Even if you have already removed all internal traffic
under Options/Updates (ie internal IPs, etc.) your home
page is likely one of the biggest "Source Sites" or "Source
URLs" you will encounter. Why? Because if a visitor goes
to your home page (ie www.yourcompany.com/default.htm) typically
they will browse deeper into your site, following links
off your home page. When this happens, your home page is
"referring" these visitors deeper into your site. Thus the
"source URL" for the new page a visitor is now seeing was
the home page of your site (or the Source Site being "yourcompany.com"
as your home page is on www.yourcompany.com).
Thus, without the quick adjustment explained below, Hit
List will usually report your home page as one of the
"most common source sites" or "most common source URLs"
as your home page typically refers most people deeper
into your site, especially the first time they come to
your site.
1) Highlight the report you're running (ie Complete Analysis)
and click Design.
2) Highlight the "Most Common Source Sites" element and
click Properties.
3) Go to the Definition tab, and note the "ignore requests
from (e.g. www.mycompany.com)" setting, and fill in your
domain there as indicated, then hit OK.
4) Go to "most common source URLs (referrers)" if this
element is in your report (it may not be) and repeat steps
2-3.
5) Hit OK and re-run the report. Now you won't see your
domain pop up as a "most common source site" or "most
common source URL".
