Statcounter.com: A User's Review.

Posted by Matthias V. Pupillo on: 2005-08-12 18:14:34

After having experienced almost all of the traffic analysis services available on the internet, Statcounter.com is undeniably the best traffic analysis service. One of the best things about Statcounter.com is that they offer a free service package. No strings, it really is free. Another great thing is the amount of detail that the counter produces about a website visitor. The only possible down side of the free service is the log size. All in all, Statcounter.com is a must have for any website.

Statcounter.com’s free service is amazing. No ads on your site, your visitors do not ever see anything from Statcounter.com. Another rare thing about this free service is that they do not send SPAM. I know that is hard to believe, but it is true. Other than requested email from them I can not remember receiving any emails from them. The reason for this is their high traffic rank. Alexa (www.alexa.com) gives them a rank of 241, which means that they are the 241st most popular site on the Internet. With traffic like that they never have to SPAM or place ads on your site.

The amount of detail that a webmaster receives is astonishing. The counter tracks everything that a webmaster could ever need. The stats include:

Popular Pages

Entry Pages

Exit Pages

Came From

Keyword Analysis

Recent Keyword Activity

Search Engine Wars(What search engines users come from)

Visitor Paths

Visit Length

Returning Visit

Recent Pageload Activity

Country/State/City/ISP

Brower

System Stats

All of those are available on the free service. They are all very specific and very detailed. Statcounter.com is the most detailed free service available.

If any negative can be said, it must be said with a light touch. The problem is that I can not fault a free service for anything because they are giving it away for free. I very much dislike people who criticize a company’s free service for any reason. Given all that, the log size of the free service is limited to 100 page loads. They offer two tiers of subscription service that can take the log size to 10,000 page loads, but the free service is 100. I would like to see the service with a little bigger size because it is very difficult to track trends and long periods of time with the small log size. Again, I must repeat, that is not criticism, just a little wishful thinking.

I do not work for Statcounter.com; in fact, I am the president of MVP Internet Solutions. I am writing this article because I feel that all webmaster should use this service. Please do not take my word for it. Check them out, you will see.

About the Author

Matthias V. Pupillo is an internet solutions specialist and a guest writer forLearn 2 Seo.com. His company MVP Internet Solutions provides a wide range of internet solutions which include web design, search engine optimization, hosting, and e-mail. Check outwww.mvpis.com for a current list of services available.