Ok so I'm focusing on conversion rate on my site, what will be the best sotware to use. Is webalizer good enough, or do I need to focux on something more corporate like web trend.

Wusage offers a LOT more detail and is affordable. http://www.wusage.com

Ever considered using cookies to track conversions?

not really how would yo do that?

Originally posted by magnafix
Wusage offers a LOT more detail and is affordable. http://www.wusage.com

how is it in compare to web trend

Simply put, there is simply no comparison between Wusage and Web trend. Pricing is one thing with Wusage going to as low as free to Web trend which goes as low as $3,500.

Wusage is more a web log statistic program which collates the hits and present them in a readable summary form. Web trend on the other hand is more a CRM tool which does collates and computes the web logs and give you an understanding of your visitors trends.

Of course, certain components of the report would be identical but there are quite a number of differences.

Compare the two reports and you can see the difference.

Wusage : http://www.boutell.com/wusage/example/

Web trend : http://demo.webtrends.com/reports/ormdcs.wlp/index.html

From you description sounds like webtrend is a much powerful tool. Am I correct?

Yes, webtrend used to be just any other web statistics program but it has evolved to accomodate the eCommerce websites and their reporting needs. It is a whole different ballgame altogether. Compare the two reports and you will see what I mean, especially at the reports on Customers, Conversion, Marketing and so on.