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Ask HN: What is the point of Google Analytics

by dakrisht on 5/24/15, 12:06 AM with 3 comments

If you can't see where the majority of your organic search traffic is coming from (>90%) because Google marks the most searched terms as (not provided)?

I've tried workarounds tirelessly to no avail and really don't understand what the point of GA is. Unless I'm in the idiot and doing something wrong.

  • by mgoos on 5/24/15, 1:40 AM

    Organic search results are not the only interesting metrics you'd want to know as a website owner or administrator. Google Webmaster Tools shows far more interesting metrics on organic results these Days. Try combining the two.

  • by gcb0 on 5/24/15, 6:03 AM

    The point is for Google to help you a little collecting data you already have, in exchange of getting lots of days they wouldn't have another way

  • by AgarBot1 on 5/24/15, 12:14 AM

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