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Google Analytics Installed on Your Blog

One of the basic elements of tracking your traffic is knowing your numbers. On this video I show how to get Google Analytics installed and tracking your blog traffic along with some simple explanations of the various elements built into Analytics.

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10 Responses to “Google Analytics Installed on Your Blog”

  1. George Chernikov on March 2nd, 2009 11:57 am

    Also, an alternative way is to use many of the Google Analytics plugins out there that pretty much do everything for you. All you have to do is insert the information provided by Analytics and activate the plugin. Voila – it’s relatively painless and gets the job done (though I am not sure if it would work with Google Website Optimizer).

  2. Phyllis Zimbler Miller on March 2nd, 2009 2:06 pm

    My company has been installing Google Analytics on the WordPress.org websites we’re building for book authors and small businesses. The range of information available is very useful

  3. Phil on March 2nd, 2009 7:14 pm

    Can anyone compare Google stats to Statcounter stats?

  4. George Chernikov on March 2nd, 2009 8:58 pm

    Phil,

    I run both and, from experience, I noticed that Google Analytics reports numbers are a bit lower compared to StatCounter. With that said, you can’t beat Google when it comes to drilling down to identify who your visitors are, where they come from, how they got there, what computer their using and what their pet is called.

    Personally, I prefer to use StatCounter for real-time monitoring of income traffic and Google Analytics for a longer-term overview of traffic sources and trends. From experience, I noticed that when a site is sold, most potential buyers request Analytics rather than StatCounter data, so I’m guessing the fact that it’s owned by Google carries additional weight in the eys of prospective customers.

  5. semmy @ Minisite Design Service on March 2nd, 2009 9:27 pm

    Hello Terry how about http://www.quantcast.com, can we track our visitor using quantcast?

    thank you

  6. Dr. Pat Wklund on March 3rd, 2009 9:28 am

    Thanks Terry,

    Another great video, as usual.

    Does Google Analytics give more info than what you would get with a c-panel hosting account? I am currently using it to check stats on my blog.

    Thanks..

    Dr Pat

  7. Terry on March 3rd, 2009 10:15 am

    Hi All:

    Personally I like Analytics better than the other options I’ve tried (and I obviously haven’t tried all of them). It gives a lot more detail in my opinion which is the reason I use it (plus its easy to use and free). There are a lot of tools you can track with, and that’s the most important element that you are tracking.

    Terry

  8. Daron on March 7th, 2009 3:56 pm

    Terry,

    Useful information. I’m a newcomer. I notice your videos are blurry. Is that me or is the resolution supposed to be blurred?

    Thanks

  9. lee on March 8th, 2009 7:12 am

    The analytics always shows you just when you think you know all you sector terms a fresh set of ones you never thought of.

  10. Internet Business on April 4th, 2009 8:43 pm

    If you’re really concerns about how well does your web site is doing in terms of traffic source,then Google Analytics is an indispensable tool for you as Google is one of the major search engine ! Can you affort by not using its tool ? More over,it’s free and user-friendly.Infact,Google Analytics offer many useful
    reports on the activities (Visitors,traffic source,content…etc) which come from your web site ! With these reports,you’re able to make the necessary changes on it !

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