Popular Analytical Traffic Tools

Are any of the aforementioned steps working? To find out, check your blog's traffic info. Most blog platforms come with some type of basic traffic measuring feature, but to get more specific info on your traffic, consider these programs below.
Popular Analytical Traffic Tools
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a free service primarily used for web sites, but you can use it for your blog as well.101 It tells you how many visitors came to your blog, how they were referred, each blog post visited, etc.
Yahoo! Web Analytics
Google's prime competition is Yahoo! Web Analytics, a pay service, primarily used by e-businesses.102 This high-end tracking system tool uses "first cookie technology" to track visitors, returning visitors in real time. This service is for bloggers who are seriously trying to make money from their blog.
If you're looking for a free traffic analytic service from Yahoo!, then try MyBlogLog, which gives you blog visitor stats and has its own community (great for plugging your blog!).103 103
PostRank
PostRank is a free online tool that analyzes your blog posts and ranks them by the number of comments and bookmarks.104 You can quickly see which types of posts your readers respond to and which ones they do not. This is a great way to see what types of blog posts are generating buzz!
Feedburner
FeedBurner was mentioned before as an RSS management tool.61 It can also track your RSS Feed traffic and tell you how many visitors have subscribed.61 This tool also tells you how many visitors clicked through your RSS feed to your blog posts.