When it comes to analyzing blog stats, we have ample ample amount of tools to analyze your blog stats. Some of them are paid and some of them are free. When it’s come to free open source tool, I never give a second thought about paid tools. Here I’m sharing 3 Tools which I always use to analyze my Website stats.
Google analytics:
Google analytics is first thing which I add into any blog I install for me and my clients. This is something which I have not added into my earlier post on 8 essential settings after installing WordPress. Google analytics offers you detailed details and this is what I use to show my monthly traffic report. Google analytics is one tool which I suggest for you and for every blog and websites. Here are few more resources which will help you to get started with Google analytics:
- How to Install Google analytics in Thesis
- How to Find top landing pages using Google Analytics
- How to add Google Analytics code into your WordPress blog
- How to Find Google Analytics code
- How to Share Google analytics account with another user
- Email Scheduling in Google analytic
Sitemeter:
Sitemeter is another great tool which I use. Though I don’t use it on all of my blog, because with one sign up they allow only 1 website monitoring and that is something which I don’t like. Though I’m using it on my website like Shoutmeloud, Devils workshop. Here are some of the posts from past which will help you to make most out of site meter.
WordPress.com Stats plugin
This is one of my favorite WordPress plugin to keep track of my stats. I like this plugin because I can see my traffic stats in real time. Most important it helps me a lot to find out daily stats of posts. So I can keep track which post is performing good. One another great feature is search engine keywords and referring posts. I like all this features in short and if you are not using all these, you might like to get this plugin here.
Before you add comment, I know more service like I mentioned above exist to keep track of website traffic. I will love to know your view on more such service which you use to keep a track of your site stats?
Article by Harsh Agrawal
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Great tools bro. I think google anaylitics is the best tool to analyze .. blog stats..
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Thanks for sharing this great tools.
I’m using google analytics and wordpress.com stats. But I think that wordpress.com stats is the best. It can be easily viewed at the dashboard itself
I see that the traffic details shown in each of these tools are totally different. Can you tell me which of these tool shows the most accurate traffic details. I probably think it is Google Analytics but I want to make it sure from your opinion.
Hey shiva,
Ya, I too noticed the difference in them. I think it’s because wordpress.com stats won’t count the visits made by logged in users and bots etc. That may be the reason ….. i think
Anaytics programs record different types of visits. Such as Page Views, Unique Visitors, Bots, and other various sites. I recommend Piwik as it records everything and you can get more plugins to record different things. You also have the ablitiy to edit the settings quite simply.
Google Analytics and Wp Stats are enough. Analytics is a cool and must tool for all bloggers.
Personally I find Google Analytics the most comprehensive, customizable and accurate free site-tracking service. Statcounter reports more or less accurately, but the reporting features are not so comprehensive and customizable. The email-reporting feature of Google Analytics is also the best. Sitemeter too has fewer features and the limit of one website per account, as Harsh mentioned.
Awesome you get 5000 visitors per day bcoz its worth visiting site
Great work Harsh….
i use analytics extensively but never took sitemeter seriously….it just do not suit my flavor
Hey, thats a new input. Thanks for sharing!.
WordPress.com Stats plugin is a good one… Google analytics take time to get result but its more advanced ..
I use Analytics and Statcounter myself to keep track of my blogs.
I tried feed burner on recommendation but not once did it update and keep showing that no one has visited and no one has subscribed but i keep getting comments and i keep getting subscribers. I hope these work out.
Thanks.
I’ve been using WP Stats. I like the interface. I’m getting the need for a new feature though, I’d like to have my stats emailed to me each week. Does anyone prefer looking at their blog stats this way with other stats programs, rather than checking them all the time?
amazing tools..
Thanks a lot for sharing the list. .:)
I think Google analytics is the best.. bt if it comes to the second best i would recommend StatCounter.com
Its also amazing..
I used statcounter once but I prefer GA> WordPress.com Stats > Sitemeter (In order). Thanks for dropping by and for your comment.