Often our web site statistics we gather are there to help us do better, but very rarely are we rewarded for them doing well.  GoingUp! is not only a great new web site analytics tracker, but it will also pay you back in return.

Having a good web site analytics package is key to having a successful web site.  You have to know what your visitors like, what they don’t like, and where you could improve.

What type of information will GoingUp! track?  It does just about everything:

• Complete Web Site Stats
• Keyword Position Tracking
• Actions and Goals
• Google PageRank Tracking
• Recent Visitor Maps/Locations
• Heat Maps
• Page Optimizer Tool

Plus it features a customizable dashboard that will help you pull up all the data you need to see, right off the bat.  GoingUp! integrates popular analytics and search engine optimization tools in one easy-to-use interface to see how your website is performing from all points-of-view.

• Free Web Site and SEO Tools from GoingUp!

So where does the payback come from, that I mentioned before?

GoingUp! now lets you earn points while using our web analytics tracking. Soon, you’ll be able to use these points for premium services such as search engine promotion, keyword rank monitor and more. Plus, you can even turn your points into cash or prizes.

That is a unique spin that will defiantly entice a few to give it a shot.  The best part about it all, is that it is free to try – so why not give it a spin?

You can learn more about or sign up for GoingUp! at GoingUp.com.

Looking for a wiki script for your next great web site project? 

As somebody who’s built one from the ground up – I can tell you picking the right script for the job, is not an easy task to do.  With a surprising amount of flexibility and power, BoltWire might be one of the easiest to use wikis out there. 

It takes the cake when it comes to mixing the strengths of various script categories together.  Is it a CMS? Is it a wiki?  It is a little ‘bit of both.

The install process is simple.  All you do is download, unzip, upload and install.  It runs on just about any server with PHP4 (although PHP5 is recommended) and has a simple upgrade process too. The entire download is less than 100k, so should just take a couple of seconds to get started.

What about the Features?

Here are some of the best features about BoltWire:

• Easy to install and upgrade
• Run multiple sites off one installation
• Built in member and group management
• Easy to use wiki markup system
• Powerful search engine capabilities
• In-browser editing of skins & CSS
• Standards compliant
• UTF-8 and multi-lingual support
• One click installation of plugins

If you are new to the script, or you get it installed and start to wonder, “What’s Next?!” I would suggest checking out the documentation.  They also have a nice selection of tutorials to help you out too.

Customization?  Yes, you can customize BoltWire in many different ways.  It comes with both plugin and skin support so you are able to make it do the job you want it to do, and get it looking the way you need it to look. 

All in all, I would highly suggest checking BoltWire out, if you have a web site project that needs just a little ‘bit of wiki and a little bit of a content management system rolled into one. 

What SimilarSites does is simple, it matches you up with web sites that are similar to the one you search for.  For example, when I searched for Mitchelaneous.com, it gave me results for Boing Boing and Lifehacker.  When I searched for WebHostingShow.com, it gave me hosting sites like WebHostingStuff.com and RateMyHost.com.  The service works very well, and might also help you judge if you are targeting your own web site in the right ways. 

SimilarSites also has add-ons you can download and use in both Firefox or Internet Explorer.  That gives you two more ways to get more out of this excellent service. 

Overall SimilarSites is a fun service to check out, just in case you want another web site like just like this one, or another favorite of yours around the Web.

You can set the monitoring tools to check the web site in question you wish to monitor in intervals ranging from 5 to 60 minutes or above.

If the worst might happen, and you need to be told, here are the various ways they can alert you to trouble:

• E-mail
• RSS
• SMS Messages

For those of you just wanting to beta test the service; when you first sign up, you are given a fully functional, 15-day trial account. At the end of 15 days, your account will be downgraded to free unless you upgrade to either Standard or Premium account.

Check out the screenshots, then give them a shot at Site24x7.com.

If you have an RSS feed it is really easy to create a page. Sure you can add the pages, pictures and widgets – but scrapping your feed makes web site creation even easier. See this page I made as an example:

http://mitch.wirenode.mobi/

So if your looking to reach out into a new market for your publishing needs, might want to give wirenode.com a visit.