Almost
all server providers have counters and tools to monitor your
website traffic. You can find out where the traffic is coming
from and the regions from which the visitors are originating.
You can also find out daily visitor statistics, and other
useful things such as how they entered and how long they stayed
to browse. You can learn about the demographics of your website
visitors and track trends and patterns. By gaining a better
understanding of the popular pages on your site and your site's
overall performance, you can plan your sites future development,
and even focus on specific aspects of your site. Depending
on how precisely you wish to track your site's success, you
can also purchase software programs to assist you as well.
The first few years of an e-commerce company is usually the
make or break period of the business. Revenues may be stagnant
and expenses may seem overwhelming. It takes time, patience
and determination. Sometimes you just need to take baby steps,
then be patient and pray.