You’ve picked the template, got your blog set up, chosen the direction of your content, but once you’ve launched, how do you know how people are finding you?
Just about every web host gives you some simple statistics software with your account, but they aren’t always the funnest things to read. You need something a bit more graphical, and you really can’t go wrong with something like Google Analytics.
You just set up your account, insert a bit of code in your page, and the service tracks just about every thing you can think of in the way stats. How long they stay on your site, what they read, how they arrived at your page, and more. It is well worth your time to set up and study every so often. When you see something working, don’t beat it to death, but you certainly can do follow up posts. Over time you’ll get a feel for what works before you even write a word.
