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The Page Views report shows the
number of successful requests for "pages" logged during the specified
report period. A page is any file—such as a web page, dynamic web
page, or form—classified as a page by the LiveStats administrator.
Like the Visits and Hits reports, the Page Views report
helps you spot trends in your web site traffic. For example, you can
use a monthly or quarterly report to project future bandwidth or server
requirements. If page views are increasing during this period, you may
require more bandwidth, a faster server, or both.
This report can also help you identify an ideal time
to schedule maintenance or update site content. For example, you can
use a weekly or daily report to identify hours of high or low traffic
on your site. If traffic is lowest on Sunday evenings, then you can
schedule maintenance or updates for this time and ensure the least possible
disruption to your customers.
This report also helps you identify potential problems
on your site. For example, you may find that the Visits report shows
an increase in visits but that the Page Views report shows a relative
decrease in page views. This scenario indicates that your marketing
effort is drawing people to your site, but that they are not staying.
Note: Page views usually
include requests for files with the following extensions: htm, html,
asp, shtm, htx and cfm. They do not include requests for graphics or
other supporting files embedded in the page.
Note: Since a "refresh"
or "reload" results in a new request for the page, LiveStats counts
it as another page view.
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