Five fun ways to play with analytics
Web analytics pro Rich Page suggested five free tools for the analysis needs of webmasters everywhere.
Rich Page touted a quintet of useful analytics tools that should complement what webmasters run today. His Web Analytics World post kicked off with an alternative to the popular Google Analytics package that the search engine makes available at no cost.
He suggested the relatively new Woopra for consideration. Page liked the real-time visitor analysis feature, and the ability to pop up a chat window with a visitor to help them or solicit feedback.
Webmasters can view overlays of site activity with Crazy Egg, which can reveal where people click on a site. Places that show up as not being clicked often present themselves in this view, making it easy to see what needs work.
Page also recommended Enquisite for reporting on search activity, 4Q for surveys to pull in feedback from visitors, and ClickTale for greater visibility into visitor activity, a la Crazy Egg.
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