SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Feb. 27, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- ClickTracks Analytics Inc. (www.clicktracks.com), maker of the award-winning line of web analytics software, today announced the release of Version 6.1 of its software. The latest version unveils ClickTracks' new click fraud reporting technology; a new Robot View report that allows marketers to see their site as search engine spiders see it; and, integrated keyword ranking that shows the actual search engine ranking of traffic-producing keywords.
"We felt it extremely important to bring click fraud detection capabilities to the masses, from small businesses all the way up to larger enterprises," said John Marshall, ClickTracks' CEO. "Our customers have told us so many horror stories of click fraud -- chunks of their PPC budget being eaten up, along with hours of time being spent on trying to remedy the situation -- that we knew we had to do something. Our Click Fraud report is an answer to their pleas for help."
ClickTracks' Click Fraud report pinpoints pay-per-click campaigns with statistically significant variances from other campaigns, whether they're the result of click fraud or just a poorly-performing ad that's eating up budget. ClickTracks' detection works by comparing a variety of statistical measurements across all campaigns. The Click Fraud report requires no additional setup, and allows marketers to substantiate suspicious campaign behavior by generating a report suitable for submission to the PPC provider.
ClickTracks 6.1 also features a new Robot View, which gives marketers a robots-eye-view of their web site. "Because it's important for your web site to be both people-friendly and robot-friendly, ClickTracks shows you both views," said Marshall. "Seeing your site as a search engine robot views it -- with areas of importance already highlighted for you -- can immediately identify problem areas.
And ClickTracks now lets marketers see the search ranking for keywords that brought visitor traffic to the site. Marketers can then compare the performance of those keywords in terms of number of visitors, time on site, cost, revenue and return on advertising spend. The technology shows keyword search ranking for Google, Yahoo! and MSN.
About ClickTracks 6.1
The Version 6.1 release covers the entire family of ClickTracks web analytics software products: ClickTracks Analyzer ($495), the company's entry-level web metrics offering; ClickTracks Optimizer ($1195), mid-range web analytics with robot reporting and e-mail campaign tracking; ClickTracks Professional (starting at $3495), robust web site traffic analysis that includes ROI tracking capabilities; and ClickTracks JDC (starting at $13,995) enterprise-level page tagged metrics from your own secure server.
Click Fraud reporting is only available in ClickTracks Professional and ClickTracks JDC; Robot View reporting and search keyword ranking are available in ClickTracks Optimizer, Professional and JDC. Upgrades to version 6.1 are free to Hosted customers and software customers with an existing maintenance and support contract; contactsales@clicktracks.com to purchase upgrades or a support contract.
About ClickTracks
Based in Santa Cruz, California, ClickTracks is the maker of award-winning web analytics software. The ClickTracks family of software was designed out of sheer frustration with existing web metrics offerings. Spending hour upon hour trying to understand web site visitors was certainly a motivating experience: there had to be a better way.
ClickTracks was voted 'Best Web Site Analysis Tool' in ClickZ's 2003, 2004 and 2005 Marketing Excellence Awards, and received a Computerworld Innovative Technology award in the web site management category. ClickTracks' software has been reviewed and featured on CNET, ZDNet, Builder.com, TechRepublic, Internet.com, CRM Magazine, Media Magazine, MarketingSherpa and About.com. The ClickTracks line of software includes ClickTracks Analyzer, ClickTracks Optimizer, ClickTracks Professional, ClickTracks JDC, ClickTracks Hosted and BidHero by ClickTracks.
For more information, please visit www.clicktracks.com or send e-mail to info@clicktracks.com.