# website analytics traffic

**URL:** <https://discourse.softpress.com/t/website-analytics-traffic/13610>\
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**Created:** [March 25, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/website-analytics-traffic/13610 "2012-03-25T04:04:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![bob1](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bob1](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/bob1)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/website-analytics-traffic/13610/1 "2012-03-25T04:04:12Z")

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Could someone recommend what is a good way to see the website analytics/traffic that’s coming to one’s website?  
Is Google Analytics the one?

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**Author:** ![John\_Williams](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@John\_Williams](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/John_Williams)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/website-analytics-traffic/13610/2 "2012-03-25T06:54:48Z")

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I am relatively new to this but i would also use Google Analytics in combination with Statcounter which is also a good source of information, and it’s free unless you want to keep records for over 3 -4 months

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**Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/website-analytics-traffic/13610/3 "2012-03-25T12:32:05Z")

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Thanks John

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**Author:** ![Roger\_Houghton](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Roger\_Houghton](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Roger_Houghton)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/website-analytics-traffic/13610/4 "2012-03-25T12:42:03Z")

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Don’t forget they’re (probably) illegal in the EU, though.

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**Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/website-analytics-traffic/13610/5 "2012-03-25T17:42:15Z")

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Just a reminder that FreeCounter has been cookie-free since the very beginning, wayyyy back in 2001. Beacon images (the technology used in FreeCounter2) are not covered by this ruling, since there’s zero chance of any personal information leaking back through them.

Walter

On Mar 25, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Roger Houghton wrote:

> Don’t forget they’re (probably) illegal in the EU, though.
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> [Silktide - The complete solution for website managers](http://blog.silktide.com/2012/02/cookie-law-analytics-are-illegal-but-we-wont-prosecute-you-probably)
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> 🙂
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