Episode #29 – Webalicious

Update: 2007-03-05

Description

The Web Corner – By Melissa & Joey

Web analytics programs:
- Mint – “An extensible web site analytics program. Its interface is an exercise in simplicity. Visits, referrers, popular pages and searches can all be taken in at a glance on Mint’s flexible dashboard.”
- Peppermill – Lists of Pepper (plugins) on the official Mint site.
- Peppermint Tea – “A civilized collection of 3rd party plugins for Mint.”

Optimizing your site with unique services:
- CrazyEgg – “Get a clear picture of where your visitors are clicking and enhance your site’s results.”
- IceBrrg – Web forms made chillingly simple.

Unique Ways to Promote Your Site – By Melissa
- Button Rotations – A bit of code displayed on a website that rotates amongst the members buttons in the rotation. Example: GA Exhange
- Top Sites – A list of websites ranked by clicks in or out to the top site page. Example: GA Top Sites
- Fanlistings – Lists of fans for a particular subject, links your site if you have one. Examples: GA Collective, The Fanlistings
- Pixel Trading Clubs – Exchange links by trading pixel images. Example: The Quilting Bee
- Trading Card Games (TCGs) – Play trading card games online, very different from things like Pokemon, etc. Example: The TCGs