I love Google Analytics. It provides a lot of information about website performance. It’s fun to see a graph of Navagear’s growth since we relaunched the site about three years ago, for instance:

Besides those big numbers (visits, pageviews, etc.), though, one of my favorite Analytics feature is the Content Overview. I especially like to see the top content. What pages are people looking at?

As you would expect, the Navagear home page gets the most traffic. Surprisingly, though, it only constituted 15.4% of page views during 2009. A lot of Navagear traffic is generated by search engines. As a result, a lot of site visitors never bother with the home page; they just jump right to the page they want.

Apparently, 7.5% of Navagear visitors are absolutely nutty about refilling disposable propane cylinders! It’s also interesting to see that a few posts from 2007 are still getting a lot of views.

Here are the top 24 Navagear posts for 2009, according to Google Analytics:

[AND the links have been fixed now! —Tim]

/2008/04/refill-disposable-propane-cylinders/
/2009/02/hobie-mirage-pro-angler/
/2007/04/ugrib-weather-data-for-free/
/2007/01/torqeedo-electric-outboard-motors/
/2007/02/totally-free-navigation-software/
/2007/02/the-simplest-electric-motor-system-yet/
/2007/07/should-your-next-repower-be-electric/
/2008/07/anchor-rode-rope-to-chain-splice/
/2009/08/how-to-refill-disposable-propane-cylinders/
/2008/05/the-best-margarita-recipe-ever/
/2007/02/building-a-better-crab-trap/
/2008/05/tide-tables-for-mobile-devices/
/2007/06/sailflowcom-the-ultimate-weather-site-for-boaters/
/2009/07/structurescan-sonar-for-lowrance-high-definition-systems/
/2009/04/vessel-tracking-system-roundup/
/2009/07/navionics-iphone-app-going-gangbusters/
/2009/01/jolly-good-folding-crab-shrimp-traps/
/2008/05/the-best-navigation-software/
/2009/02/feathercraft-baylee-on-the-water-test-report/
/2007/03/another-clever-folding-crab-trap/
/2008/04/stupid-propane-tank-tricks/
/2009/05/keep-eggs-fresh-without-refrigeration/
/2008/02/nauticraft-pedal-powered-boats/
/2007/02/wind-turbine-powered-sailboat/