Frontpage Usage Data

[Warwick]

Hi I was wondering if anyone new what the difference is
between Visits || Hits || Total Hits in the Monthly
Summary when looking at the usage data is.

Thanks
Warwick

 

[JDR]

Warwick,

In most cases hits are elements on a page, for example if you have 2 graphics on your page, each would count as a hit, that is why hits can be misleading when reviewing a report.

Visits are unique visitors to a site and more accurate for evaluating your web traffic.

When reviewing reports, the two biggest numbers I look at are unique visitors and length of time per visitor, from there I view referrals and drill down from there.

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JDR

 

[Warwick]

Thank you for your reply, just a couple more questions
when u refer to unique visitors you are talking about the
visits catagory in the monthly summary (or weekly or
daily) or am I missing another section where this is
displayed.. Also you say you can look at the length of
time per visit. Where is this feature found as I have not
seen anything like this on my usage data.

Also 1 last question. Is there any I can exclude Search
Engines from my visits as they will increase my
hits/visits and will put my stats out.

Thank you for your reply.
Warwick

-----Original Message-----
Warwick,

In most cases hits are elements on a page, for example if

you have 2 graphics on your page, each would count as a
hit, that is why hits can be misleading when reviewing a
report.

Visits are unique visitors to a site and more accurate

for evaluating your web traffic.

When reviewing reports, the two biggest numbers I look at

are unique visitors and length of time per visitor, from
there I view referrals and drill down from there.

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

FP web usage reports do not include length of visit (but your host server logs may)

You can not segregate search engines out but you can look a the visiting users

See if your host offers any better stats than FP (which are very limited in information)




| Thank you for your reply, just a couple more questions
| when u refer to unique visitors you are talking about the
| visits catagory in the monthly summary (or weekly or
| daily) or am I missing another section where this is
| displayed.. Also you say you can look at the length of
| time per visit. Where is this feature found as I have not
| seen anything like this on my usage data.
|
| Also 1 last question. Is there any I can exclude Search
| Engines from my visits as they will increase my
| hits/visits and will put my stats out.
|
| Thank you for your reply.
| Warwick
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Warwick,
| >
| >In most cases hits are elements on a page, for example if
| you have 2 graphics on your page, each would count as a
| hit, that is why hits can be misleading when reviewing a
| report.
| >
| >Visits are unique visitors to a site and more accurate
| for evaluating your web traffic.
| >
| >When reviewing reports, the two biggest numbers I look at
| are unique visitors and length of time per visitor, from
| there I view referrals and drill down from there.
| >
| >*****************
| >JDR
| >
| >
| >"Warwick" wrote:
| >
| >> Hi I was wondering if anyone new what the difference is
| >> between Visits || Hits || Total Hits in the Monthly
| >> Summary when looking at the usage data is.
| >>
| >> Thanks
| >> Warwick
| >>
| >.
| >

 

[Warwick]

Great Thank you I may just do that.

Warwick

-----Original Message-----
FP web usage reports do not include length of visit (but your host server logs may)

You can not segregate search engines out but you can look a the visiting users

See if your host offers any better stats than FP (which

are very limited in information)

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