The 9 Essential Statistics for understanding your site’s traffic

There are just so many factors that you need to look and analyze when it comes to traffic stats. Where to begin with? The Business Insider summarized 9 essential statistics that everyone who does website stuff should understand.

1. Unique Visitors
2. Page Views
3. Referrers
4. Search Terms
5. Entry and Exit pages
6. Bounce Rate
7. Visit By Hour
8. Visit By Country

Funny that the title says 9 but only 8 was listed.

The 9 Essential Stats for understanding your site’s traffic [via The Business Insider]

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The Mindset for Success from ShoeMoney’s Story

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