jason
Well-known member
There are quite a few ways you can track visitors on your website.
1. Basic Counter - registers everytime a specific page is loaded, usually display on the site for all to see
2. Raw Server logs - registers ALL activity on your server without filtering out bots, 404s, etc
3. Tracking codes - such as google analytics, added to each page or to a common footer, it is able to decipher accurate metrics
The most accurate and most insightful is using a tracking code.
Below is a copy of a google analytics report. What is showing is just the tip of the iceberg of the information that is available.
2nd image is a copy of server logs that have formatted by webalizer.
1. Basic Counter - registers everytime a specific page is loaded, usually display on the site for all to see
2. Raw Server logs - registers ALL activity on your server without filtering out bots, 404s, etc
3. Tracking codes - such as google analytics, added to each page or to a common footer, it is able to decipher accurate metrics
The most accurate and most insightful is using a tracking code.
Below is a copy of a google analytics report. What is showing is just the tip of the iceberg of the information that is available.
2nd image is a copy of server logs that have formatted by webalizer.