Comments on: Google Analytics for Beginners: How to Make the Most of Your Traffic Reports http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html Web Marketing Strategies for Small Business Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Philip http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html/comment-page-1#comment-9942 Philip Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:59:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html#comment-9942 Great tips. Thanks for sharing. <a href="http://online-marketing-services-review.toptenreviews.com/seop-review.html" rel="nofollow">SEOP.com</a> Great tips. Thanks for sharing.
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]]> By: Rich Brooks http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html/comment-page-1#comment-334 Rich Brooks Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:09:33 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html#comment-334 <p>Mark,</p> <p>Great question, but no clear answer. Could be because slimstat is taking visits from the moment the file is requested as opposed to Google Analytics which waits until the page is loaded (as the code that powers GA is often at the bottom.) Could also be that they measure "visits" differently. You don't mention which numbers are higher, but GA has a half an hour window in which repeat visits by the same IP (I believe) are counted as one visit.</p> <p>Analytics are sometimes as much art as science.</p> Mark,

Great question, but no clear answer. Could be because slimstat is taking visits from the moment the file is requested as opposed to Google Analytics which waits until the page is loaded (as the code that powers GA is often at the bottom.) Could also be that they measure "visits" differently. You don't mention which numbers are higher, but GA has a half an hour window in which repeat visits by the same IP (I believe) are counted as one visit.

Analytics are sometimes as much art as science.

]]> By: Rich Brooks http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html/comment-page-1#comment-8184 Rich Brooks Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:09:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html#comment-8184 Mark, Great question, but no clear answer. Could be because slimstat is taking visits from the moment the file is requested as opposed to Google Analytics which waits until the page is loaded (as the code that powers GA is often at the bottom.) Could also be that they measure "visits" differently. You don't mention which numbers are higher, but GA has a half an hour window in which repeat visits by the same IP (I believe) are counted as one visit. Analytics are sometimes as much art as science. Mark,

Great question, but no clear answer. Could be because slimstat is taking visits from the moment the file is requested as opposed to Google Analytics which waits until the page is loaded (as the code that powers GA is often at the bottom.) Could also be that they measure "visits" differently. You don't mention which numbers are higher, but GA has a half an hour window in which repeat visits by the same IP (I believe) are counted as one visit.

Analytics are sometimes as much art as science.

]]> By: Rich Brooks http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html/comment-page-1#comment-8185 Rich Brooks Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:09:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html#comment-8185 Mark, Great question, but no clear answer. Could be because slimstat is taking visits from the moment the file is requested as opposed to Google Analytics which waits until the page is loaded (as the code that powers GA is often at the bottom.) Could also be that they measure "visits" differently. You don't mention which numbers are higher, but GA has a half an hour window in which repeat visits by the same IP (I believe) are counted as one visit. Analytics are sometimes as much art as science. Mark,

Great question, but no clear answer. Could be because slimstat is taking visits from the moment the file is requested as opposed to Google Analytics which waits until the page is loaded (as the code that powers GA is often at the bottom.) Could also be that they measure "visits" differently. You don't mention which numbers are higher, but GA has a half an hour window in which repeat visits by the same IP (I believe) are counted as one visit.

Analytics are sometimes as much art as science.

]]> By: Mark Akerley http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html/comment-page-1#comment-333 Mark Akerley Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:11:44 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html#comment-333 <p>Another excellent and informative article, Rich - Thank you. A question: Comparing the statistics on google analytics to those on the dashboard (slimstat)of my site administrative program (from wordpress) I find the statistics to be significantly different. In some cases 100-300 percent different when simply tracking the number of site visits per day. Why would there be such a difference - which to believe? Any insights much appreciated.<br /> </p> Another excellent and informative article, Rich – Thank you. A question: Comparing the statistics on google analytics to those on the dashboard (slimstat)of my site administrative program (from wordpress) I find the statistics to be significantly different. In some cases 100-300 percent different when simply tracking the number of site visits per day. Why would there be such a difference – which to believe? Any insights much appreciated.

]]> By: Mark Akerley http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html/comment-page-1#comment-8182 Mark Akerley Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html#comment-8182 Another excellent and informative article, Rich - Thank you. A question: Comparing the statistics on google analytics to those on the dashboard (slimstat)of my site administrative program (from wordpress) I find the statistics to be significantly different. In some cases 100-300 percent different when simply tracking the number of site visits per day. Why would there be such a difference - which to believe? Any insights much appreciated. Another excellent and informative article, Rich – Thank you. A question: Comparing the statistics on google analytics to those on the dashboard (slimstat)of my site administrative program (from wordpress) I find the statistics to be significantly different. In some cases 100-300 percent different when simply tracking the number of site visits per day. Why would there be such a difference – which to believe? Any insights much appreciated.

]]> By: Mark Akerley http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html/comment-page-1#comment-8183 Mark Akerley Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2008/08/google-analytic.html#comment-8183 Another excellent and informative article, Rich - Thank you. A question: Comparing the statistics on google analytics to those on the dashboard (slimstat)of my site administrative program (from wordpress) I find the statistics to be significantly different. In some cases 100-300 percent different when simply tracking the number of site visits per day. Why would there be such a difference - which to believe? Any insights much appreciated. Another excellent and informative article, Rich – Thank you. A question: Comparing the statistics on google analytics to those on the dashboard (slimstat)of my site administrative program (from wordpress) I find the statistics to be significantly different. In some cases 100-300 percent different when simply tracking the number of site visits per day. Why would there be such a difference – which to believe? Any insights much appreciated.

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