I used third-party stats a lot when I only had a few sites, and they served me well. Once you get a lot of sites up you get into a catch 22 - most server stats don't really show you the detail you want, and it takes too much effort to check all the third-party counters you end up running. If you're doing TPG or free sites, there comes a point when you're best off examining trends, rather than individual sites.
IMHO, of course.
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