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Google Analytics Gets a Facelift
Posted by: | CommentsI don’t know many webmasters these days that don’t use Google Analytics in one way or another. It is simply one of the best third party website statistic tools out there. Here recently, it also got a ‘bit of a facelift as far as how the content is organized. Everything is much more focused on getting you the information you need, faster.
For example, here is the new dashboard for another website of mine Firefox Facts:
If you need to quickly view basic statistics, this is the best place to go. You can also customize it with more widgets – to give you access to more data.
As you browse through the rest of the interface – you will se much of the same information is there – things are just organized in a much better way. The use of drop down menus on the sidebar also helps to better focur yourself on seeing the data you need to see on and about your website too:
The last new feature that really impressed me was the drop down menu at the top that lets you switch between websites you run very quickly. It includes a search option too – for those of us managing multiple domains this is even better. Simply type the first few letters of the domain and you can quickly pull up a Google Anyaltics profile for it. 
If you want to play around with this new version of Google Analytics yourself, simple log into your Google Analytics account and click on the red "New Version" link at the top. Overall, I would say a great tool just got even greater.
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Lunarpages November Newsletter
Posted by: | CommentsFall is here in full swing, but do not let that get you down. The only thing falling at Lunarpages, is our prices! Both the Business hosting plan and Quicksite have received price cuts for new customers - but that is not all. We have an entire series of tutorials, articles, news topics and more to share with you this November.
Here is what we have lined up for you this month:
What big news is going on in the month of November? From web hosting plan savings, to how you can stay up to date with everything we publish; there is a little something for everybody. Get up to date with the latest web hosting news to come out of the Lunarpages headquarters.
A few issues back, we introduced you to the great web site error checker, DeepTrawl. Well, now we are happy to announce that we are giving to you the full featured DeepTrawl Lunarpages Edition, totally free of charge!
How to Setup Anti-Spam Controls in LPCP
We have spoken before about the great features that come included with the new LPCP control panel. This time around, we are going to share with you how to easy it is to set up your anti-spam controls so you can keep the unsolicited e-mails out of your inbox, for good.
Getting More Visitors with Google AdWords
Lunarpages has teamed up with Google AdWords to give all first time advertisers an easy way to get their web sites out there to the public. Depending on the hosting plan you have, you could be eligible for up to $100 worth of free Google AdWords credit. We are here to help you get your Google AdWords advertising account started off on the right foot.
In an effort to help webmasters of every skill level, we have put together one of the most comprehensive guides to getting started with HTML. Created exclusively for Lunarpages customers in mind, we have put together a six part tutorial series that will educate you about the hyper text markup language.
Lunar Picks – What Gadget Are You Thankful For?
It is November, which means that Thanksgiving is right around the corner. To put a geeky spin on this favorite holiday of ours, we decided to ask the Lunarpages crew what their favorite gadgets are, and why are they thankful for them.
Setup Your Own “Share on Facebook” Button
One of the most popular social networks out there, by a big margin, is Facebook. You can now easily jump onto this social bandwagon by adding a “Share on Facebook” button to your own web site layout. This way, people can instantly share your web site with all their friends, family members and followers.
How to Password Protect Your Hosted Folders
Password protection is a good way to keep people out of a folder, or let a select group of people in. To give you more control and functionality, we recently added this feature to our LPCP powered hosting accounts. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps you need to take to password protect your own folders.
3 Fool Proof Ways to Advertise Any Web Site
Driving traffic to your web site is not always an easy thing to do. One of the most popular questions we get asked is, “how can I get more web site visitors?” This month, we have come up with three excellent and cost effective ways to get your web site known to the public at large.
View Your Page in Multiple Browsers Online!
With the help of Adobe’s BrowserLab, you can check to see how your web site looks on several different browsers and operating systems, virtually. This tool provides you a quick and easy way to check out your domain without having to install numerous browsers.
Over 20 Links for Statistical Stats
You can not mention web sites without mentioning statistics. Many of us webmasters love checking our web site traffic every day. This month, in our look at the best links from around the Web, we are focusing on the 20 best links for statistical and analytical statistics.
That is it for this month’s edition of the Lunarpages Newsletter. We hope you enjoy this collection of articles, tutorials, tips and more we have created especially for you, the Lunarpages clients and customers. We always enjoy hearing your feedback, so please feel free to leave a comment or send your opinions to affiliate@lunarpages.com.
