Statcounter Overview
In 1999, a site was introduced to analyse web traffic which soon came out to be an internet sensation with its services that were free for the basic access. It is considered as a free online visitor stats tool that simply allows website owners to monitor visitor’s behaviour on their site.
The company is headquartered in Dublin and employee around 10 workers with Aodhan at CEO position. Recently it got positioned at 3,501 rank on Alexa in May 2018.
How it got started and what they offer as a product?
The service was introduced online by a 16 year old Aodhan Cullen in 1999, which allowed its members to get a chance to improve out their business online by simply monitoring out the visitors hits, geographical location and the views with keywords that are used to find out the website. It is a powerful tool to help you make better decisions about your website. Some of its basic facilities include;
• Manage and monitor actual human activity in real-time.
• Help to track down multiple websites from the same account.
• Keep an eye on regions, cities and countries your visitor comes from
• Provide you with optional public stats
• Provide project access to co-workers or clients
What they have in features?
The tool is best designed to offer you the following features;
• Invisible counter option
• Magnify user and drill down
• Keyword analysis and grab the recent keyword activity
• Provide visitor paths and visit length
• Give ISP, O.S., Resolution, JavaScript, Email, Public and browser stats
• HTTPS tracking and blocking cookie
Do they charge for service?
Yes, they charge for their advanced services that can cost between US$5 and US$119 per month whereas the basic service is free of any charge and require no registration.
Its achievements
The CEO of the company got awarded for its initiative as “Internet Hero” by Eircom Golden Spider Awards in 2008 plus was introduced to the list of 2007 BusinesssWeek Young European Entrepreneur of the Year.
What’s new?
The site is having over two million members and track in excess of ten billion pageloads per month over its network of three million websites.
