Internet Case Study

This week I had an idea to post a weekly summary of my site activities and statistics. So without further ado, here it is!

This Week’s Site Activities

• Started the 30 Day Challenge
• Created accounts on all sorts of social media sites, got familiar with Google Reader, StumbleUpon, etc. I think this will be responsible for driving some traffic to my site, as the site has previously been “invisible” and now there are some links floating around out there.
• I also installed Google Analytics, Webmaster Tools, and some recommended WordPress plugins.
• Posted 3 times.

Statistics

Daily Stats - from awstats

My hosting company provides two different types of statistics. These two images show the same data two different ways.

Daily Stats - from Webalizer

Here are some more statistics. I don’t know what they all mean yet but over time I’ll learn how to analyze the data.

awstats robots

That’s all for now. Have an action-packed day!

Even though my site is only a few days old, I was thinking about site statistics this morning.  I wanted to see if I’ve had any visitors besides the few people I have told about the site.

To find out, I logged in to my hosting control panel. My host uses a product called cPanel. I don’t know anything about it, have never used it, and am trying to find my way around. I’m taking notes and at some point I’ll share whatever tips and tricks I learn.

When I found the statistics tools, something jumped out at me right away. I’ve had visitors!

InternetCaseStudy.com October Site Statistics

According to this chart, I’ve actually had some repeat visitors! I don’t know who they are or where they came from and right now I can’t take the time to find out.  I just want to give them a reason to come back. I can’t even tell you how intensely motivating it was to see that chart.

Now that I know someone is watching, I’m off to go create content. Stay tuned.

Have an action-packed day!