Ari Herzog
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
The below graphs and data from Google Analytics say the rest. Comparing the present to the past is more evident with data from Quantcast , a company that has measured my site for years. Here is Quantcast data of unique visitors from 2009 to present. The above subject says it all. This help you, Phil?
Ari Herzog
JULY 16, 2010
of bloggers and other webmasters around the world use a free tool called Google Analytics to track website visitors and click-through metrics. Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. If the above title drew you in, good. Keep reading.
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Dave Fleet
MAY 25, 2011
My primary concern was that, after seeing nearly a 90% variance between their numbers and those from Google Analytics on my own site, I couldn’t trust that their numbers for other sites would be correct. when comparing the traffic numbers for local analytics (google, omniture, etc) to the numbers on Compete.com.
Ari Herzog
JUNE 2, 2015
Use Google Analytics or similar to track metrics. Consider Quantcast and Alexa. Think about monetization: product sales, donations, ads, sponsorship, affiliate marketing, Kindle subscription, etc. Be aware of FTC rules about disclaimers. WordPress.com implements its own tracking data but is usually less accurate than third-party tools.
Convince & Convert
AUGUST 7, 2011
Everyone knows that data from Nielsen, Compete, Quantcast, Alexa and their ilk is only semi-accurate unless the site chooses to report actual numbers, so we’ve mostly accepted the fact that website traffic is a dull topic not worth our curiosity or bile.
Viper Chill
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
Niche research is a little like viewing your website analytics where it’s really pointless checking your stats if they don’t lead to you making any site changes. Basically it lets you see which websites use the same hosting company, have the same IP addresses and use the same Google Analytics and Google Adsense tracking codes.
Ari Herzog
JANUARY 30, 2015
According to Google Analytics , 923 people visited my blog during the month of January 2015. With a wonderful 7% bounce rate (indicating 93% of you are reading more than one page), there was a total of 1,115 sessions. A session is a visit. If you visited my blog every day, that’s 30 sessions. Many returned.
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