If you have your own website... Google Analytics

[Rob D]

Have been using Google Analytics for the last few months and have found it a good tool. Tells you in easy to read graphs and pie charts who is visiting your website, where they're from, how long they stayed on your site etc etc ... and loads more info. Google Analytics | Official Website

 

Really easy to use and read. Tells you how many people link to your site from other sites e.g from arbtalk in Nov I had a 107 referrals.

 

You have to get your website designer (I don't know how it's done exactly) to post some code into each page of your website. Then you just log into Google Analytics and away you go.

 

And the best thing is it'd FREE !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Steve Bullman]

yep its what i use, great tool

[Chris Sheppard]

Aye, we use it at work - I don't try to understand it but I know we use it lol

[Rob D]

I've no idea how it works but it's easy to use and understand which is pretty rare in the computer world!

[ACUF]

Cool,

 

I just configured and I wondered if it only works based on the time you set it up, and doesn't acquire historical figures?

 

Can't tell yet..

 

Thanks for the post!

 

ACUF

[Steve Bullman]

yeah it wont tell you stats prior to instalation

[Steve Bullman]

past 12 months growth at arbtalk

Analytics_arbtalk.co.uk_20081130-20091130_(DashboardReport).pdf

[A_lopa]

Not bad,It sure pays $ to have your site right.

[Marko]

Even if you don't really understand the bulk of the report, if you are paying for any online advertising then the refering sites section is an essential read before you renew any ads.

 

This report allows you to get behind the hype of the sales pitch and and find out who is actually really delivering consistent, quality traffic to your website. Invaluable!