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In this section you will learn what a Web Site Tracker is and how it can benefit your business by giving you the information you need to make good decisions regarding your internet marketing dollars. There are many different types of Web Site Trackers. Each of these have their pros and cons.
Free/Low Cost Off Server Trackers
PROS: Cost is low (none), Offers basic Statistics
CONS: Off Server Tracking can miss tracking calls, Cumulative Tracking isn’t as useful as Monthly, Weekly, and Date Range searchable tracking.

– Extreme Tracker
– Free Hit Counter

Paid - Off Server Trackers
PROS: When you move your hosting provisions, off server trackers move with you. They offer a more robust amount of tracking data. (Not just cumulative)
CONS: Off Server Tracking can miss tracking calls, may be cost prohibitive for small to midsize users.

– Web Trends Live
– Super Stats
– Extreme Tracker (Paid Version)

Server Side Trackers
PROS: These trackers are usually on the same server as your web site. Your statistics will be very accurate. Usually these trackers offer data Monthly, Weekly and by Date Range statistics. Data can be tracked for all pages from all referral companies.
CONS: Host company MAY charge for this service, if you change hosting companies - they may not offer the same tracking tool and you will not have access to the past statistics.

– Webalizer
– Urchin
- Sawmill

It is a GOOD IDEA to gather and review your web site statistics on a monthly basis. This way you can keep track of trends and visitor counts from the previous months and years. If your trends are showing more visitors, that's a good thing. But if you are losing visitor traffic, it may be time to update your site and it's Search Engine Friendliness features.

The first piece of information you care about for making smart marketing decisions is how many Unique Visitors are coming to your site each month and which other web sites are referring customers to your site.

Secondly, if you are paying directories or listing services to advertise for you, you will want to use your referrers' tracking as a benchmark. If these companies do not send much traffic through to your site, a phone call is in order to find out why. Sometimes these companies have their own statistics. You may find your page on their site is getting much more traffic than those customers who actually click through your site. With this information, you can decide to keep those directory listings that are working for you or drop those that are not working for you.

Finally, if you have made your site Search Engine Friendly you need to watch the Search Terms people are using to find your site and can use this information to tweak your meta tags. If a term isn't working well for driving traffic, change it. If it is, you know your tags are doing their job.