Making Your Google Analytics Data More Accurate
One of the many things a webmaster or blogger wants to know is “how many visits do i get?”. Well Google offers a free Analytics program which records whatever you want it to. Google Analytics is 98% accurate when probably configured and installed on a blog or website.
Most webmasters don’t install or configure analytics to their sites needs. There are many variables you have to keep in mind to get the most accurate results possible. Here is a few things you should keep in mind when adding analytics to your site to keep results as accurate as possible:
1. Were is Analytics code located?
The code should and must always be placed at the very end of your sites page before the </body>. If it isn’t it will not record properly.
2. Editing the code.
Do NOT edit the code if Google gave it to you. Always make sure the code is maintained and not changed. The only time you should edit the code is if you are a Analytics expert working with the API
3. API Tracking.
If you are a expert using the Analytics API make sure you place the cookies and other files for analyics under the tracking.mydomain.com . This makes it easier for Analytics to work with Google, plus no one would visit that domain anyway so no false impressions.
4. Content
Make sure you optimise your content. This is for SEO reasons and Tracking reasons. If a user is using a internet at the speed of a mobile phone GSM connection, it won’t track properly.
5. Use the Check-List
Google has given a check list to help you get the most of analytics and get the most accurate results. Go to http://www.google.com/analytics/discover_analytics.html or click here to see the check list
6. If you have no idea
If you have no idea what you are doing hire a expert of partner of Analytics. If the tracking code is damaged and you add it to your blog or site. It could harm your files and cause a lot of damage. BEWARE!
If you have any tips let me know in the comments and i will be able to help you out as much as possible.
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Since Google Analytics will NEVER be 100% accurate, I don’t recommend using it as a sole source for knowing how much traffic you receive. As long as it can provide you with ROUGH estimates, I’d say you’re fine. You can use other sources like Alexa, along with Analytics, to get the best estimate.
Analytic programs are never going to be accurate, even if they claim to be. There are many variable’s that affect tracking. Analytics is 98% accurate, there will never be 100% mark.
Google Analytics is ideal if your using the API to create a tracking script so you are recording what you want and how you want it recorded.
Also if you have 2 tracking codes on your site you more than likely going to get false impressions and not pick up every visit.
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could any one let me know the term bounce rate : ?
and it shows :-14% traffic (in red color)
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Bounce rate basically means that a user bounce’s away from your site to another. This just means that they viewed your site and just left to go to another. -14% in red is indicating that it dropped 14%.
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Another great post. I use Google analytics for the most basic information such as hits per page. However, I really need to implement goals to see which pages are converting. It is such a powerful tool, but so many people just don’t understand how to use it.
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I’ve had installed analytics on my blog but I am worried that it always show very less visitors. but others trackers show more.
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It is not possible to make data more accurate, but it is good idea to reduce and arrange the report with custom reporting too. This way can understand the data more properly.
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