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Website tracking & analytics taken to a higher level

Even I am a webdeveloper in heart and soul, I do try to expand my SEO or Search Engine Optimization skills. In my exploration a beta program got my attention: Woopra, an easy to use, real-time Web tracking and analysis application. Let's find out how easy!

There are 3 steps to complete, in order to start tracking the visitors on your website(s):

1. sign up
2. add a website (or websites).
3. download the Woopra client

Signing up does not need any detailed explanation I think. The average Internet-user can handle this step just fine. Same thing for step 2 and 3. Although step 2 requires a little bit more skills, asking you to insert a piece of javascript code into the body of your website. The code contains only 4 lines and is automatically generated for you through your Woopra control panel.

After you have completed step 3, it's time to bring on the magic! Fire up the client and provide your credentials

Woopra Client Login

After logging in you get a main screens with a bunch of info: alltime visits, today visits, page views, current amount of visitors, which pages are currently being viewed, query/urls, referrers...do I have to keep going?

Woopra Client Main Screen

Woopra Live Users

Woopra Analytics

In my opinion it's certainly not a replacement for Google Analytics, but a nice addon tool for webmasters and developers. It's easy to get started and has a nice looking application. The live visitor tracking is the feature I like the most. You can even start a conversation with your visitor! Just click "start conversation" on it's information block and start to congratulate him for visiting your website.

Just try it out: it is free and so easy to implement. Don't forget to leave your thoughts here after giving it a try!