Extended Hit Tracking

[Gibson Twist]

As I've stated before, I have no idea of the complexity involved in setting these things up, but there is something I've been wanting (not necessarily in-site) for a while and I can't find one that provides it reliably. It might be too difficult to implement, but I figure it's worth suggesting.

We already have Site Tracking that displays the numbers of page hits and unique visitors, which is a function I use every day. I don't know how many others do, but it's a very valuable resource that should be used by everyone. It would be even more valuable if there was a way to be able to see Referrers or sites from where our hits are being linked. This would be invaluable in seeing where our traffic originates, see what kind of advertising is working or not, or just sites that are linking to us. It wouldn't need to be so complex as tracking IPs and all the technical detritus, perhaps as simple as just the site where a visitor's first connection to the comic is being linked. Project Wonderful does the kind of thing I'm talking about, but the stats there are wildly inaccurate and incomplete.

[Admin]

I have plans to expand the stat meter in the future, but that is a little ways away. I would highly recommend adding Google Analytics to your site in the meantime if you want something now.

[TacoTotes]

As I've stated before, I have no idea of the complexity involved in setting these things up, but there is something I've been wanting (not necessarily in-site) for a while and I can't find one that provides it reliably. It might be too difficult to implement, but I figure it's worth suggesting.

We already have Site Tracking that displays the numbers of page hits and unique visitors, which is a function I use every day. I don't know how many others do, but it's a very valuable resource that should be used by everyone. It would be even more valuable if there was a way to be able to see Referrers or sites from where our hits are being linked. This would be invaluable in seeing where our traffic originates, see what kind of advertising is working or not, or just sites that are linking to us. It wouldn't need to be so complex as tracking IPs and all the technical detritus, perhaps as simple as just the site where a visitor's first connection to the comic is being linked. Project Wonderful does the kind of thing I'm talking about, but the stats there are wildly inaccurate and incomplete.

Ah, that's a great idea! I have wordpress and it's about the only way I know who is viewing my site. Everything from google searches to the sites that bring in visitors. Definitely a useful tool to those who are involved just as much outside of smackjeeves as they are inside.