Do you mean to say "ISP" (Internet Service Provider) versus IPS?
Just wondering.
a HIT is every request that is made of the server, that's every html file,
every image file, every download, etc. So if your home page is one html
file
and 10 image files then that is 11 hits when someone visits it. If they
hit
refresh then that's 11 more. It's not a useful number in statistics.
a VISIT is where you get more useful information but it's also subject to
definition depending on the statistics tool. The software they are using
should have a help or faq that provides definitions.
There are usually various visits reported, such as "unique" visits, and
"page" visits. Again the software should document those for you.
A common definition of a "visit" is a view of a page by a visitor that has
not viewed a page on the site within the previous hour.
Most hosts use common statistics software, if you know the name of the one
you have you should be able to google on it and find out more about it and
what it is reporting.
--
David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
http://www.davidbartosik.com
Don Schmidt said:
When viewing my site's statistics (an IPS provision) several items are
reported.
What is the difference between "Visits" and "Hits".
I asked the IPS tech and she said it's the amount of time the visitor
stays
connected to your site.
I responded with, "God bless slow typists for they "visit" and not hit."
The Tech hung up on me.
