Site Traffic Volume by Hits
Hits are the most widely publicized
measure of web site traffic. One statistics program defines a Hit
as "any request by a Web Browser for data such as a web page, bitmap, CGI or
file." All of the B-V-I Guide's statistics
are automatically generated by
Webalizer Version 2.01
for X7 Hosting. Although they
have drawbacks, hits are often published and are used for rough comparison
purposes.
Many pages have page counters. Page
counters are notoriously inaccurate since, not only can the starting or other
numbers be set to any number, but a simple refresh command or revisit can increase the
numbers. Nor do page counters show traffic volume by time periods. |