Help with stats?

Sly Eagle · Post by **Sly Eagle** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:56 pm

Okay, this may sound a bit stupid, but I've been trying to figure out what kind of traffic I've been getting via the stats page (that's what that's for, right?)

So, um, what constitutes a "visit"? Is that the number of unique IPs or something?

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:15 pm

This should help. The ones to pay attention to are Visits and Sites.

Jackhass · Post by **Jackhass** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:44 pm

A visit is counted when someone visits your site and that particular visit lasts as long as they they continue to click on your site every so often (I think it's a half hour).

So in other words, if someone visits your site then clicks to a new page every couple minutes for an hour, that's just one visit.

If someone visits your page, and only clicks on a new page an hour later, then that would be counted as 2 visits.

Visits is a pretty decent measure of how many people are visiting your site...better than hits or pages.

Sly Eagle · Post by **Sly Eagle** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:07 pm

Ah, okay. Whoa. 0_0

Thanks a lot. ^_^

That guy · Post by **That guy** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:11 pm

The REAL help regarding stats is knowing not to pay too close attention to them.

It's nice to see how many people visit from time to time, but if you keep watching every day, eventually you get so worried about any time the numbers go DOWN that you stop enjoying your comic. Only look at monthly trends, and even then, only do your comic for the sake of your comic (which is very pretty by the way). Numbers don't matter. If ONE person reads your comic and it makes them happy, you win.

Protectmyballs · Post by **Protectmyballs** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:10 pm

BUT IF NO ONE IS VISITING THEN IM A FAILURE!!!

The Snoo · Post by **The Snoo** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:26 pm

Yes. Yes you are. You are a complete and utter failure.

But, on the plus side, you're bleeding from the eyeball holders.

Sincerely · Post by **Sincerely** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:43 pm

And the snoo gets a point for pointing out the obvious.

You can redeem your points at the end of the day. Our prizes include killing you, slaughtering you, doing inhuman things to you, and leaving you to die in the antarctic.

JTigerclaw · Post by **JTigerclaw** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:07 pm

Or you can turn them in for a crappy chinese fingertrap or a yo-yo that comes off its string every time you use it. I'd take Antarctica if I were you.

Avatar007 · Post by **Avatar007** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:05 pm

JTigerclaw wrote:Or you can turn them in for a crappy chinese fingertrap or a yo-yo that comes off its string every time you use it. I'd take Antarctica if I were you.

eeeexcellent.

JTigerclaw · Post by **JTigerclaw** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:19 pm

avatar007 wrote:
JTigerclaw wrote: Or you can turn them in for a crappy chinese fingertrap or a yo-yo that comes off its string every time you use it. I'd take Antarctica if I were you.
eeeexcellent.

See? Our "enslavement camp on Antarctica" plan is proceeding swimmingly. Pfft, and you thought it would be hard.

Tellurider · Post by **Tellurider** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:48 pm

JTigerclaw wrote:
avatar007 wrote:
JTigerclaw wrote: Or you can turn them in for a crappy chinese fingertrap or a yo-yo that comes off its string every time you use it. I'd take Antarctica if I were you.
eeeexcellent.
See? Our "enslavement camp on Antarctica" plan is proceeding swimmingly. Pfft, and you thought it would be hard.

That's because after that "March of the Penguins" movie, everyone associates Antarctica with unspeakable cuteness.

Although I think Mr. Shackleton would disagree.

Avatar007 · Post by **Avatar007** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:20 am

Tellurider wrote:
JTigerclaw wrote:
avatar007 wrote: eeeexcellent.
See? Our "enslavement camp on Antarctica" plan is proceeding swimmingly. Pfft, and you thought it would be hard.
That's because after that "March of the Penguins" movie, everyone associates Antarctica with unspeakable cuteness.

Although I think Mr. Shackleton would disagree.

I don't think you would find Rock's and my techniques cute, persay. If you did, then count me as shocked.

Goldencrystals · Post by **Goldencrystals** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:27 am

avatar007 wrote:
Tellurider wrote:
JTigerclaw wrote: See? Our "enslavement camp on Antarctica" plan is proceeding swimmingly. Pfft, and you thought it would be hard.

Sorry, Guys. I already took over Antarctica, and have established a utopia. It's now a tropical paradise, by the way, so come on down and buy at our tourist traps!

Ida · Post by **Ida** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:53 pm

goldencrystals wrote:
avatar007 wrote:
Tellurider wrote: Sorry, Guys. I already took over Antarctica, and have established a utopia. It's now a tropical paradise, by the way, so come on down and buy at our tourist traps!

*Is already vacationing at the shores of Antarctica*

JTigerclaw · Post by **JTigerclaw** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:42 pm

goldencrystals wrote:
JTigerclaw wrote:
avatar007 wrote: eeeexcellent.
See? Our "enslavement camp on Antarctica" plan is proceeding swimmingly. Pfft, and you thought it would be hard.
Sorry, Guys. I already took over Antarctica, and have established a utopia. It's now a tropical paradise, by the way, so come on down and buy at our tourist traps!

I would be angry, but this only helps my enslavement camp business.

More tourists for my machine, please! Otherwise, I'll send out the hooligans.

Sly Eagle · Post by **Sly Eagle** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 12:36 pm

...the thread didn't die?

Well, Antarctica aside, thanks to That Guy for the tip. I happen to know at least three people are reading my comic. My mom, my dad, and my husband.

And if the Antarctic is now tropical, it's just not cool anymore.
... ...that hurt.

Avatar007 · Post by **Avatar007** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:05 pm

JTigerclaw wrote:
goldencrystals wrote:
JTigerclaw wrote: See? Our "enslavement camp on Antarctica" plan is proceeding swimmingly. Pfft, and you thought it would be hard.
Sorry, Guys. I already took over Antarctica, and have established a utopia. It's now a tropical paradise, by the way, so come on down and buy at our tourist traps!
I would be angry, but this only helps my enslavement camp business.

More tourists for my machine, please! Otherwise, I'll send out the hooligans.

My.. my... home

.

Dotty · Post by **Dotty** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:17 am

protectmyballs wrote:BUT IF NO ONE IS VISITING THEN IM A FAILURE!!!

That post went so well with that avatar.