Web Analytics
Google Analytics is the #1 website analysis tool
With each Google Site - setting up Analytics is very straight forward:
Set up a Google Analytics Account:
Go to: http://www.google.com/analytics/
Log in - with your Google gMail
Click Admin from the Menu Bar at top (right)
Click New Account
If you do not
In the agreement: Subject to Section 15, the Service is provided without charge to You for up to 10 million Hits per month per account.
It measures the number of:
Hits: (definition from the Google Analytics Users Agreement) "Hit" means the base unit that the Google Analytics system processes. A Hit may be a call to the Google Analytics system by various libraries, including, Javascript (ga.js, urchin.js), Silverlight, Flash, and Mobile. A Hit may currently be a page view, a transaction, item, or event. Hits may also be delivered to the Google Analytics system without using one of the various libraries by other Google Analytics-supported protocols and mechanisms the Service makes available to You.
"GATC" Google Analytics Tracking Code, which is installed on a Property for the purpose of collecting Customer Data, together with any fixes, updates and upgrades provided to You.
Page Views:
Unique Visitor -vs- Visits
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