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We have seen a significant rise in bot traffic to websites in recent months. These bots are adopting new methods to avoid detection and when they flood your stats with fake visits, they can make it very difficult to get an accurate view of the real visitors on your website. Protecting your analytics from bots To counteract this we’ve developed a more sophisticated bot detection system which we’re…

Session Replay is an incredibly powerful tool that shows you exactly how visitors are experiencing your site and uncovers reasons why they are not engaging or converting. We’ve compiled this cheatsheet of handy tips and best practices to show you when to use Session Replay, what to look out for, and how to work smarter to save time and focus on what matters. When to use Session Replay - When you …

Analyzing the sources of your website traffic is essential for understanding how visitors are finding your site, which channels are most effective, and how to optimize your marketing and content strategies for the best results. Today we’re excited to launch a new and improved Traffic Sources report in Statcounter which is designed to give you valuable insights into your audience and digital marke…

Heatmaps in Statcounter are an incredibly powerful tool for optimizing your website. They show you at a glance where you need to make changes to improve visitor experience and optimize page layout for increased visitor engagement, conversions and sales. Here are 7 ways heatmaps can help you improve your website: Identify High-Engagement Areas Heatmaps highlight the elements on your web pages that…

We’re excited to announce the launch of one of the most requested features in Statcounter. Heatmaps offer a quick way to see which parts of a webpage are getting the most engagement with coloured hotspots representing the concentration of clicks in different areas. This birds-eye view of your visitors’ click activity gives you the necessary insights to make the right decisions about content and t…

Session Replay is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal as a website owner. Seeing exactly how each visitor experienced your website reveals so many more insights than can be gleaned from any other web analytics tool. Session Replay reveals how each visitor experienced your website. By showing you everything that happened in between the page views, Session Replay uncovers the reasons wh…

Filters are a really powerful way to get a better understanding of your visitors. We recently redesigned filters to make them easier to use and quicker to find the filter you’re looking for. The new … Continued

One of the most common and infuriating problems we have seen in Google Ads campaigns is when ad clicks are happening outside the specific locations you have targeted. Unfortunately, Google has buried a crucial setting … Continued

When a website visitor contacts you to ask for help, Session Replay can give you the additional context you need to be able to put yourself in their shoes and see what difficulties they experienced. … Continued

Session Length is an important indicator for measuring how engaged your visitors are with your website, or how quickly they exit! Now you can filter by Session Length in Statcounter to explore your more engaged … Continued

Understanding your visitors is the superpower that allows you to better serve your customers and gives you the edge over your competitors. We’ve just released an update to Magnify Visitor to make it even easier … Continued

We’re very excited today to announce the official public launch of session replay for statcounter! Now everyone can gain incredible understanding and empathy of their website visitors without needing a degree in digital marketing. So … Continued

Our latest learning center article reveals a surprising way to convert more of your website visitors with less effort. This counter-intuitive method is used by top conversion rate optimization professionals and will mean spending less … Continued

Website owners use Statcounter to solve many different types of problems, from lead generation and detecting ad click fraud, to getting deeper insights into visitor behaviour and understanding why visitors aren’t converting. One such Statcounter … Continued

Traditional analytics provide some good insights into the obstacles that prevent visitors becoming customers by revealing patterns like unusual navigation paths, bounced visits and abandoned forms. However, this is only part of the story and … Continued

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Has session replay revealed a high number of short visits and bounces on your website? Let’s take a look at some of the reasons your visitors may not be sticking around more than a few … Continued

Does your website have a goal? Are you tracking how well your users are reaching that goal? “Conversion rate tracking”  has a reputation for being complicated but we’re really hoping to change that. We’ve just … Continued

In our recent digital advertising survey, we asked if you utilise dedicated landing pages for your digital ad campaigns. A whopping 44% of you said no, you don’t! Today we hope to show you why … Continued

Are Google and Facebook ads costing more but giving you less each year? Or has advertising online gotten so expensive that you don’t even try? We’ve experienced this and a lot of marketers and business … Continued