Whether you're a well established large corporation or a small business just getting started you need to have a website to compete. Many possible customers won't even do business with a company that doesn't have a completely comprehensive website to rely on when doing their research for what they're looking for.

Making sure of how many you hits per day you receive is also a very important issue. In this way you can tell if you have a bad, decent, good or a really great site. Many of these tracking systems can be downloaded for a nominal fee or, in a few cases, free if you sign with other business activities they provide.

There are two very popular sites, Alexa and Compete, which have been found to be quite sound in their procedures. Through both sites you're able to track information 24/7 for your statistics and the statistics of other sites worldwide.

Alexa allows you to complete analysis reports, and worldwide metrics to see how your hits compare with the competition. They also provide you with market potential advice and how to develop your site through up-to-date pro tools that optimize the presence of your business. Alexa has a great track record of indepth web coverage worldwide including the most popular like, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, YouTube, Blogspot, Wikipedia, and Baidu

A visit to Compete's website will show you that they're geared toward the small to medium businessperson. Like Alexa they have access to finding API (application programming Interface). This means that your external database of applications is available for you to research your hit success as well as the competition. The API will automatically translate all information concerning your website, applications, and services through this one location. Compete's media planner recommends sites that give you the best product response, as well as suggesting inventive media for your business.

There are many other options that you might find appealing for you and your product, but these are two that you can use to springboard from and get started.

However, remember that counting the hits is only a portion of what you need to look for. How many of those hits turned into bonafide clients or customers. This is also the makr of a good website. To to this you must make sure that each and every new customer you have is polled on where they got your business information.