http://tool.motoricerca.info/robots-checker.phtml

http://www.atomz.com/

http://www.emediawire.com/
http://prnewswire.com/
http://www.prweb.com/

Here’s a start.

Here are 2 vendors to check out.

http://www.inquira.com/
http://www.mondosearch.com/ (http://www.behaviortracking.com/)

http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html

A spider simulator.

Read this first. This should set your expectations and help you build out a plan of action.

http://www.semfire.com.au/blog/?p=22

Locally Type does a great job here.

5 options for web analytics and guidelines based on company size / web goals.

HBX for medium sized companies.
Google for free.
WebTrends for medium sized companies.
ClickTracks for small to medium sized companies.
Omniture for medium to large sized companies.

And what WikiPedia has to say about web analytics.

Get found locally…
http://maps.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=7039

I forget where I first head about Taguchi methods. Wikipedia does a good job at explaining it. Or least it did today

From Wikipedia
Taguchi methods are statistical methods developed by Genichi Taguchi to improve the quality of manufactured goods and, more recently, to biotechnology, marketing and advertising. Taguchi methods are considered controversial among some traditional Western statisticians but others accept many of his concepts as being useful additions to the body of knowledge.

More on Taguchi methods…

Taguchi could be bad for marketing …