Countably Infinite

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Is there a way I (or Gene perhaps) can track how many people visit this blog? Keep in mind that I am very green regarding this stuff; I don't know the difference between a unique visit / page view / etc.

Also, is there a way I can cheat to make it seem more popular than it is?

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  1. Anonymous3:59 PM

    Geez Bob,

    You would think a empirists like yourself would be tracking all this stuff and making all kinds of exponential projections into the future as to when you will surpass the New York Times in vistors.

    If you are cheap, though you might like it because it is complicated, Google analytics is free:

    http://www.google.com/analytics/

    The best out there is hitslink.com. It's around $20 per month but it tells you exactly who is coming to your site (including what governmant agencies are taking notice of what posts)

    You will also get to see who visits your site for Gene's inspiring (wink) and insightful comments about LRC and Ron Paul.

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  2. Bob Murphy4:37 PM

    You will also get to see who visits your site for Gene's inspiring (wink) and insightful comments about LRC and Ron Paul.

    What do you mean? That the paid version allows one to isolate people who are coming in via specific posts, rather than going to Crash Landing first?

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  3. Bob Murphy4:41 PM

    I tried several times to register at Google Analytics and it kept saying "Invalid input."

    I have stopped liking computers since around 1999.

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  4. Anonymous5:40 PM

    What do you mean? That the paid version allows one to isolate people who are coming in via specific posts, rather than going to Crash Landing first?

    Yup.

    The coolest vsit to my site came from eop.gov, "Executive Office of the President"

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  5. TokyoTom10:58 PM

    Bob, try asking Jeff Tucker at LvMI. He has learned all about this kind of stuff and has a couple of gurus working with him. If you need his address let me know.

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  6. Anonymous1:05 AM

    Hey Bob,

    Why don't you have Gene call Jeff Tucker for the tracking info.

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  7. gcallah1:37 PM

    I actually just corresponded with Jeff the other day in a perfectly cordial fashion.

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  8. Anonymous5:44 PM

    I actually just corresponded with Jeff the other day in a perfectly cordial fashion.

    Good,then ask him how to technologically improve your site, so that you get more visitors to your anti-Ron Paul rants.

    Put it this way:

    "Hey Jeff,

    "Thanks for your cordial email. I really think there is a larger audience out there for my anti-Ron Paul stuff, what tracking system would you recommend so I can see who is reading my stuff and how can reach them.

    "Thanks, much Jeff, there was no one as nice as you at L. Ron Hubbard."

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