SmarterStats FAQ
Question: What is SmarterStats?Answer: SmarterStats Enterprise is a statistics analysis program developed by Smartertools. Each time your website is accessed from a web browser, a log file is created that stores the activity on your site. SmarterStats allows us to provide you with a graphical display of this activity. You can login through a web based interface and view this activity in the form of various reports.
Question: When will SmarterStats be available for my site?
Answer: If you do not have your SmarterStats information, please contact your project manager.
Question: What is a Report Item?
Answer: The Report Items break down various aspects of the traffic to your site into individual reports. These reports include information about each hit to your site as well as the location of where the visitor originated from. Some examples of Report Items include Top Pages by Views/Visits, Top Referring Sites, Top Search Keywords, Total Hits from US States and Top Pages by Bandwidth.
Question: What is a Standard Report?
Answer: The Standard Reports combine various Report Items into a comprehensive report that can be used to analyze different aspects of your website traffic. Some examples of Standard Reports include Search Engine Optimization Report, Site Activity Report and Marketing Report.
Question: What is a Custom Report?
Answer: Custom Reports can be created based on any of the Report Items you wish to view. All of the Report Items are made available and you pick only the ones you wish to view. You can create multiple custom reports, depending on how you wish to combine information. Once a custom report is configured it will remain in your Custom Reports list until you decide to change it or remove it.
Question: What is an Interactive Report?
Answer: The Interactive Reports allow you to view traffic for individual pages within your website. Some examples of Interactive Reports include Direct Referrals by Page, Entry & Exit Pages by Page and IP Bandwidth by Image.
Question: Is there help documentation available?
Answer: Confused about a specific report? Dont fret, help documentation is provided for each and every screen within the SmarterStats interface. Simply click Help in the top right corner and the help documentation will open up explaining the screen you are looking at. Your project manager is always a phone call away at 320-587-8974.
