Tracking Web Stats

dalvia · 10-15-2008, 07:53 PM

Hi,

I have a few host accounts. some with godaddy (they have traffic facts) which is really helpful to see whose promoting your products and sending you traffic,

BUT

How do you track stats with hostgator with addon domains? Is there a software that can be plugged in?

Thanks for your imput,
D

Dan Grossman · 10-15-2008, 07:56 PM

There are many 3rd party trackers you can use just by pasting a bit of code into each page of the site. If it's templated, or uses a CMS like WordPress, you just put the code in the footer or sidebar so that it appears in every page.

I run a free real-time web stats service: W3Counter.

Google Analytics is the popular one, but it's not real-time, so you have to wait a few hours to a few days to see the recent traffic coming to your site.

Ouroboros · 10-15-2008, 07:56 PM

Are you using google analytics? That's simple and free and gives you a lot of details.

Steve

Damn, Dan beat me to it!

dalvia · 10-15-2008, 08:00 PM

Thanks guys for your imput. I have heard of google analytics but I will get onto it today and give it a whirl,

Thanks again,
D

oortcloud · 10-15-2008, 08:24 PM

Statcounter.com !

I have been using statcounter for a year now to track all of
my sites, gives you a dashboard on one page of all your
domains and then you can drill down from there. You just
drop some code on each page, oh and its free.

Heman Patel · 10-15-2008, 08:48 PM

Google analytic and statcounter work great!!!

Plus they are free!!!

Chris Monty · 10-15-2008, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oortcloud

Statcounter.com !

I have been using statcounter for a year now to track all of
my sites, gives you a dashboard on one page of all your
domains and then you can drill down from there. You just
drop some code on each page, oh and its free.

I agree. Statcounter is my favorite resource.

Dan Grossman · 10-15-2008, 09:49 PM

StatCounter's free service is only for very low traffic sites, though. Unless you pay for more, they only report on the last 500 page views of your site. For a site with even just a hundred or two visits a day, that's less than a day's traffic. That makes it impossible to view any trends in referrers, search keywords, etc. as your reports are on such a small period of time.

pingshepherd · 10-15-2008, 10:18 PM

Google analytic works great

iMarketer · 10-15-2008, 11:50 PM

Woopra is cool too... gives real time stats, plus a desktop java client.

Neil S · 10-15-2008, 11:53 PM

I use Google Analytics primarily but Statcounter to track sales from a merchant webpage.

Tigrrr · 10-16-2008, 12:15 AM

I like most webmasters use google analytics its one of the best and free

oortcloud · 10-16-2008, 10:28 PM

I should have clarified, I use google analytics for more indepth analysis at the end of the week but for day to day glance I use statcounter to monitor and spot any unusual trends.
Once I started accumulating more than a few domains, it became a pain to try to dig through seperate reports for each site.

So I think a dashboard and detailed reports are both a good idea.

10-15-2008, 07:53 PM	#1
dalvia HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gold Coast - Australia Posts: 187 Thanks: 12 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Tracking Web Stats - How do you do it? Hi, I have a few host accounts. some with godaddy (they have traffic facts) which is really helpful to see whose promoting your products and sending you traffic, BUT How do you track stats with hostgator with addon domains? Is there a software that can be plugged in? Thanks for your imput, D
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Dan Grossman Happily Self-Employed War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 797 Thanks: 16 Thanked 345 Times in 53 Posts Social Networking	Re: Tracking Web Stats - How do you do it? There are many 3rd party trackers you can use just by pasting a bit of code into each page of the site. If it's templated, or uses a CMS like WordPress, you just put the code in the footer or sidebar so that it appears in every page. I run a free real-time web stats service: W3Counter. Google Analytics is the popular one, but it's not real-time, so you have to wait a few hours to a few days to see the recent traffic coming to your site.
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Ouroboros Stephen Marsh War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mayberry,RFD,USA.(really!) Posts: 1,092 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 95 Thanked 181 Times in 100 Posts Contact Info	Re: Tracking Web Stats - How do you do it? Are you using google analytics? That's simple and free and gives you a lot of details. Steve Damn, Dan beat me to it!

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dalvia HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gold Coast - Australia Posts: 187 Thanks: 12 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Tracking Web Stats - How do you do it? Thanks guys for your imput. I have heard of google analytics but I will get onto it today and give it a whirl, Thanks again, D
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oortcloud Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 70 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Tracking Web Stats - How do you do it? Statcounter.com ! I have been using statcounter for a year now to track all of my sites, gives you a dashboard on one page of all your domains and then you can drill down from there. You just drop some code on each page, oh and its free.

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Heman Patel Internet Marketing Pro Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 258 Thanks: 5 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking	Re: Tracking Web Stats - How do you do it? Google analytic and statcounter work great!!! Plus they are free!!!

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Dan Grossman Happily Self-Employed War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 797 Thanks: 16 Thanked 345 Times in 53 Posts Social Networking	Re: Tracking Web Stats - How do you do it? StatCounter's free service is only for very low traffic sites, though. Unless you pay for more, they only report on the last 500 page views of your site. For a site with even just a hundred or two visits a day, that's less than a day's traffic. That makes it impossible to view any trends in referrers, search keywords, etc. as your reports are on such a small period of time.
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pingshepherd Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Tracking Web Stats - How do you do it? Google analytic works great

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Neil S HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA USA. Posts: 466 Thanks: 45 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts	Re: Tracking Web Stats - How do you do it? I use Google Analytics primarily but Statcounter to track sales from a merchant webpage.

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Tigrrr Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: WF, NP, DP Posts: 32 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: Tracking Web Stats - How do you do it? I like most webmasters use google analytics its one of the best and free

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oortcloud Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 70 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Tracking Web Stats - How do you do it? I should have clarified, I use google analytics for more indepth analysis at the end of the week but for day to day glance I use statcounter to monitor and spot any unusual trends. Once I started accumulating more than a few domains, it became a pain to try to dig through seperate reports for each site. So I think a dashboard and detailed reports are both a good idea.