 WEBSITE SUPPORT [Google Analytics v Matrix Stats] |
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Posted on 08th Apr 2007 at 13:18
Now here's a really techy question!! I subscribe to Matrix Stats and also recently using Google Analytics to see which are my most "sticky" pages, and visits to Downloads and Resources pages etc etc. Obviously, the main thing I want to know is - How many visits are there to my sites? Compairng Matrix Stats and Google Analytics, there's a HUGE discrepancy. Like by 200% !!! Google is showing less visits than Matrix. What's going on, folks? Which is the most accurate? And why the enormous difference in stats? Intrigued of Chester aka Lisa
With warm wishes
Lisa Rossetti
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Posted on 08th Apr 2007 at 14:53
I'm guessing Matrix is recording visits from the Google spiders whereas Google can detect their own and miss it out from your stats?
Gary Martin
KiltoxServices - Web Services with Standards!
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Posted on 08th Apr 2007 at 21:38
So Google Analytics is showing me "real people" visits?
With warm wishes
Lisa Rossetti
Professional and Personal Coach
No Hype, No Nonsense - Simply great coaching! Musings and adventures in my Blog: journal.getrealcoaching.net
coaching@positivelives.co.uk
m 07815 888803
t 01244 678850
w positivelives.co.uk
w getrealcoaching.net
Associate Member of the Association for Coaching
www.associationforcoaching.com
Member of the International Coach Federation
www.coachfederation.org
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Posted on 09th Apr 2007 at 15:17
I think so yeah, it'd make sense for Google to filter out their spiders, giving more reliable results. I've never used either system though, so don't take my rambing as reliable advice, haha. I use statistics provided by my hosting company.
Gary Martin
KiltoxServices - Web Services with Standards!
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Posted on 09th Apr 2007 at 15:29
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Posted on 09th Apr 2007 at 15:39
Somebody reccommended me CLicky - it's about $2 a month. I used it for a trial period. Showed live hits as well, that was interesting.
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Posted on 10th Apr 2007 at 15:41
Stat counter is good for live hits, but it wouldn't give me the other information. I want to know which are the "sticky" pages, and also where the referred hits are coming from. ie I can see what traffic is coming from 4Networking, that's motivating!
With warm wishes
Lisa Rossetti
Professional and Personal Coach
No Hype, No Nonsense - Simply great coaching! Musings and adventures in my Blog: journal.getrealcoaching.net
coaching@positivelives.co.uk
m 07815 888803
t 01244 678850
w positivelives.co.uk
w getrealcoaching.net
Associate Member of the Association for Coaching
www.associationforcoaching.com
Member of the International Coach Federation
www.coachfederation.org
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Posted on 19th Apr 2007 at 21:22
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Posted on 20th Apr 2007 at 10:16
stat counter gives all sorts of stats. eg Summary Popular Pages Entry Pages Exit Pages Came From Keyword Analysis Recent Keyword Activity Recent Came From Search Engine Wars Visitor Paths Visit Length Returning Visits Recent Pageload Activity Recent Visitor Activity Recent Visitor Map Country/State/City/ISP Browser System Stats Lookup IP Address Download Logs also England, London, United Kingdom, 0 returning visits Date Time WebPage 19th April 2007 17:18:16 www.4networking.biz/profile/13053 Commercial and Private Investigations Services - UK 19th April 2007 17:18:21 www.salgadoinvestigations.com/ Private Investigators, Croydon and Surrey
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Posted on 14th May 2007 at 20:19
Personally I prefer Matrix Stats. Ever wondered WHY Google is giving analytics away for free? Same reason as why they originally built their toolbar: to better track who looks at what on the Net - that knowledge is worth billions to them! Still not worried? Right, your innocent Google toolbar is in default config and shows the PageRank of sites you visit. You NEED that to track your own site, don't you? Analytics keeps track of visitors to certain sites, for SEO purposes for the site owners, right? And then you marry the two data sets together - that would be the data that Google toolbar collects on YOUR browsing habits and what analytics collects and suddenly a remarkably accurate trail of millions of Internet users appear! Advertising golddust! You can psych-profile the data and determine with a surprising high degree of accuracy the sex, age, income group, etc. for INDIVIDUAL Net users! There's an old American saying: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch!
When you realise that technology is a tool that must serve a purpose, you're ready to speak to Nel-Barker.co.uk Ltd. Let your network work for you!
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Posted on 15th May 2007 at 22:33
So it's the Tesco Clubcard of web stats then? ;-)
Gary Martin
KiltoxServices - Web Services with Standards!
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Posted on 18th Jun 2007 at 18:22
Hey Lisa Why not try a free two month trial of our new action tracking software ATrack. See my post "Summer Madness" in the Business 4Networking forum. Mark
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