WebWatcher doesn’t really have anything to do with affiliate marketing but I’m mentioning it here because I’ve just found it very useful.

A client of mine approached me because he was having a problem with one of his employees. He suspected that he was spending too much time during the working day using the firm’s computer for private purposes rather than doing his job. My client wanted to know if I could suggest any way of finding out what was going on.

I explained that I didn’t have any real experience of this type of work but I offered to do some research. One of the options I found was WebWatcher which is software that claims to track computer use by monitoring keystrokes. I showed him the website and he agreed to try it. We installed it on the employee’s computer.

Well, without getting into too many personal details, the trial revealed a very serious situation. Not only was the employee using his employer’s computer to conduct private email and access inappropriate websites, but he had also copied some of my client’s confidential business documents. Needless to say, he was dealt with very swiftly. My client was very pleased that his suspicions had been confirmed.

I was very impressed by how easy it was to install and use. And I realised how useful it could be in a number of situations.

For example, one of the uses which WebWatcher advertises is the ability to track what your kids are up to on their computers. We all want to believe that children use their computers only for schoolwork and having online fun with their friends but sometimes the reality is very different. Children can all too innocently put themselves (and their friends) in real danger. Discreetly tracking their online activities can, at the very least, help put parents’ minds at rest.

And there are quite a number of other uses for an application like this. How about monitoring who uses your own computer while you’re away? And catching a cheating spouse? You can probably think of more.

Having found this software so useful I’m happy to recommend it. Check it out here >> WebWatcher