Free Real-time Website Tracking with Google Analytics

Google Analytics has been the leader of web analyticssoftware and services for a while already, but there was one area where theysuffered from the competition: real time statistics. It is an exceptionallyuseful tool for those who participate in the Google AdSense context advertisingprogram, and need to measure the instant effect of the new posts, interfacechanges, new program launches on their sites.

Until recently, you were not able to see how many visitors arevisiting your site at that particular moment, what pages they were visiting,where they were coming from and so on. Yesterday, September 29, Googleannounced adding new features to Analytics, including real time tracking.

Through their own words:

The web is gettingfaster, and not just the speed of the pages, but also the speed of change.Before, it was fine to build a website and modify it only when new productswere launched. All of us avid Analytics users know that’s just not good enough.We need to be constantly on the lookout for problems and opportunities.

Currently, GoogleAnalytics does a great job analyzing past performance. Today we’re very excitedto bring real time data to Google Analytics with the launch of Google AnalyticsReal-Time: a set of new reports that show what’s happening on your site as ithappens.

You’ll find the Real-Time reports only in the new version ofGoogle Analytics. If you’re not already using the new version, you can start byclicking the “New Version” link in the top right of Google Analytics. Real-Timereports are in the Dashboards tab (though they will move to the Home tab in theupdated interface next week). You will have access to Real-Time reports if youare an Administrator on your Analytics account, or if you have access to aprofile without profile filters. Real-Time does not support profile filters.

Note that while the features were enabled for multiple users already, everybodywill have eventually the access to Real-Time in coming weeks. If you can’twait, you can sign up for early access through the following link: https://services.google.com/fb/forms/realtimeanalytics/.

Real-Time Analytics allows you to instantly track theefficacy of social media campaigns. By tagging links that you share on Facebookand Twitter with tags related to your marketing campaign, you can track theexact impact of those links. If you need to know how to do that, here'sthe link.

While the free real-time stats for Google Analytics remainfree for its users, this week it also introduced Google AnalyticsPremium, its first paid offering for larger websites. While Google's freeoffering tops out its data collection at 10 million website visitors per month,its new paid plan offers more data collection, additional modeling tools andservice support. When Google called this service "Premium", it wasn'tkidding. The service costs $150,000 per year--far out of the reach of mostsmall and midsize businesses (SMB), according to Forrester analyst JosephStanhope. But for the large businesses it should be an extremely robust tool.One feature alone--downloadable unsampled reports--sounds temptingly like itwould let you download your own data about your Web properties from Google.The 24-hour live technical support is attractive--especially to the lesstech-savvy at larger corporations who may miss out on key data with the currentGoogle Analytics.

Sources and AdditionalInformation:

http://www.dailyblogtips.com/google-analytics-offers-real-time-tracking-now/

http://analytics.blogspot.com/2011/09/whats-happening-on-your-site-right-now.html

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/240931/google_offers_realtime_site_analytics.html

http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/29/technology/google_real_time/

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2393902,00.asp#fbid=gItZQaRm3xE

Diabetic patients should read this news.

Intrigued by the number of Actos lawsuit being filed, I thought I would dig a bit deeper into the issue. As the wife of Type 1 diabetic husband, I am always interested in updating my knowledge about diabetic medicines.

Pioglitazone is the chemical name of Actos, an anti diabetic medicine that has been in the market for long. It seems the FDA first took notice of complaints of harmful side effects of Actos last year.

What I read further was shocking. Not only Pioglitazone but other such oral diabetic medicines might cause damage to heart’s capacity to pump blood to all parts of the body.

Coming to think of it, my husband also complains of pain in his toes which the doctors told him that the cause is due to lack of blood flow.

I believe the victims of Actos are filing lawsuit and they are being helped by the Actos attorneys O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath.

Blogging made easy with new wordpress video tutorials.

Yes, I too felt like thousands of bloggers. Initially wordpress blogging platform was mind boggling for me. I procrastinated learning the wordpress blogging for nearly three years. I could say even now, I am not as comfortable with wordpress as I am with blogger.

