{"id":275,"date":"2024-12-06T12:50:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T12:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=275"},"modified":"2024-12-06T12:55:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T12:55:26","slug":"measuring-success-here-is-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/measuring-success-here-is-how\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring Success | Here is How"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/Measuring-Success-Nov-24-2015.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/Measuring-Success-Nov-24-2015.png\" alt=\"Measuring Success\" width=\"615\" height=\"549\" \/><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2012\/10\/the-true-measures-of-success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Measuring Success<\/a> &#8211; I stumbled across this phrase, &#8220;you cannot manage what you cannot measure&#8221; as I was reading about managing power consumption in data centers, and it occurred to me that this applies to all facets of business.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/measuring-success-here-is-how\/#Taking_measurements_to_the_extreme\" >Taking measurements to the extreme<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/measuring-success-here-is-how\/#What_is_measurable_in_business\" >What is measurable in business?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/measuring-success-here-is-how\/#How_does_measuring_relate_to_the_web_hosting_industry\" >How does measuring relate to the web hosting industry?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/measuring-success-here-is-how\/#Measurements_are_done_in\" >Measurements are done in:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/measuring-success-here-is-how\/#Where_I_see_a_need_for_more_attention_to_measurement_in_many_businesses\" >Where I see a need for more attention to measurement in many businesses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/measuring-success-here-is-how\/#Everything_about_your_business_is_measurable\" >Everything about your business is\u00a0measurable<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/measuring-success-here-is-how\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/measuring-success-here-is-how\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/measuring-success-here-is-how\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/measuring-success-here-is-how\/#ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\" >ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taking_measurements_to_the_extreme\"><\/span>Taking measurements to the extreme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of course, some companies take measuring to extremes, right down to how many times their employees visit the restrooms. Yipes! My sister worked for a well-known firm in St. Louis that allowed six recorded incidents per year before automatic termination, of those being one minute late punching into the time clock. It didn\u2019t matter if you were 20 minutes early 4 of 5 days each week.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_measurable_in_business\"><\/span>What is measurable in business?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In a simple answer \u2013 everything is measurable. How you manage those measurements often determine the success of your business.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_measuring_relate_to_the_web_hosting_industry\"><\/span>How does measuring relate to the web hosting industry?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Analytical programs reflect the strengths and weaknesses of our websites. The value we present to our prospects can be reflected in the average length of time visitors remain on our sites, how many unique visitors we attract, the keywords or phrases they used to find our sites, what they clicked through to, whether they bookmarked our site, and countless other measurable queries.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Measurements_are_done_in\"><\/span>Measurements are done in:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Customer Satisfaction Surveys<\/li>\n<li>Profit and Loss Statements<\/li>\n<li>Balance Sheets<\/li>\n<li>CPU and RAM Performance<\/li>\n<li>Network Saturation<\/li>\n<li>Firewall Analysis<\/li>\n<li>eCommerce Conversion Ratios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_I_see_a_need_for_more_attention_to_measurement_in_many_businesses\"><\/span>Where I see a need for more attention to measurement in many businesses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shows<\/strong><br \/>\nAnalyzing show results and following up (promptly) with everyone who visited your booth. What was their interest? What drew them to you? If there\u2019s any match for your service, set up an appointment to visit their business first (not yours). Let them open up opportunities for you. Showing interest in their business increases the odds that they\u2019ll reciprocate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Networking Events<\/strong><br \/>\nAnalyzing networking events \u2013 instead of just going for the meal and exchange of business cards, work on spreading the word. This essentially means to break away from your group and introduce yourself to other groups at these events. Log every business card and send them a personal, \u201cI\u2019m glad we had the opportunity to meet\u201d postcard or memo. Meet them again for lunch, one-on-one. You\u2019d be amazed how many business decisions are made over lunch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Everything_about_your_business_is_measurable\"><\/span>Everything about your business is\u00a0measurable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019ve only scratched the surface here. We could go on about how measurements relate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/data-backup-solution-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disaster recovery<\/a>, network monitoring, load balancing, power consumption, space and bandwidth allotments, and so much more.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/unnamed-e1408122780935.jpg\" alt=\"ProlimeHost Cheap Dedicated Servers\" width=\"400\" height=\"80\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. We specialize in Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated servers, with data centers in Los Angeles, Denver &amp; Singapore.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\"><\/span>VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/ssd-vps-server\/\">Virtual Private Servers<\/a>\u00a0all feature high performance Xeon processors and SSD storage in a RAID10 configuration to optimize your server\u2019s performance, which dramatically enhances visitor experiences on your site.<\/p>\n<p>That speed is backed by unparalleled 24\/7 support, featuring both outstanding response AND resolution times to maximize your uptime.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Now is the time to join the ProlimeHost virtual private server revolution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\"><\/span>DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>We only use enterprise-class hardware in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/los-angeles-dedicated-servers\/\">dedicated servers<\/a>\u00a0and offer a four (4) hour hardware replacement. Throw in IPMI for remote management, support for public and private networks, free operating system (OS) re-installs, and SATA, SAS &amp; SSD (including NVMe) storage. Call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>. For everything from gaming, AMD and GPU servers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\"><\/span>ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Procuring an Asia optimized server improves the connection speed and quality between the server and the users in Asia or China. This can reduce latency, packet loss, jitter, and bandwidth issues that can affect the performance and reliability of the server and the applications hosted on it. For more information, please call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Measuring Success &#8211; I stumbled across this phrase, &#8220;you cannot manage what you cannot measure&#8221; as I was&hellip;","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[199,120,123,43,24,107,113,198,139,106,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-275","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tutorials-tips","8":"tag-amd-servers","9":"tag-asia-optimized","10":"tag-china-optimized","11":"tag-dedicated-server","12":"tag-dedicated-servers","13":"tag-dedicated-servers-usa","14":"tag-gaming-servers","15":"tag-gpu-servers","16":"tag-prolimehost","17":"tag-virtual-private-servers","18":"tag-vps","19":"cs-entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}