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# Viewing Your Effects Usage Statistics

Knowledge is power — especially when it comes to knowing which effects your guests love and how many credits you're using. ALIVE tracks your effects usage so you can make data-driven decisions.

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## What Statistics Are Available?

* **Total effects used** — How many AI effects have been applied across all events
* **Effect popularity** — Which effects are used most often
* **Credit consumption** — How many credits you've used over time

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## How to View Statistics

1. Go to the **web dashboard** at [photobooth.alive-pic.com/dashboard](https://photobooth.alive-pic.com/dashboard)
2. View your usage stats and credit history

[screenshot: Effects usage statistics screen]

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## Why This Matters

Understanding your effects usage helps you:

* **Plan your budget** — Know how many credits to buy before a big event weekend
* **Pick better effects** — If guests consistently ignore certain effects, swap them out
* **Upsell AI effects** — Show clients real data on how popular AI effects are with guests
* **Track trends** — See if certain effects perform better at certain types of events

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## Tips

* **Check stats after every event** — It takes 30 seconds and gives you valuable insight
* **Use popularity data for client consultations** — "Our top 3 effects last month were Anime, Disney Pixar, and Pop Art" is a great selling point
* **Monitor credit usage** — Make sure you're not running low before a busy weekend

| The stats update in real-time, so you can even check mid-event to see how things are going.