Web site visitor statistics
Is the sitemeter counter on every page?
I would suspect that it's not, so it's only recording traffic to whichever pages you have the counter on. Plusnet will show every visit made to every page on your website
My personal preference is to use Google Analytics (www.google.com/analytics) which gives so much more information it's simply untrue
Same applies though - the urchin code needs to be on every page, not just index.html for example
B.
I would suspect that it's not, so it's only recording traffic to whichever pages you have the counter on. Plusnet will show every visit made to every page on your website
My personal preference is to use Google Analytics (www.google.com/analytics) which gives so much more information it's simply untrue
Same applies though - the urchin code needs to be on every page, not just index.html for example
B.
Thanks Penny . But the figure of 3870 refers to the number of visits and not page views. This is their total number of visitors since setting it up.
Sitemeter records each visitor, but does not increase the count if a visitor browses the site and keeps returning to the Home page - nor if there is a return visit within (I believe) 30 minutes. This would account for the fact that the counter did not change for you.
Sitemeter does record page views separately for me, so long as the counter is added to every page - which I have done. This accounts for the code being the same on each page. This seems to be working OK as one recent day showed 6 visits with 70 page views.
Am wondering whether anyone else has tried making comparisons and found similar discrepancies (apart from what will be unavoidable minor ones). Or is it just me?
Sitemeter records each visitor, but does not increase the count if a visitor browses the site and keeps returning to the Home page - nor if there is a return visit within (I believe) 30 minutes. This would account for the fact that the counter did not change for you.
Sitemeter does record page views separately for me, so long as the counter is added to every page - which I have done. This accounts for the code being the same on each page. This seems to be working OK as one recent day showed 6 visits with 70 page views.
Am wondering whether anyone else has tried making comparisons and found similar discrepancies (apart from what will be unavoidable minor ones). Or is it just me?
Quote from: teebee30 Sitemeter does record page views separately for me, so long as the counter is added to every page - which I have done. This accounts for the code being the same on each page. This seems to be working OK as one recent day showed 6 visits with 70 page views.
Am wondering whether anyone else has tried making comparisons and found similar discrepancies (apart from what will be unavoidable minor ones). Or is it just me?
May perhaps be constructive to set up a comparison counter - you might wish to try LiveCounter - http://www.chami.com/counter/classic/ - which I think is still free for non-profits. We use something different for our actual stats (monitoring who is visiting from where) as we had that set up already, but LiveCounter should be able to provide a comparison overview on your page visit figures etc.
We don't use it to its full capabilities (mainly down to my limitations on the technical side) but it's the only non-breaking counter I've ever found, for high traffic volumes.
Regards,
Penny.
Have now had considerable correspondence with Sitemeter and Plusnet (all relevant aspects seemingly investigated), both of whom feel that their own stats are correct.
So I have now decided to close the ticket as a case of "mystery unsolved".
Several users have suggested that I try an alternative counter, but I am reluctant to move from Sitemeter without first having reason to doubt their accuracy - and with the clear possibility that a new one would show similar discrepancies.
So I am now wondering whether anyone out there, using an independent counter on their site, has done a similar cross check between that counters' statistics and those indicated by webaliser.
If so, is there a close match (there will clearly be some differences e.g. Plusnet believe that they include spidering but the others say they do not). Or is there the sort of difference that I am finding?
For the purpose of this enquiry the figures I wish to know are quite simple and basic.
How many people have viewed my web site and how many pages did they look at.
Plusnet (in my case) indicates total visit figures approx 5x greater than Sitemeter. Flattering, but a true reflection?
So I have now decided to close the ticket as a case of "mystery unsolved".
Several users have suggested that I try an alternative counter, but I am reluctant to move from Sitemeter without first having reason to doubt their accuracy - and with the clear possibility that a new one would show similar discrepancies.
So I am now wondering whether anyone out there, using an independent counter on their site, has done a similar cross check between that counters' statistics and those indicated by webaliser.
If so, is there a close match (there will clearly be some differences e.g. Plusnet believe that they include spidering but the others say they do not). Or is there the sort of difference that I am finding?
For the purpose of this enquiry the figures I wish to know are quite simple and basic.
How many people have viewed my web site and how many pages did they look at.
Plusnet (in my case) indicates total visit figures approx 5x greater than Sitemeter. Flattering, but a true reflection?