# A public stats page, with one switch

> Share your link in bio traffic openly: an optional public stats page at yourhandle/stats, next to verified revenue. Turn it on or off any time.

Turn on a public stats page and anyone can see your page's traffic, next to your verified revenue. An open startup page in one click.

## What it shows

With public stats on, makerhandle.com/yourhandle/stats shows your page's analytics dashboard, read-only: visitors, pageviews, sources, locations, devices and project clicks over time.

Combine it with **verified revenue** on your page and you have the two numbers most "open startup" pages share: traffic and income, both from the source rather than a screenshot.

## Why share stats

Building in public works best with numbers people can trust. A monthly update that links to live stats is more convincing than a chart image, and it saves you making the chart.

It also helps other makers. Seeing real traffic from a launch, a newsletter mention or a Hacker News post sets honest expectations. Read [how to run an open startup page](https://makerhandle.com/blog/open-startup-page), and put a [verified revenue badge](https://makerhandle.com/features/revenue-badge) on your project's site to point people here.

## Private by default

The stats page is **off** until you turn it on in the editor, and you can turn it off again at any time. When it is off, the address simply redirects to your page.

The analytics themselves use no cookies and store no IP addresses, so publishing them reveals nothing about any individual visitor. See [analytics](https://makerhandle.com/features/analytics) and [makerhandle for building in public](https://makerhandle.com/for/build-in-public).

## Questions

### Where is the public stats page?

At makerhandle.com/yourhandle/stats, once you turn it on.

### Is it on by default?

No. It is off until you switch it on.

### Does it reveal who visited?

No. makerhandle stores no IP addresses or cookies, so stats are aggregate only.

### Is it free?

Yes. It works on the free plan, which shows seven days of stats. Pro keeps a year.

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Source: https://makerhandle.com/features/public-stats
makerhandle: makerhandle is a link in bio for makers and founders: every project with its status and revenue verified from Stripe, Paddle and more.