Yesterday, the Google Webmaster Central Blog carried the news of an addition to Google Trends: Trends for Websites. With this tool, you can see the relative amount of traffic tracked to one or more websites, and slice the data by location and time. While this is likely no more accurate than any of the other comparative traffic measures out there, it can give you some sense of whether a particular site’s audience is growing or declining. The list of “also visited” domains is also useful, giving you a quick pointer to sites you might like to jump to if the current site appeals to you.
Now Micro Persuasion’s Steve Rubel has made it even easier to use Google Trends with the release of a bookmarklet that you can use to get there. Just drag the link from his blog entry to your browser toolbar, and a single click will show you the trends information for the site that you’re on. If you’re stats-minded, it’s useful enough to keep handy.
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