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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3087169, member: 56859"]I only get a smattering and half of those comments are from CT users. For me, the value in having a standalone website is that I have a gallery I control, where I can view my coins any time without having to search, and where I can tweak images and presentations, and where I can easily copy and paste to social media such as CT. It's certainly no replacement for the fun and interaction of CoinTalk.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are interested in seeing how your website is used, by whom, and all kinds of data, another advantage of having your own website is that you can have Google Analytics keep track of all kinds of minutiae (a free service). At first it was fun to look through this data but I haven't done so in the last couple of years because it doesn't really impact the purpose of the website.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some Analytics screenshots for my site.</p><p><br /></p><p>Geographic location of people who have visited the site:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]778404[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Overview of visitors by geography:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]778406[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Analytics data I've found most interesting and potentially useful: landing page, how users subsequently navigated through the site, time spent on each page, exit page, referring website (how the viewers finding the website), type of mobile device used, and more.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just looked at the type of browser data. Chrome accounts for 75%, followed by Firefox and then Safari, with Microsoft used by only 4% of viewers! Wow. I know MS is reviled by many but only 4%? I wonder if that reflects the internet at large or if it is something specific to this coin website. I've excluded hits from my own computer (I use Chrome).</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven't "monetized" my website so much of the value of Analytics is lost on me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3087169, member: 56859"]I only get a smattering and half of those comments are from CT users. For me, the value in having a standalone website is that I have a gallery I control, where I can view my coins any time without having to search, and where I can tweak images and presentations, and where I can easily copy and paste to social media such as CT. It's certainly no replacement for the fun and interaction of CoinTalk. If you are interested in seeing how your website is used, by whom, and all kinds of data, another advantage of having your own website is that you can have Google Analytics keep track of all kinds of minutiae (a free service). At first it was fun to look through this data but I haven't done so in the last couple of years because it doesn't really impact the purpose of the website. Here are some Analytics screenshots for my site. Geographic location of people who have visited the site: [ATTACH=full]778404[/ATTACH] Overview of visitors by geography: [ATTACH=full]778406[/ATTACH] Analytics data I've found most interesting and potentially useful: landing page, how users subsequently navigated through the site, time spent on each page, exit page, referring website (how the viewers finding the website), type of mobile device used, and more. I just looked at the type of browser data. Chrome accounts for 75%, followed by Firefox and then Safari, with Microsoft used by only 4% of viewers! Wow. I know MS is reviled by many but only 4%? I wonder if that reflects the internet at large or if it is something specific to this coin website. I've excluded hits from my own computer (I use Chrome). I haven't "monetized" my website so much of the value of Analytics is lost on me.[/QUOTE]
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