Les Jones

Blogging > Sitemeter's Location Feature

I just discovered two features in Sitemeter. To access either, login to Sitemeter and click on Manager on the top navigation bar.

First, you can set the latitude and longitude of your location (where you are, not necessarily where your Web server is located). Click on Location on the left hand navigation bar. You can click on the map to set your rough coordinates, or you can enter them directly.

If you're like me and don't know, try googling for "mycity mystate latitude longitude". For Knoxville, TN I got 35°58'22" N 83°56'32" W. (There's probably a slicker way to get the answer. If you know one, post in comments.)

Now just translate that into something Sitemeter will accept. It takes degrees and minutes (the first two numbers), but not seconds (the third number). The North reading is the latitude. The West reading is the latitude. For anything in North America, your latitude will be positive and your longitude will be negative. I entered 35°58'22" N 83°56'32" W as 35.58 for latitude and -83.56 for longitude. You can then set what distance from your location you consider local.

Click Save to save your changes. When you view visitors by location you'll now see their distance from you in miles.

Bonus! The default for reports is 20 lines. You can increase that to as many as 1000. Just click on Site Information on the left hand navigation bar, choose from the Results Line Per Page drop-down box, and click Save.