In addition, the frequent version update of wordpress software is not helping me. Nevertheless, I always manage and somehow get to learn it and implement it too.

WordPress can be quite intimidating for most people . Navigating through new dashboard, plugins that fail due to incompatibility, news about advanced plugins from veterans would surely put you off.

Here is a fantastic solution for every aspiring bloggers. My mentor Aaron has put up an exclusive website through which he offers 100 plus video tutorials on wordpress blogging. Since, they are available only for online viewing, you can always get all the updated videos.

This is something no aspiring wordpress blogger can afford to ignore.

Auto shop software for automobile engineering students.

Do you think automobile engineering education industry teaches students about auto shop software, a wonderful time saving program that is used by automobile service stations? The program is actually a repair estimating software that every big garages where repairs are undertaken after auto collision.

Car owners would want a detailed estimate of repair cost after their cars were involved in major accidents that cause considerable damage to their vehicles.

In addition, vehicle insurance companies also would demand a printed report of the extent of damage and the cost of getting the vehicle back into shape.

I believe, students of automobile engineering are not given proper training in this area. They learn such matters only after they gain employment.

When I asked one automobile engineering student about this, he defended his school for not foraying into the topic because there are several auto shop software used and they can’t be taught about how to use all of them.

Well, I did not accept his view.

Blogsvertise has opened up more avenues for bloggers.

If you are a member of blogsvertise, you might have noticed a few new features aimed at letting you earn more. If by chance, had you not noticed, please read further.

The three new features:
* Grab bag restrictions removed
* Add your Twitter profile URL
* Allow Blogsvertise to access your Facebook profile.

Grab Bags:
The earlier rule allowed you to grab just one bag irrespective of the number of approved blogs in your profile. Now, you can grab a bag against each of your blog provided you see the bags.

Facebook APP and Twitter Profile
Blogsvertise's database of advertisers now want more social media exposure apart from blog advertisements.

If you want:

* Get alerts on your Facebook of new tasks & grab bag availability.

* To communicate & connect with other bloggers of blogsvertise

* To be paid extra for becoming a fan or like an advertisers page.

* To earn extra for Tweeting advertisers' message

Please go to your dashboard on Blogsvertise and click on relevant links to get you moving in the right direction.

Pass this blog post to your friends who are co-bloggers of blogsvertise.

Editorial Calendar Plugin for WordPress from StressLimit

If you are serious professional blogger, using WordPress as a bloggingplatform, you may want to look on the free feature offered by StressLimit.Planning ahead will bring your blogging to the next level of professionalismand improve your rating among the readers. Eventually, that will help toimprove your blog visibility in search engines, bring more visitors, andimprove your profitability.

Why Use anEditorial Calendar?

An editorialcalendar is the foundation of strategic blogging; it lets you do the planningthat it takes to get the most audience reach from your blog content.

• An editorial calendar lets you plan ahead;
• An editorial calendar adds structure to your creativity;
• You can take a great concept further by serializing content;
• You can be proactive and capitalize on search trends.

Main Features

• See all of your posts and when they’ll be posted.
• Drag and drop to change your post dates.
• Quickedit post titles, contents, and times.
• Publish posts or manage drafts.
• Easily see the status of your posts.
• Manage posts from multiple authors.

Developers’ Website: http://stresslimitdesign.com/editorial-calendar-plugin

How to decide on the period for life insurance?

The most difficult question that arises when we are contemplating to take a life insurance policy is ‘how long do I need coverage’. This applies to all irrespective of the age.

The next question would be what type of life insurance is the best for us. Yes, there are a few types of life insurance that we are all not aware of, though the benefit is the same.

Here are three types of life insurance:

1. 1. Term Life Insurance

2.2. Whole Life Insurance

3. 3. Universal Life Insurance

Not all countries offer all of them; better check it up with your life insurance broker. In case, if they are available, you need to know the features and benefits of all the three types of life insurance.

I have learnt valuable information on wholesaleinsurance.net, where you can also compare offers from different life insurance providers and decide accordingly.

