{"author_name":"MarekkPie","cat":"LD #25","comments":[],"epoch":1355949840,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"47443","p_author":"MarekkPie","p_authorkey":"11038","p_urlkey":"83107","p_title":"Gathering statistics about your downloads","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355949840","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"11038","us_name":"MarekkPie","us_username":"\/author\/marekkpie\/","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"

I know it’s a bit late to get the nice after\u00a0competition\u00a0statistics, but if you haven’t been doing so already, you can use bit.ly<\/a>\u00a0to gather a small extra bit of statistics for your download\/click-through information on your game. The service is free; and the setup is as simple as pasting in your current URLs and using the bit.ly shortened URLs instead.<\/p>\n

Then, you can track your stats by logging into your bit.ly account, clicking on your “bitmark” for the other URL, clicking the little\u00a0i<\/em>, and then the other little\u00a0i<\/em> next to your simple stats. It then breaks down your click information by time, referral website, and location.<\/p>\n

If you provide bitmarks for all of your various versions, you can see the popularity split among the different platforms as well.<\/p>\n

It’s a neat little free tool that I hope people can use to their advantage.<\/p>\n \n

Tags: tips<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 19th, 2012 3:44 pm","title":"Gathering statistics about your downloads"}