Your site's log files contain a wealth of information about the effectiveness of your web site marketing program. With your log files, you can learn how your visitors are finding your site, what search terms they are using to find it, and which are the best sources of traffic for your site.
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1. What Is a Log File? A log file is simply a file that is used keeps track of all that is happening with your site. For example, it records:
2. Why Is Log File and Traffic Analysis Important Analyzing your log file and traffic will give you insight into:
Analyzing your log files will let you know how well your various marketing programs are working.
3. Services and Tools That Can Help If you look at a log file, it is a giant page showing line after line of data. Fortunately, there are programs that can take this raw data and turn it into meaningful stats for you. Here are some worth a look: To learn more about Log File and Traffic Analysis: Recommended Articles:
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