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January 12, 2006

Quixtar BLOG Stats

By QBlog in Blog News

As some of you know, a portion of the Quixtar BLOG site stats are public. Those who poke around a little will be rewarded with traffic info related to this blog, excluding the Forum. I have generally relied on basic server stats provided by my host for the most accurate traffic data but also enjoy some of the features bundled with free public stats tools.

I have a personal policy of not publicly stating my site stats for various reasons. One reason is that I think site traffic is oftentimes overrated. I'd much rather have a site with 20 devoted readers than one with 1,000 passersby.

However, I think there is sometimes value in sharing site traffic and that's exactly what I'm going to do for the next 48 hours. Today I installed a new stat tool called called Mint. It's not as robust as some tools I've used in the past but it does an excellent job of displaying some of the basics in a very fresh manner. The stats will be public for two days and then I'll close off access.

I should also point out that as of right now, the tracking mechanism is not on every Quixtar BLOG page but it should be by the end of the night. Update: Stats tracking on virtually every Quixtar BLOG page now. And, if you like the stats and how they're displayed, I encourage you to purchase Mint (it's $30 per site) for your own site stats. No, I don't get anything for saying that or for referring anyone. I leave that stuff to the Network Marketers ;0). I just think it's a nice product and since I don't have Google Analytics yet it's a good substitute.

  • The Quixtar BLOG site stats access has been restricted

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Neat!

Posted by: bruce | January 13, 2006 2:32 PM

5000 unique hits? Lost business to Quixtar! What's this groaning sound with each hit? Jim Payne? Jody victor or Orrin Woodward?

Posted by: Imran | January 14, 2006 1:40 AM





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