

I've been using statcounter for years, which compares uniques and total visits plus a whole bunch of other stuff. I'm not sure if it's the best, but it's always served me well and I'll probably always use it.

EDIT: Sorry, I misunderstood the question. If you're trying to calculate sales/visitor, then I think it's up to you whether you want to base it on total visits or uniques. I would say to go by uniques as total visitors includes people that have already been to the page. You could also use this info to figure out an average of how many visits it typically takes each visitor to convert.

James Turner · 09-13-2008, 12:57 PM

I prefer AWstats.

At the end of the day as long as you are using the same
source of data when you make comparisons, that's all that
matters.

James

wordwizard · 09-13-2008, 01:20 PM

Another vote for Awstats. Same reason: differentiates between uniques and visitors.

I also like that it shows where people came from and how they found my site.

Elisabeth

George Langer · 06-13-2011, 08:56 AM

May I ask why don't you use Google Analytics?
George

esk · 06-13-2011, 08:57 AM

I use google analytics and fliptracker

Ronnie Nijmeh · 06-13-2011, 09:09 AM

I'd go with Google Analytics and setup Goal Tracking... it provides the best stats around.

09-13-2008, 11:39 AM	#1
Takuya Hikichi The Samurai Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 687 Thanks: 93 Thanked 57 Times in 32 Posts	Which Stats Are You Using (Awstats or Webalizer) to Calculate Conversion? May I Ask? Warriors, Let's say you have lots of mini-sites (one page, "click here to buy"). If you look at Awstats, it has "Unique Visitors" & "Number of Visits". Looking at Webalizer, it only shows "Visits" and between the two stats systems, their numbers don't necessarily match (although some numbers come close) and I have a few sites numbers aren't close at all usually Webalizer being greater in number of "Visits". So my question is if you want to calculate number of sales per every 100 visitors, which one should be used? Perhaps only the "Unique Visitors" shown in Awstats?

09-13-2008, 12:40 PM	#2
kenj Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,242 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 134 Thanked 234 Times in 171 Posts	Re: Which Stats Are You Using (Awstats or Webalizer) to Calculate Conversion? May I Ask? I use webaliser and analytics. Webaliser seems to have more uniques showing than analytics but this may be the way I have it set up. I like the interface of webaliser and the trends it shows are I am sure quite accurate.
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Matthew Keith HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Treasure Island, FL Posts: 147 Thanks: 9 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking	Re: Which Stats Are You Using (Awstats or Webalizer) to Calculate Conversion? May I Ask? I've been using statcounter for years, which compares uniques and total visits plus a whole bunch of other stuff. I'm not sure if it's the best, but it's always served me well and I'll probably always use it. EDIT: Sorry, I misunderstood the question. If you're trying to calculate sales/visitor, then I think it's up to you whether you want to base it on total visits or uniques. I would say to go by uniques as total visitors includes people that have already been to the page. You could also use this info to figure out an average of how many visits it typically takes each visitor to convert.

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James Turner Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 49 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Which Stats Are You Using (Awstats or Webalizer) to Calculate Conversion? May I Ask? I prefer AWstats. At the end of the day as long as you are using the same source of data when you make comparisons, that's all that matters. James

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wordwizard Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia, USA. Posts: 1,324 Thanks: 182 Thanked 234 Times in 139 Posts Social Networking	Re: Which Stats Are You Using (Awstats or Webalizer) to Calculate Conversion? May I Ask? Another vote for Awstats. Same reason: differentiates between uniques and visitors. I also like that it shows where people came from and how they found my site. Elisabeth
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George Langer Active Warrior Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 67 Thanks: 3 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Which Stats Are You Using (Awstats or Webalizer) to Calculate Conversion? May I Ask? May I ask why don't you use Google Analytics? George
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esk HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 106 Thanks: 20 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Which Stats Are You Using (Awstats or Webalizer) to Calculate Conversion? May I Ask? I use google analytics and fliptracker

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