Google Analytics is a free tool used to track visitors and traffic on your website. Taken directly from Google_

Google Analytics is the enterprise-class web analytics solution that gives you rich insights into your website traffic and marketing effectiveness. Powerful, flexible and easy-to-use features now let you see and analyze your traffic data in an entirely new way. With Google Analytics, you're more prepared to write better-targeted ads, strengthen your marketing initiatives and create higher converting websites.

If you are looking for a standard but free analytics program to use with your website, this is the place to go. You can sign up with any existing Google account to get started today. Keep in mind, this will not work when you build a free website with WebStarts as you need to have access to the HTML code of your site. To get started, use the video and instructions below_

Step 1_ Go to http://google.com/analytics and sign in with an existing Google account or create a new Google account to use. Click the 'Sign Up' button.

Step 2_ Enter the URL for your website, choose an account name, and time zone. Click Continue.

Step 3_ Enter your last name, first name, and Country or Territory. Click Continue.

Step 4_ Agree to the terms of service and click Create New Account.

Step 5_ You will see HTML code on the right in a box. Highlight all of that code, right click, and copy the code.

Step 6_ Navigate to the page in your WebStarts editor that you wish to track using Google Analytics and click 'Insert', then 'HTML Code'.

Step 7_ Paste the code on the right and click 'OK'.

Step 8: A blank box of code will appear on your site. Click the 'send to back' icon to prevent it from showing up in your editor.

Step 9_ Log into Google Analytics and begin tracking your website.