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michanagel

5:12 am on Jan 25, 2008 (gmt 0)

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Hi,

I'm pretty new to SEO & SEM and I just build a little and simple business site - gonna take it on a test/training trip regarding SEO & SEM for the next 6-12 months.

It's hosted simple and cheap with GoDaddy.

Unfortunately, my plan does not provide a (stats) logfile - GoDaddy provides simple stats via html files, which are okay, but of course I can't really 'work' with them, meaning I can't change the look or extract the data for creating my own charts and comparisons...

When I called them they told me if I upgrade to a different plan than there is software included that generates a logfile - which I then could use with (other) software to analyze & work with the data.

This is the first time I'm doing this, so here's my nOOb question:

Is there a software that I can (buy and) install myself to generate that logfile (to avoid monthly extra costs)?

I know there are several online services that offer that service for cash, which means I could also consider the GoDaddy upgrade option...

Of course, I'm also looking into GoAn, I just don't like 'presenting' them my business data on a silver plate...

Just wanna check out ALL possible options... wink1.gif

Thanx for your help in advance!

Mike

jbinbpt

6:22 pm on Jan 25, 2008 (gmt 0)

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Mike,
You can try Google Analytics for free. Lots of good data is returned in easy to understand graphs.

michanagel

1:58 am on Jan 26, 2008 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



jbinbpt,

thanx for your help.

Working myself into GoAn right now - I just don't like the idea presenting them my business data on a silver plate...

Any recommendations for software to install on my server (runs linux) to create a logfile?

Mike