Make money by telling the world about your best list.

I am not pulling your legs. You can make money by compiling your top 10 list and telling the world about it.

Are you wondering what you can write about? Think about a minute and you are sure to come up with your own top 10 list. Please be aware that list posts attract fantastic visitors and that too targeted visitors.

Here are a few examples:
* Top 10 quotes on gold that you enjoyed and remembered
* 10 best wordpress plugins

It need not be always top 10 buddy. It can be 'best 5' or effective 3' and so on.
Visit http://www.best-reviewer.com/ and start publishing your own list. Earn money or get ideas for fresh blog content.

Turn your blog into atomatic cash machine.

Atomic Blogging! What a name selection which implies something in a large way. That is how I felt when I first came across this word Atomic Blogging.

My feeling was right. It is about building and maintaining 100s and 1000s of blogs effortlessly with the use of this software called Atomic Blogging.

The developer of this software is Alvin Phang and I have known him to be a passionate online entrepreneur and his follow up is very meticulous. I respect his blogging knowledge and he is one of the most visited blogger in blogosphere.

His Atomic Blogging is already famous and has earned the reputation of hundreds of highly experienced bloggers.

Go, take a look at Atomic Blogging.

26-th Edition of Blog Carnival - Bringing more traffic to your blog

Welcome to the September 10, 2011, 26-th edition of "Bringing more traffic to your blog" Blog Carnival. Some statistics: Submitted Articles - 168. Published Articles - 28. I want to thank all the authors contributing to the issue. Some articles were excluded from the review, since their topic of discussion did not match the main target of the carnival. I am sorry, that not all submissions were accepted, as some of the excluded articles carried a significant value.

Charles Chua C K presents 3 Business Concepts to Promote Your Blog Effectively posted at All About Living with Life.

d andersen presents 8 Ways to Drive Traffic to your Blog by Writing about 8 Ways to Drive Traffic to your Blog posted at FLAMING PHOENIX OF FLAMES.

anasta presents Managing your business’ social media strategy posted at Managing your business’ social media strategy.

bob presents How to Get Others to Drive Traffic to Your Blog posted at Blogging Your Passion.

Betsy White presents Beyonce’s Baby Announcement Leads to New Twitter Record | Hudson Horizons Blogs posted at Hudson Horizons Blogs.

Charles Chua C K presents 7 Effective Ways to Write Articles with Focus posted at All About Living With Life.

simon presents Increasing Traffic to Your Website | True to Business posted at True to Business.

Chadrack presents SEO Keyword Research: The Tools and The How To of Keyword Research! | Web Income Journal! posted at Work at home making money and blogging tips for home business entrepreneurs!.

DebB presents Search Engine Traffic Is Worth The Effort posted at How To Build A Website Quick.

Zhu presents All About Blogging: 5 Ways to Promote your Blog posted at Correr Es Mi Destino.

RebeccaExpertmom presents The Secret Tricks of your SEO Expert and Web Writer posted at Rebecca.

David Leonhardt presents Links from statistics websites posted at David Leonhardt’s SEO and Social Media Marketing.

Raj presents Build Traffic To Your Blog: How To Generate And Increase Traffic? posted at MT Herald.

Ryan_Taft presents Participating In Twitter Chats Helps Attract New Twitter Followers posted at Catalyst Marketers.

Brittney presents Reputation Management: Dealing with negative online postings posted at Information Law RSS Feed.

Adam presents Content is King, Still posted at Affordable Website Design.

Bryan Keithley presents 6 Tips for Creating a Community Through Replies posted at Ascentive.

Meka presents 20 Ways to Generate Traffic To Your Blog or Website posted at Earn Money Online.

Zhu presents The Art Of Promoting Your Blog | Correr Es Mi Destino posted at Correr Es Mi Destino.

Bob presents How to Auto-Feed WordPress Into Facebook posted at Blogging Your Passion.

Steven Chang presents How To Syndicate Your Blog Content With Blog Carnival posted at How To Start A Blog: For Fun And Profit!.

