TheHun - "I don't see the use of a counter on a gallery itself. For the gallery builder I mean."
Ok..I agree with you on that position if the galleries were only hosted on your own domain. Server stats are far more accurate anyway.
But if you're galleries were on a free host, without a counter of some sorts, it's pretty hard to tell if you're getting the traffic from TGP A, B or C. I know that some sponsors show referring stats but not many do (and if they do, they suck at trackin' em). So w/o a counter, I have no idea whether a gallery with Sponsor A, is getting the sale/traffic from TGP A, B or C.
Also, I can pretty much find out right away what's working and what isn't..who's sending the traffic, who isn't..etc.
Everytime you list one of my galleries, it ends up on 10 other TGP's. These 'index.html' pages are EVERYWHERE I can place them. They are clean with no recips and I use them for other means as well. If I didn't have a counter on them, sure I could wait until I start getting click-thrus or sales but I wouldn't really be knowing where the traffic was comming from. (But of course, the surge would come from you
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For me, the lame cliche applies: knowing is half the battle. That is "use" enough for me.
