Information is Power
Every wise webmaster knows that the key to success involves keeping track of their websites statistics. So we use tools like awstats and google analytics.
Usually webmasters discuss which of these two provides the most accurate and pertinent data of our sites. Google analytics has advantage in many ways, but there are still strong supporters of awstats.
But forget these two… There is a more sophisticated tool for us to use. It is called Woopra.
What is woopra?
As they say in their website, woopra is:
[...] the world’s most comprehensive, information rich, easy to use, real-time Web tracking and analysis application. [...]
I have been using Woopra for some time now, and i must say that i am a fan since the first minute i start using it.
Woopra is still in beta, and i applied several months ago to use the software while it was in a closed beta. Now everyone can register and use woopra services for free.
You just need to register, add your sites, download the software to your computer and wait your sites to get approved, and off course, add a given code to your website.
Woopra’s Interface
There are two options to use woopra. One is accessing the data on their website (it does not work for me though), and the other is to use a software on your computer. That’s where the true power resides.
The software’s interface used rocks! It is dark and beautiful, easy on the eyes. Simple to use and fast. The learning curve of this software is very fast. You will learn how to use it in a couple of minutes. All options are just a few clicks distance and it is all organized for you to not get lost.
Woopra’s Features
You can see a detailed list of woopra’s features here. I will mention only a few:
- Ability to track over 40 statistical events and analytics;
- Real time stats: live track of visitors coming and going and moving through your site;
- No delays in response time. The software is in your computer, not on a server.
- Flexible interface;
- Deep analytic and search capabilities;
- Ability to see who is visiting your site now;
- Chat functionality: you know who is on your website now, why not start a conversation with him? With woopra you can do this.
- Member tagging: you can tag your visitors so that you can easily recognize them;
- Real Time notifications
- And much more!
You can know a wide variety of information. If you are used to google analytics you know what you can get plus a lot more.
What i like the most, besides the information it can give to me, is because it is a local method to gather information. I don’t need to login to a website to check the information i want. I don’t have to wait… i can have the information almost instantly!
Another aspect i think it can be very useful is the Chat feature. What can be better to talk with our visitors in real time while they are browsing our website? 
Ok, using woopra is great but there is a problem… Don’t really know why, but to get our websites approved we need to wait weeks!!!! Months even! I don’t remember how much time i had to wait until this blog got approved, but it was more than a month im sure. I have added a new site 3 weeks ago and it was not yet approved….
Ok, maybe writing this post was a good thing because every site i add now is approved in the next day
So if you want to used this software, then register an account and add your sites, because you will need to wait a long time… Other than this, woopra is a very valuable tool for all webmasters!
