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Website
Statistic Software Packages
In
order to accurately evaluate and improve
your website’s performance, it is vital to have access to good
statistics about visitors to the website. Until recently, one of the
most popular providers of free web statistics was WebtrendsLive.
Recently, however, this company announced that their product would no
longer be free. This development follows an Internet trend you’ve
heard us mention repeatedly - many free resources are starting to charge
fees for services. While WebtrendsLive is an awesome stats package,
the $35 per month they charge is just too expensive for at least 80% of
inns.
We've
researched dozens of available statistical tracking packages and found
eight “contenders” that we’d like to discuss: WebtrendsLive, Free
Extreme Tracker, $5 Extreme Tracker, Webstat, HitBox Personal, HitBox
Professional, VioClicks and Blizzard
Tracker.
The
most important features in a statistical tracking software are:
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Comprehensive
Reporting (including unique visitors, referrers, keywords, etc.)
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Password
Protection (to keep your competitors out)
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Track
Each Page (see what people do once they arrive at your website)
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Calendar
View (view reports by day/week/month/year)
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Invisibility
(no ads displayed on your website)
Our
three favorites:
*Free:
Extreme Tracker
*Inexpensive and
good: Webstat
*Best Value:
Blizzard Tracker
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