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Audi A6 keys stuck in boot
You may wonder what that blog title has to do with website success, and in particular, the A1WebStats system. Bear with me … It was a cold and wet windy night in Maidstone, when we had finished our Entrepreneurs Circle meeting, hosted by the one and only Ian George. Most people had gone home, except those who were drawn towards the hotel bar. Cutting to the chase, the picture below depicts Ian’s Audi A6 just after the arrival of the RAC man Ian had achieved something quite unique – filling the Audi...
Read MoreLimit on website visitors data capture
The number of companies offering website analytics solutions is growing all the time. While most people recognise Google Analytics, relatively low numbers of people are aware of alternatives, of which here are a few (in alphabetical order) … A1WebStats Lead Forensics Leads Explorer WOW Analytics While all systems differ in terms of functionality, there is one factor that’s particularly important to consider: How many visitors can be tracked within the monthly fee charged? The price of data Data related to website visitors, particularly data that’s been refined into something that...
Read MoreLead Forensics Reviews – a mixed bag
As the web gets more ‘social’, the power of reviews is going to grow, with people (generally) liking to buy on the basis of what others have recommended. For some time now we’ve been getting feedback from people who have been using a product called Lead Forensics, as a trial or fully paid. More on our views on that further down. Looking at the top 10 At the time of writing, the top 10 Google results for the phrase ‘Lead Forensics Reviews’ could be categorised as follows: 2 websites that had a single review 1 website that had multiple views (top of Google) 1 of their parent...
Read MoreA1WebStats is flattered
Competition in any industry sector should be encouraged and is healthy. People get more choice and the strong prosper. While we don’t see ourselves as being directly comparable to many other analytics type products (we think we are, and will continue to be, quite different in our approach), we have heard (from people who contact us) many comments about us from those who would consider themselves to be competitors. Some of those comments aren’t very kind (or true) while others are more generic. Either way, we’re flattered. We’re also flattered when our name appears online. An...
Read MoreAnalytics apathy will kill businesses
At the start of December 2011 I gave a talk about the importance of using strong website statistics analytics. There were about 30 people in the room (and none of them left or fell asleep, which was impressive). 6 weeks later I wonder how many of them took action? Action didn’t necessarily mean rushing out to try the free trial of A1WebStats (although the offer was made) – it could have meant getting closer to the analytics solution they already had. I happen to know that none of the 30 in the room signed up for a free trial, while others who we’ve never met (and probably never...
Read MoreCutting down irrelevant website visitors statistics
Statistics can be deceptive. We encourage companies to record details of all enquiries gained. This allows them to compare the number of enquiries gained (perceived to have originated from the website) to the number of website visitors. Seems simple, doesn’t it? But it can be deceptive. By way of an example, the link below takes you to a view showing the 43 website visitors that a company had during one particular day … http://www.a1webstats.com/stats/view-report.aspx?ReportID=3A6529CB-1400-4789-85A4-1127F79B3509 On that day they had 3 enquiries that were perceived to have originated...
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