An invaluable tool, analyzing web traffic statistics, can be used for many reasons. However, this tool can only be used if you understand how to interpret it. Many web hosting companies will give you basic information about your web traffic. You then need to interpret this data and make the most of it. If you don’t know how to use the data from your host company, it can be confusing. Let’s begin by looking at the basic data: the average number of visitors to your website on a daily basis, weekly basis, and monthly basis.
These numbers are the best way to measure your website’s activity. Although it may seem that more traffic means better website activity, this perception is inaccurate. To accurately assess the effectiveness of your website, you must also examine the behaviour of visitors after they visit it. It is common to have a misconception about “hits”, and that what really matters, is high-quality traffic to your website. Hits are simply the number of information requests that the server receives. You will be able to see how ridiculous the idea of hits is if you consider that a hit could simply be the number of graphics on a page.
If your homepage contains 15 graphics, the server will consider this to be 15 hits. However, it is only one visitor visited your website. Hits are useless in analysing your website traffic, as you can see. Your interpretation of website traffic will be more accurate the more visitors you have. Your analysis of visitor behaviour will be more accurate if there is more traffic to your site. A few unusual visitors can cause the analysis to be distorted if there are fewer visitors. You can use web traffic statistics to determine how well or poorly your website is performing for visitors. This can be done by finding out how long your visitors spend on your website on average. It is usually a sign of an underlying problem if the time spent on your site is short.
Next, you need to identify the problem. Your keywords could not be directing visitors to the right website. Or your graphics might cause the visitor to leave quickly. You can use the information about how long visitors spend on your website to identify specific problems. Once you have fixed those issues, you can continue to use the time spent to gauge how effective your solution was. Web traffic statistics can also help you identify the most effective and least effective areas of your site. You should pay attention to pages that are important but get abandoned quickly by visitors. For example, you might consider making the link to the page more visible and appealing. Or, you could make the page easier for visitors to access the information.
You might also consider shifting some of your marketing and sales focus to pages you feel are less important. These statistics will provide vital information about individual pages’ effectiveness, visitor motivations, and habits. This information is crucial to any Internet marketing campaign. You will find exit pages on your website, such as contact forms or final orders. This page is one that your visitor will be able to quickly exit. But not everyone who visits your site will find what they are looking for. Statistics may show that there are many exit pages. This is normal unless there is an exit trend on a page that isn’t intended for that purpose. If a large number of visitors leave your website via a page that is not intended for this purpose, it is important to examine the page carefully.
Minor changes in the content or graphics can make a big difference in keeping your visitors on your site, and not leaving at the wrong place. Now it is time to look at your keywords and phrases after you have reviewed your visitor statistics. You can see which keywords direct visitors to your site. The more targeted the visitor, meaning they can find what they need on your site and fill out your contact form, or make a purchase, the more valuable the keyword.
If you notice that a lot of visitors are being directed to your site using a specific keyword or phrase, it is time to adjust. Keywords are essential to bringing quality visitors to your website who are willing to do business. An in-depth analysis of keywords visitors uses to find your website will help you gain a better understanding of their needs and motivations. If users find your site by simply typing your company name into their browsers, crack open the champagne This is a sign that you have achieved significant brand recognition. It is also a sign of your growing success.
