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Book ReviewsReview: Nihuo Web Log Analyzer
By Manoj Jasra
Expert Author
Article Date: 2007-12-13
Recently I got the opportunity to test drive the Nihuo Web Log Analyzer and I was pleasantly surprised with the number of quality reports it produces (all very simple and cosmetically pleasing).
After analysis, it generated over 150 reports detailing metrics such as referrals, servers, file types, time spent, search engines, spiders, and directories. The Nihuo website reports that their log file analyzer can parse 1.4 gb/minutes, I ran a 1.2 gigabyte local log file through and it took just under 2 minutes. A sample of Nihuo's log file reports can be found here.
The GUI was was very simple to use and I was able to configure log file parsing in seconds. The configuration for the identification of spiders, operating systems, file types, browsers and search engines was quite thorough. I also liked the scheduler feature of the Log Analyzer which allows users to automate the parsing of log files down to the minute (if necessary).
The Nihuo web log analyzer is priced at 8 different levels, starting at $99 for the standard version and progressively higher for the unlimited enterprise version. There is also an option to test out the Nihuo log analyzer through its free trial version.
The product comes with dozens of features but here are a few of the ones I found useful:
* Cache for downloaded log filesYou might also recognize some of these companies who use Nihuo's log file Analyzer:
* Page title retrieval
* Search Spider Analysis
* Bounce Rate Analysis
* Auto Detection of Log Files
* Columbia UniversityComments
* Cornell University
* Microsoft
* Siemens
* Sprint
* Symantec
* Verizon Wireless
About the Author:
Manoj Jasra is a well respected search marketing veteran having been in the industry since 2002. Manoj currently serves as a Sr. Analyst on the web solutions team at Shaw Communications Inc. Manoj's role primarily consists of providing SEO/PPC and Web Analytics strategies in addition to business insight on Shaw's web properties. Previously, Manoj held the role of Director of Technology at Enquiro Search Solutions where he oversaw Enquiro's product development for search marketing solutions and acted as the lead on both SEO Training and Enquiro's Web Analytics approach. Check out Manoj's well read blog, Web Analytics World, which focuses on his insight in Search Marketing, Mobile, Technology and of course, Web Analytics. You can contact Manoj at manoj.jasra@gmail.com