Study Your Sites Performance Via Hit Tracking

Knowledge is power.

And undoubtedly, it is the key to making a substantial fortune online. Consider these: what if you knew the sited your visitors came from before they arrived at yours, what they were checking out before they took a look at your pages, and where they went after visiting your place? What if you knew which of your links were being clicked, how much they were being used, and how well they are performing? What if you knew which among the pages in your site attracts the most attention?

Again, knowledge is power and knowing all these things would lead to better results from your site.

Thankfully, technology has caught up with this highly particular necessity. A lot of programs have been developed to track your hits with meticulous accuracy. It is now possible to determine the things we've mentioned above, and more.

Of course, this knowledge would be useless if you wouldn't know what to do with it, right? Knowing the statistics that tracking services could provide can be applied to many things that can improve the performance of your site.

With a good hit tracking program or service, you could do a lot of amazing things. Here are some examples:

? You could find the entry sites, or the sites that your visitors last visited, through a hit tracking program. This would be important for many reasons. First, you would know which area to focus on with your marketing campaign. Did most of your visitors come from a particular forum? You could promote your site there. Did most of your visitors come from a search engine page? You could intensify your search engine optimization campaign. Did your visitors come from an articles directory site? Submit more articles then, because that move is definitely working!

? You could discover your visitor's exit sites, or the sites that they would visit after lingering in your pages. This is important in determining consumer behavior. Knowing the other things that interest them would allow you to target them as alternative marketing venues.

? You could spy in your competition. That's right! Did a visitor visit a competitor of yours before or after gracing your site? Did that visitor make a purchase from you?

? You could determine how long a visitor stays in your site. If he spends a few seconds browsing your pages, there could be a problem. Chances are, your marketing campaign has been targeting the wrong crowd, so a review of your pertinent keyword selection is in order. Or perhaps your web design is unfriendly, hence, you would know when and where to make some adjustments.

? If your site is enrolled with Google AdSense, you could pinpoint which ads have the highest Click Through Rate, or CTR, and which ones are being neglected. This knowledge is invaluable, as you could adjust correspondingly and include the three (Google's allowable number of ads at one given time) that could help you earn the most, and block the rest that are just eating up real estate.

? If you have specific sponsors aside from AdSense's assignments, they would love your site as you could easily adjust their banner or link's placement and design to produce the highest CTR possible.

? You'll get a general feel of the actual flow of visitors through your pages. You could use this knowledge to tweak your site and lead your visitors to where you want them to go, instead of merely relying on where they want to go.

Do avail of a hit tracking program or service for your site. You'll never know what you're missing until you get to experience the empowering feeling of knowing what goes behind the scenes of every hit.

Dave Drake is an author of online articles relating to Internet Marketing. To look at other articles and learn about a 3-step system on internet marketing that will show you a step-by-step system to make a residual income from home using the internet visit: http://www.workathome3-stepsystem.com

In The News:


pen paper and inkwell


cat break through


Earn On Offshore Web Design and Development

If you have some experience in web site design and... Read More

Get Your Business on the Web

I can't think of any business alive today that couldn't... Read More

10 Tips For Running A Profitable Web Site

1. Address your targeted audience on your business site. Example:... Read More

Revealing the Firefox Secret Used by Top Web Developers and Power-Browsers

Profiles are one of the best kept secrets around regarding... Read More

Website For The Company Store

If your company own one or more stores, you might... Read More

Why Local Service Companies Should Have a Website

The Internet is being used by local service business to... Read More

Web Content: How Much Should I Pay?

When web content gets discussed on webmaster bulletin boards, the... Read More

Web Site Promotion: How To Advertise Your Website For Profits

Making money with your web site is the dream and... Read More

7 Reasons Why Your Small Business Needs A Web Site

Many small businesses have the misconception that their business can... Read More

Effectively Using Robots Meta Tags

The "robots" meta tag, when used properly, will tell the... Read More

Is Your Web Site Talking to Your Customer?

A while ago one of my clients approached me and... Read More

Topics to Add When Creating an Alternate and Modern Medicine Web Directory

Alternate medicine finds its own place in the hearts and... Read More

5 Essential Traits Of A Home Business Website

So you've decided to start an online work at home... Read More

Sticking To Your Plan

So you have a good idea for a business and... Read More

7 Tips to Make Your Order Page Work Harder

So your prospect, Mary, is sitting at the computer reading... Read More

Your Website Should Be Selling

It may come as some surprise to a traditionally off-line... Read More

10 Simple Steps: Its Magic If You can E-Mail You can Update Your Web Page Dynamically

Dynamically Update Your Web Pages Via E-MailIf you can Send... Read More

Are You Overlooking the Benefits of Using Sub-Domains within Your Web-hosting account?

One of the most useful features offered by some web... Read More

New Years Resolutions: Is Improving Your Website One of Them?

With the New Year upon us yet again, it's time... Read More

A Beginners Guide to Server Side Includes

An Introduction to Server Side IncludesBeginner? That's OK!While much has... Read More

Does Your Business Really Need A Website?

Website, website, website, everyone says you need one. But do... Read More

How Does Your Website Make Me Feel?

When people think about the Internet, they think about technology.... Read More

How Your Own Website Helps Your Small Business Grow

What do you mean, you don't have a website for... Read More

Server Side Includes (SSI) with ASP

Server Side Includes (SSI) with ASP People often... Read More

Website Value - Whats Your Business Website Worth?

If you were asked to put a value on your... Read More

Flash Deadly Sins (That Can Kill Your Web Business)

Looks like every client wants a Flash site these days... Read More

7 Questions to Understand Your Customer Better

Customer service questionnaires can help your clients better understand their... Read More

Websites for Writers ? Why You Need One and How to Get Started Today

It may seem like the publishing industry's equivalent of Beanie... Read More

You Don?t Have to be Amazon.com to Achieve 12% Conversion Rates!

That's right. According to a recent study by Nielsen/NetRatings, Amazon.com... Read More

12 Tips To Great Websites

Why do some sites succeed while the vast majority of... Read More

How To Keep Your Website Sticky

Developing a website with content that entices visitors to return... Read More

How to Make Your Own Website For Free

If you like the Internet and surfing through the billions... Read More

Linking Out is Good

Many websites I come across don't have a single link... Read More