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The Importance of Website Stats

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 at 3:49 pm  
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A while back, I wrote a post on Why Using Google Analytics Is A Bad Idea. Rather than me reiterating what I said in that post, basically if you install Google Analytics code on your site, you are giving Google a back door window into your traffic patterns and they will quickly determine that your…

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Do You Know Your Bounce Rate?

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 at 4:30 pm  
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Now that the dust raised by Google‘s May Day algorithm update (now frequently referred to as the “Mayday” update due to the consternation it’s caused) is beginning to settle, one thing is for certain: the change is here to stay. So rather than moaning about it, it’s better to spend your time seeing if you…

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Why Using Google Analytics Is A Bad Idea

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 at 12:26 am  
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The Terms of Service (TOS) for Google Analytics basically say that they can do whatever they want with the data they collect from your sites and this includes using that information to determine search engine rankings. By installing the Google Analytics code on your site, you are giving Google a back door window into your…

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