I recently begun using StatCounter to view web traffic statistics on about a half dozen web sites I maintain. The free version of the application provides enough of a log size limit to provide me with some quick and detailed information on my most recent site visitors. I particularly like how well the program tracks search engine referrals and visitor paths through each web site.

I mainly use StatCounter to get quick updates on my sites when I do not have the time to log into each web site’s control panel individually. To use StatCounter you just need to add a small piece of code to each page you want to track and you can track several sites with just a single free account.