Setting up Analytics

You can use Google Analytics to see who is viewing your Posterous site. All you have to do is follow these simple steps:

1. Sign up for Google Analytics here. Use your Posterous site url. If you are using a custom domain, use that url instead.
2. Find the Google Analytics Domain ID for your site. This looks something like UA-123456-1.
3. Click Manage » Settings » Analytics to set your Google Analytics Domain ID to that ID you found.
4. You're done!
5. Sometimes it takes a while for Google to register the new code and gather statistics. Once it does, you can log in to Google Analytics and click "View Report" to see your stats.

Note: page view numbers from Google Analytics may not match those shown on your Posterous manage page. Posterous counts post views from subscriptions and your RSS feed which Google will not.

You might find these links helpful:

• Wikipedia: Google Analytics

You can use Feedburner to track who's reading your RSS feed. Follow these directions to replace the RSS feed on your site with the Feedburner version:

1. Copy the URL of your Posterous RSS feed. You can get to the feed by clicking on the feed icon in the sidebar of your site.
2. Sign up or login to Feedburner here.
3. Paste your feed URL into the "Burn a feed right this instant" field on Feedburner and click "Next". Pick a title and an address for your Feedburner feed and remember the address for the next step.
4. Click Manage » Settings » Analytics to set your Feedburner Address to the address you just chose.
5. You're done! Next time you click on the feed icon on your site you should be taken to your Feedburner feed.