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Find out where my sites traffic comes from

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  • 28-10-2008 2:01pm
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    NeVeR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,356 ✭✭✭


    Hi all.

    Just wondering if there is a way to find out where my traffic comes from..

    I've made a few sites with my link down the bottom, Is there a way to find out how much traffic i get from people clicking this link?


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    #2
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Do you have any log analyzing software installed?

    Easiest thing to set up is probably Google Analytics, might be overkill for the specific purpose you intend, but you'll probably find the results interesting.


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,257 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    It displays a lot of information alright, but it's so easy to use that you don't really get bogged down by all the stats. I would say it's definitely handier than downloading the log files and running an anaylser over them (if that's still the done thing).


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    none
    Registered Users Posts: 569 ✭✭✭none


    Statcounter is the winner for me.


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    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    none wrote: »
    Statcounter is the winner for me.

    Not much good for busy sites with its 500 visitor limit.


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    Awstats / Webalizer are available with most hosting plans ...

    Blog | Tweets



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    none
    Registered Users Posts: 569 ✭✭✭none


    Sully wrote: »
    Not much good for busy sites with its 500 visitor limit.
    You know you can pay if you want more power but for most sites discussed here it's more than enough.


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    swordsinfo
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭swordsinfo


    analytics all the way - seriously there is not setup and the results are class from where your users are from to what they are looking at all sorts its really good


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    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    none wrote: »
    You know you can pay if you want more power but for most sites discussed here it's more than enough.

    Yup, but its costly for larger sites - they dont have the best of price plans.


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