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Ask HN: Last time you needed a web analytics answer (real steps, not opinions)
I’m building an analytics platform and want to fix real—not hypothetical—pain.
Can you walk me through, in as much detail as you’re comfortable sharing, the last time you needed a web analytics answer—what you did step-by-step, the tools involved, constraints that shaped the path, and where it broke?
- codingdave 1y agoWhat makes you assume that it broke? There are so many option for web analytics these days, I get the answers I need fairly readily, and don't have any real pain to report.
- robomiri 1y agoI had an issue trying to setup funnels or build custom queries on the events from the web. I think that this question should go more towards the marketing teams that are using web analytics extensively l.
- AznHisoka 1y agoI wanted to know how many people were on my website right now... and the answer was right there in an box in front of the dashboard.
- farseer 1y agoGoogle Analytics works well, no pain point which will make me switch. That being said, the interface, hierarchy of properties and the messy transition from GA3 to GA4 left a lot to be desired.
- XCSme 1y ago> That being said, the interface, hierarchy of properties and the messy transition from GA3 to GA4 left a lot to be desired. Aren't those pain points?
- farseer 1y agoThe GA4 transition was a one time thing, the rest I can live with for now. Not enough friction for me to want to switch. Especially since I know, a search engine is unlikely to depreciate a product like Analytics anytime soon.