When I later decided to build something of my own, this was the first problem I came back to.
There are market-leading tools in this space that cover broader sales workflows. I wanted a sharper lens on reading behavior itself, so I focused DocBeacon on deeper document analytics.
With DocBeacon you can see who opened a document, how long they stayed, where attention drops, and how readers move across pages. I was especially interested in going beyond page-level stats to understand what people actually focus on within a page and how they progress through a document.
* Heatmaps show where attention clusters inside a page, not just which page was viewed.
* Reader paths visualize how people navigate a document. I use a Sankey style view to make loops, skips, and drop-offs easier to spot.
The viewer does not need to install anything or log in.
I would love feedback from anyone who sends important docs like proposals, pitch decks, specs, or hiring packets. What signals would actually change how you follow up or revise your content?
