In the first instance installing Google Analytics is a great idea. It’s free and easy to add to any website or blog to track visitors to your site. Google have also just added a “real time” feature which is still in Beta stage and available for a select few for testing.
However, if you want “real time” stats and a fab Spy feature (so you can watch what people are doing on your website right now) Clicky Web Analytics is by far the best analytics tool out there!
The real time feature isn’t the only thing that sets it apart from Google’s offering. You can track visitors by IP (handy for blocking click fraudsters in Google Adwords), set up Goals and track visitors back to their first entrance and even name your visitors. This is a great tool to be able to block yourself and those who work on your website from skewing up the stats.
Clicky is free to try and you can track one website on the free plan, upgrading to the Starter package will enable you to use the Spy feature, and upgrading to Pro enables HTTPS, Sub-users, Goals, Campaigns, Big screen, and Twitter keyword monitoring.
If you run a WordPress Blog it is really simple to add the Clicky Plugin by Yoast and view your new analytics software directly in your WordPress Dashboard!
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