Which is Best for Tracking Website Visitors? Google Analytics vs Clicky

Luck of the green, it’s 13! Hey everyone, please don’t drink and drive. Also, don’t get into a car if the driver has been drinking. A $25 cab ride will save you a lot of money and possible paralysis.

Now, onto comparing Google and Clicky!

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Luck of the green, it’s 13!  Hey everyone, please don’t drink and drive.  Also, don’t get into a car if the driver has been drinking.  A $25 cab ride will save you a lot of money and possible paralysis.

Now, onto comparing Google and Clicky!

Everyone is tracking you on the web

What is the benefit of tracking visitors?  Website design, promotions, text vs buttons

http://nearbytweets.com (via Chrispirillo’s blog)

 

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is free

Google Analytics is a visitor tracking tool

It’s best to insert Google Analytics into the footer of your Content Management System vs using plugin

Google Analytics video tutorial (I was thinking if Ian Lurie’s video.  He has glasses for his avatar)

You need a Google Account to get Google Analytics (You can use your existing email address with your Google Account)

Where did Google Analytics come from?  Urchin web stats!

Weakness of Google Analytics – You need to wait 24 hours to see the traffic

Strength of Google Analytics – share access, email reports

 

Website Questions and Resources

Viewer Question – Gatlinboy-1 : Who drew your cartoon
Ask Adria Answer – Avatars Everywhere: 27 of the Best Avatar Makers

Essential video to watch if you want to understand Google Analytics
What in the World is Your Website Doing?  (via Newfangled)

How you can used website traffic to adjust the layout (width) of your website

“This site is optimized for Internet Explorer 6″ – How websites look different in various browswers

Check your website in different browswers using Browsershots – IE, Firefox, Opera, Camino, Chrome, Safari

Safari browser – is like when you mom would make you play with some kid while she talked to the other mom

 

Clicky Web Analytics

Has free option, paid options have additional features and hold your visitor data longer

Clicky is a visitor tracking tool

You can see real time stats of who is on your website

The internet is “now” (Clicky).   Last week’s paper, clip the important articles (Google Analytics)

What is a website bounce?

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2 Responses to “Which is Best for Tracking Website Visitors? Google Analytics vs Clicky”

  1. Daquan January 16, 2011 at 11:12 pm #

    Great video! I love how intellectual and entertaining you are.

    I myself am trying to learn Google Analytics, thank you! :D

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  2. Daquan January 16, 2011 at 11:13 pm #

    BTW, wordpress is an amazing system to develop on.

    Not only does it have numerous plug-ins to extend it, it's done in the latest standards and is very usable for clients with low tech knowledge.

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