Over 20 Links for Statistical Stats
Posted by: | CommentsReady to get a little statistical?
Nine times out of ten, one hundred percent of the time, I can promise you’ll find at least one jewel you never knew about before in this pile of analytical links. Each is ready to help you dive deeper and measure out how your web site is being viewed, consumed and used in a number of different ways.
- Google Analytics
By far, one of the most in-depth free web site statistic tools out there today. - Quantcast.com
Open Internet Ratings Service! - Compete.com
follow traffic trends about of your site in comparison with other sites from all around the Web. - WebsiteGrader.com
Website Grader is a free SEO tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of a website. - GoStats.com
a great web site stats and hit counter!
- SEO Rush
SEOrush is a one touch resource which provides you a FREE SEO report for your URL or a competitors URL. - whos.amung.us
Widgets to know who’s on your site and where they came from. - SiteMeter.com
web site statistics and counter, all in one! - PostRank Analytics
Track Your Social Engagement! - SerpRush.com
SERPrush is a free SERP checker which will enable you to check your search engine position in Google, Yahoo and MSN for the .COM and UK versions. - TubeMogul.com
Online Video Tracking and Analytics - TweetStats
In ur Tweets, Graphin’ Your Stats! - Abouthisite.com
Gather simple domain information about any web site out there. - Mint
Mint is an extensible web site analytics program. - RankBuzz.com
a domain name/web site popularity ranking tool. - Clicky.com
Real time web analytics! - Feed Analysis
get more stats on your FeedBurner powered feed. - Online Charts Builder
An online chart builder, based on the Google Charts API. - SurveyGizmo.com
online survey software! - W3Counter.com
Web site analytics, real time web stats and web counter. - WhoisBucket.com
WhoisBucket is a tool for performing whois lookups and provides you with additional domain information.
There you have it, over twenty links to help you track, sort and learn more about your web site your hosting here at Lunarpages. If you know of another, please feel free to leave it in the comments and share with the rest of us stat lovin’ fools.
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5 SEO Tips You Can Do Right Now!
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When it comes to SEO (search engine optimization) many people expect you to do several multi-step dances to get one thing tweaked that might just effect your search engine rankings by .001 percent. So, for those of you who don’t want to mess about I have put together five SEO tips that anybody can do on their web site, to help your rankings in the search engines out there.
Tip #1 – Stop Linking to Other Sources
Now, you can’t stop linking to web site all together on your own domain, but you can cut down on the number of links you do. Save them for when you absolutely need to. Each time you link to a different domain, your giving your visitors a way to exit your web page.
Also, search engines don’t like pages that have tons of useless links. If you need to link to a source, first ask yourself if you have something on that topic yourself somewhere on your web site. Link to yourself and keep that search engine spider on your own web site. One single, good, authoritative link can do a lot more for you than a dozen crappy links, which can actually hurt you.
Tip #2 – Fresh Content, Delivered Daily!
Adding content to your web site can always help improve your rankings. OF course, be sure to keep it useful and based around quality content, rather than just trying to get another page up about something.
Tip #3 – Controversy Creates Cash Links Back
Don’t be afraid to write about something controversial or targeting related content that will get a lot of eyeballs to check out your web site. Start searching around for what people are looking for when browsing your type of web site and target your content based around that idea. Create something that naturally attracts backlinks for your web page and gets people talking about your site.
Tip #4 – Put Your Page Title Before Your Web Site Title
When it comes to formatting your web site for the Web, be sure to pay attention to how you have written your web site titles, and what is listed up there. For pages, you should put your page title before the web site title. Such as:
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There, I have identified what the page is about, and listed my web site name in the correct order. Some people have even dropped listing the web site title too. Play around with your titles and see what gives you the best results.
Tip #5 – Pay Attention to Analytics
Be sure to check in on your web site statistics software daily, to watch for popularity trends, and see what pages are performing the best – and which might need some work done on them. If you don’t have a good web page statistics package right now, I would highly recommend you look into using the Google Analytics service. It is free to use, and much better than even some of the paid for analytics software suits out there.
Have another SEO tip that you think would be handy (along this these quick tips)? Leave a comment and share your own easy search engine optimization tutorials and suggestions.
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