Which webstats are really important?

At first glance, most people think “that’s simple! It’s how many visitors i get”. Well is it? Let me pen out a few questions for you, and I’ll ask you again…
* What is your Average Income per visitor
* What is your Average Cost Per Visitor
* Do you know your Visitor Sources, and their Value
* Do you know the cost breakup (Income Vs Cost) of the source country of your visitors?
Now, I’ll ask you again, “Which Web stats are really important”?
I have been asking that question over and over for the last couple of days, trying to come up with as many answers as possible. I’ll be truthful why I have been asking these questions (and no, this isn’t a sales pitch, I promise!). I am currently writing my own web analytics software (closed beta!), and well I am trying to work out what statics people really NEED as opposed to want. I am a firm Believer in giving a person what they need, even though it’s most an uphill battle. Now that I’ve come clean on the source of these questions, I’ll continue on.

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Is it possible to work smarter online ?

People always say working smarter is the key to success, But how do you work smarter online? you can work harder, that’s always a choice, but how do you cut down your work and ramp up output? been online is fundamentally working smarter by default isn’t? computers speed things up, help you automate alot of tasks, and general get things done faster, so how to you work smarter then everyone else to get ahead when the tools you use offline are not only default online, but required?

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