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> I recently removed Google Analytics from my site when I realized it didn't really matter to me. Interesting idea. If your analytics reports don't cause you t
by apo 10y ago
> I recently removed Google Analytics from my site when I realized it didn't really matter to me.
Interesting idea. If your analytics reports don't cause you to change course, there is no reason to collect them in the first place.
Still, it's hard to believe that analytics add zero value to an aspiring self-publisher. What about simple things, such as knowing which posts get the most traction, and so may be more likely to appeal to someone buying a book or course. That information can be quite counterintuitive.
- nateberkopec 10y agoI think if I actually paid for advertising, it would make sense. But since I don't spend money advertising, and I'm going to write about what I'm going to write about regardless of 10k visitors or 70k, I don't see the value. Also, programmers are privacy-sensitive. I think people like looking at their Ghostery icon on my site and seeing nothing is being blocked.
- IanCal 10y agoBasic information is easy to grab from your server logs. Unless you're doing much more detailed stuff (journeys through the site, in-page interaction, etc) then you may not really need google analytics. You can probably do a lot more with just logs than I expect, but the most basic thing that a lot of people want (basically just a hit counter) is easy enough to get. I've been having success playing with http://goaccess.io/ http://goaccess.io/ recently. Not doing much with it (partly as nobody is really visiting my site and there's not yet much real content up :)) but it seems good and doesn't require you to change what you're doing.
- manarth 10y agoBasic information is easy to grab from your server logs. Unless caching. That's a good reason to move to frontend-based analytics like GA.