Jacob D presents 5 Really Simple Steps to Boost Your RSS Subscribers posted at The Writer Tank Journal.

Jason @ Social Tech Tips presents Email Marketing Tips: Getting More Email Subscribers to Your Blog posted at Social Tech Tips.

Caffeine Coquette presents 10 Tips for First Time Bloggers posted at The Caffeine Coquette Blogazine.

Jason @ Social Tech Tips presents 10 Ways to Find Blog Topics posted at Social Tech Tips.

Tash Hughes presents encouraging links to your blog posted at Word Constructions.

Josh Wood presents 5 ways to get me to read your blog | joshwoodtx blog posted at Josh Wood’s Blog.

DebB presents Link Bait - Build Natural Incoming Links posted at How To Build A Website Quick.


That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of bringing more traffic to your blog using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Innovative Halloween invitations.

I like this Halloween invitation. I like the idea of matching Halloween address label sticker further. It can be a perfect return address label too in Halloween invitations.

The invitation headline is, “If you dare’. It is creative thinking at its best. Are these Halloween cards still sent through snail mail? This is an era of digital communications. All invitations and greeting cards are converted sent digitally through email. Digital invitations and greeting cards offer the great advantage of personalizing at will.

I even saw a baby’s first birthday invitation posted on my brother’s Facebook Wall! Since I could not attend, I matched his wit by posting my greeting card below his invitation.

It is really amusing whether these days everyone does the same. Are Halloween parties any different?

New procedures for approving AdSense application!

I am sure you might have come across several posts on alternative to adsense. I hope you never need to try them. Let me tell you this: "Nothing can ever be a remote alternative to Google AdSense.



I agree there are alternatives to AdSense but poor ones. Nothing can ever replace Google AdSense. Till date, I have never read a positive testimonial on any of these alternatives to AdSense.



Long before I read about upcoming ads similar to Google ads by Yahoo and MSN. About them too, there is hardly any mention in blogs and forums.



Ah yes, I almost forgot. Are you aware that the Google has formulated new procedures for approving AdSense application from publishers? It involves two stage verification by the AdSense team.



Read all about this blog post by Max Cohen, Product Manager

http://adsense.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-publisher-application-process.html

Why Hercules Knot ring is the most meaningful gift to your spouse.

What an insightful blog that I just exited reluctantly mainly to write this blog post to share with you what I gathered about promise ring etiquette, Hercules Knot and the real meaning of giving ring as a wedding or engagement gift etc.

Looking back, I feel like a fool having wanted a pair of ear danglers instead of a wedding ring for my wedding from my in-law’s house. I just wanted to show my rebellious nature against tradition. Our forefathers were not fools when they found out the meaning of ring which is symbol of eternity.

Ah, the word ‘promise’ and its various meanings when it was originally coined in the 14^th century are truly amazing. Out of the several interpretations for the word ‘promise’ that I read in makemypromisering.com, I would say ‘say in advance’ is more apt. Think about it by remembering where and when you are using the word ‘promise’.

In addition to these new knowledge, I leant about a wedding knot called ‘Hercules Knot’ that was in vogue in ancient Egypt and Rome. Hercules Knot is said to be the strongest bond of love.

Here is a beautiful Hercules Knot ring that has blue topaz at its center.





If you want to find more such lovely rings, visit makemypromisering.com, a blog that is worth visiting.

Don't comment on blogs.

I too got carried away by the promise of blog traffic by commenting on blogs on similar niche. It is a big waste of time. After all, how much traffic you can expect from the links you place along with your comments?



These, comments are not welcome by experienced bloggers. New bloggers might be too eager to approve all the comments including spam comments in order to attract more comments. Slowly, they will see the futility in blog comments.



Blog comment is very useful in getting quality inbound links provided, if you place your comment and a link to your blog in a "dofollow" blog. Well, out of that, you may get a trickle of visitors.



These days, I am seeing only messages in my blog comments that I promptly mark as spam. Paid blog commentators use my blogs as message boards. Their few nonsense words will not reflect that they have read your blog post.

I believe several professional blog commenters are using automatic blog commenting software.