A “stat,” a “metric,” a “KPI.” These are all names for basically the same thing. But what is it? Statistics are pretty straightforward. A stat is a number tracked over a unit of time. For example, “the number of sales made in a year.” By themselves, stats don’t do anything or change anyone’s life; they. . . Read More
Making sense of statistics can make or break a business. If a certain set of data is misinterpreted or a problem is not identified in time, a business can suffer. On the other hand, a missed opportunity can mean missed business. For example, after tracking some stats, you notice a trend: when you send out. . . Read More
We’re a U.S. based company and tomorrow is the annual day many have set aside to stuff our faces with food in preparation for a crazy shopping endeavor the day after–otherwise known as Thanksgiving! And more importantly, it’s also a time to remember there are things to be thankful for. And here at UseMyStats, there’s. . . Read More
It has arrived! Or should I say, they have arrived. The UseMyStats dashboard just received a major upgrade. You are no longer limited to 9 graphs, which is nice, but the real kicker is that you can now add all sorts of graphs to the dashboard! We of course have the venerable line graphs that. . . Read More
This last week we launched “Phase II” of our simplification of UseMyStats.com (for the first round, check this post). You might have noticed the updated menus. For this round, we added a bunch more icons to try to make it really clear which menu item means what. It might seem like such a small update,. . . Read More
We’re always innovating at UseMyStats and we love hearing from our customers about how to make the site a better . Periodically we gather together your suggestions and take the next step toward usability and speed. We’ve put in better icons, and made some changes to the Admin menu so settings are easier to access.. . . Read More
Say goodbye to the days of logging in each week to create the same multiple graph you created the week before! Follow these simple steps to create one easily accessible graph that represents multiple statistics: Begin at the Statistic Creation / Editing page, and click “Create New”. Enter the name for your combination graph, change. . . Read More
Does it ever feel like you have to be Einstein to turn a daily stat into a monthly stat? Do you end up making multiple stats, one for each span of time in a desperate attempt to succeed? We hate feeling confused, and we especially hate doing something more than once which is why we’re hereby announcing. . . Read More
Sometimes it’s back to basics. We’re stat nerds, constantly working with metrics, stats, analytics, whatever you want to call them, but for some people this is a totally new concept. And for others it’s just unreal because only large companies have enough resources to track themselves. UseMyStats was created to give access to track statistics. . . Read More
It just happened again! We sent out another Bug Hunter award! We love writing software and making UseMyStats.com as easy to use as possible. But let’s be honest. We don’t always get everything perfect the first time. Or sometimes we do, but someone else’s idea is even more “perfect”! Our best features have come from. . . Read More