We often get asked how to get a Yahoo! Web Analytics account and so thought we could help clarify this issue through this short blog post.  First of all, Yahoo! Web Analytics (YWA) is a free web analytics product that we offer to select advertisers, customers and partners of Yahoo!. If you qualify for an account then you can install YWA to your website and your site doesn’t necessarily need to be hosted by Yahoo! for YWA to run on it.

New YWA accounts are available through three main channels:

• Yahoo! Advertising: If you advertise with Yahoo! and are supported by a Yahoo! Account Manager then you are eligible for a YWA account.  You may contact your Account Manager or fill out this form to request a new account.
• Yahoo! Small Business (YSB): If you use either the Yahoo! Merchant Solutions Standard or Professional ecommerce plans, you can enable YWA today directly from your Store Manager.  Just click on the Get Started link under Yahoo! Web Analytics and follow the prompts.  Learn more about enabling this feature on your store.
• Yahoo! Web Analytics Consultant Network (YWACN): If you are looking to work with a specialist to help in making your website and online marketing more successful, you may gain access to YWA through members of the Yahoo! Web Analytics Consultant Network.  YWACN is a network of global independent third-party analytics specialists who can help provide analytics consulting services to our valued customers, including assistance with analytics planning, implementation and usage.

We have also updated the YWA homepage to make it clearer on how to get YWA:

Whichever method you use to get a YWA account, we hope you will enjoy your data and make great use of this product.