Comments on: Your Website Numbers are Lying to You

By: Sunday School Teacher

Sunday School Teacher — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:01:06 +0000

I would agree with the general trends mentioned here that I have noticed on my sites. I would still like to know which is closer to reality – Google numbers or the server logs. I see the server logs are about double the numbers in google analytics.

By: Link Exchange

Link Exchange — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 02:29:32 +0000

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By: 5 Tools to Quickly Measure a Website’s Popularity : FatPurple

5 Tools to Quickly Measure a Website’s Popularity : FatPurple — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:17:35 +0000

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By: Most Popular NFL Team Websites (and Least Popular) : FatPurple

Most Popular NFL Team Websites (and Least Popular) : FatPurple — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:31:47 +0000

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By: VinOne

VinOne — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:42:38 +0000

I found that Google Analytics just isn’t worth using for total numbers. I look to it more for trends, referral traffic, etc. When looking at it for percentage trending and conversions it’s a great tool. I’ve seen cases where on a particular day one of my adsense ads on a page actually generate more impressions than the page recorded views.