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Thursday, May 03, 2007

Statistics / Analytics For Your Website

Analytics are now available for your website. Hooray!


All that a GraphicalData website user now needs to do is create an account in Google, and then sign up for Google Analytics.


This is very easy to do...just go to http://www.google.com/analytics/ and if you already have a Google account for some reason, just use it. If not just follow the steps for creating an account and you are on your way.


Once you have created an account, you can then sign up for Google Analytics. Again, just a few more steps...and you will be done!


This powerful Web-based statistics package used to cost $400/month before Google bought it and now makes it available to anyone for free.


Once signed up a small snippet of code wil be displayed. You will need to copy the account number within this script of code and insert it into the appropriate place in your admin center...which will activate it.

[NOTE: GraphicalData has provided a manual to walk you through this whole process. Go into your admin center>website>website statistics>New! Google Analytics (or view manual here). Also take note of the field where you will paste in your Google Analytics account number. Then click the "Update Analytics" button and you are good to go.]


After this process is completed, you will be able to log into your Google Analytics account from any Web browser and see up-to-the-minute real time statistics on everything you could ever want to know about your site visitors and their behavior. All kinds of charts and graphs and information.


Website statistics are highly useful if you have the ability to a) understand what they are saying about your site's ability or lack of ability to convert visitors to clients, and b) they can be used to help create a strategic plan of action.


Have fun with your new tool!