Real-time Traffic Alerts
What are GoSquared Real-time Traffic Alerts?
GoSquared is constantly monitoring your site in real-time. It always knows how many people are browsing your site and what they are doing. With Real-time Traffic Alerts, you can set upper and lower boundaries for your traffic levels. GoSquared will alert you by email (with a detailed email report) or by Twitter Direct Message every time your traffic breaks these boundaries.
Why would I need Alerts?
Real-time Traffic Alerts allow you to immediately know when you're experiencing a traffic spike. They enable you to find out what's sending you your traffic and where the traffic is being sent to on your site. Real-time Traffic Alerts also notify you when your traffic is lower than usual - for when your site might be having issues or be unable to cope with its current load, so you can immediately be on hand to resolve and monitor the situation.
Getting Started
Step 1
Go to your site in LiveStats, and click the "cog" icon to show LiveStats Preferences.
Step 2
Navigate to the Alerts tab and enter the values for your upper and lower traffic bounds Then toggle the "On / Off" switches to reflect which Alerts you wish to be sent.
Step 3
Next, you need to choose how you want to receive alerts. You can choose to receive alerts by email, Twitter Direct Message (you will need to follow @GoSquaredAlerts), or both. Simply toggle the "On / Off" switches to enable or disable.
Step 4
Click Done and the next time your site gets a traffic spike you'll know immediately
Frequently Asked Questions about Real-time Traffic Alerts
How often will I receive Real-time Traffic Alerts?
GoSquared will send you an email or Twitter Direct Message immediately when your traffic goes past the Real-time Traffic Alerts limits you have set. GoSquared will send alert Real-time Traffic Alerts on an hourly basis until your traffic levels fall back to within the limits set by you.
Can I receive Real-time Traffic Alerts on my mobile phone?
Real-time Traffic Alerts are available via Twitter Direct Message, simply follow @GoSquaredAlerts on Twitter, and head over to your site's Alerts settings to enable Real-time Traffic Alerts via Twitter Direct Message.
Twitter alerts aren't working, what can I do?
In order for Twitter Direct Message alerts to work, you'll need to make sure that you follow @GoSquaredAlerts
What do email alerts look like?
You can open email alerts in your browser if you need. (click the image below for a full size view)
