Thing 19: Web Site Usage Statistics

Studying Web site usage statistics, or otherwise referred to as Web analytics, is a very important exercise for many reasons. According to the Web Analytics Association, "Web Analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of Internet data for the purposes of understanding and optimizing Web usage."

Using Web Site RankingsThere are a few companies that retrieve information about Web site usage internationally. The most popular and most accessible is Alexa. Alexa has a list of top sites by country where you can see the 100 Web sites that are accessed in your country most frequently.

Google AnalyticsMany Webmasters use Google Analytics to measure their Web site's or blog's usage. This free service gives insights into a site's traffic. You can create custom reports on a myriad of data. Google Analytics can help a Webmaster or a blogger determine how to market a site or blog in a more effective way.

* assignment: i have browzed the list of top sites by country choosing my country Oman.
* The top and the top 5 sites in Oman are:

• Google
• youtube.com
• Yahoo!
• omantel.om
• Windows Live
• مجموعة ترايدنت العربية

The top social networking platform in Oman

• Facebook
• سبلة عمان
• Blogger.com
• Maktoob.com Inc.

I am the webmaster of the post. it is very good to know the statistics of the visits to our site.