Linkedin traffic in Google analytics

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gogreen

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• Aug 16, 2014

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Google analytics shows one of my sites gets about 200 visits from Linkedin, but awstats shows just 10 visits for the same period.

 

himanuzo

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• Aug 18, 2014

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I have more confidence in Google Analytics than Awstats.

If you are doubt, you can add one traffic tracking, StatCounter. For comparing 3 traffic tracking services.

You can do experiment yourself - by clicking your own link.

 

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gogreen

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• Aug 18, 2014
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himanuzo said:

I have more confidence in Google Analytics than Awstats.

If you are doubt, you can add one traffic tracking, StatCounter. For comparing 3 traffic tracking services.

You can do experiment yourself - by clicking your own link.

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Thanks, that's a good idea.

 

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sanufdutta16

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• Aug 18, 2014

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Why to believe in third-party apps when you got official Google analytics. You must go with Google's product! Good Luck.

 

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longseo

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• Aug 18, 2014

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Just believe in Google analytics. It's more accurate than others. Another reason that you should believe in Google analytics is Google is the biggest search engine and of course it will base on Google analytics to rank your website.

 

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gogreen

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After investigating the raw log file, I've to say Google Analytics is deadly wrong in this case. Somehow, it counts Linkedin bot as a visit.

 

MissioneR

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• Aug 21, 2014

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Google analytics is the trustable one than Awstats. Follow up Google it's real. Between himanuzo idea is good.

 

gary2

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• Aug 22, 2014

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i guess u sud just go for google anlytics... its the best thing to use and better than others... at least as per me

 

T0NYS

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• Sep 2, 2014

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I never knew you could get traffic from linkedin too lol if anyone want to share ideas or sth send me a message please

 

dreadpixel

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• Sep 6, 2014

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Feedjit has worked awesome for me.
I have alarms and special reports, also real time tracking that can be accurately compared to Analytics.

 

DamageX

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• Oct 1, 2014

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himanuzo said:

I have more confidence in Google Analytics than Awstats.

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Any stats app on YOUR server will always be far more accurate than any third-party counter. Awstats resides on your server and directly accesses your raw traffic logs. Then it processes it and outputs results in a format that gives you a good overview of your traffic.

sanufdutta16 said:

Why to believe in third-party apps when you got official Google analytics. You must go with Google's product! Good Luck.

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Google Analytics IS third-party.

 

mukanfixor

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• Oct 7, 2014

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Awstats and webalizer give wrong information, trust analytics

 

DamageX

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• Oct 8, 2014

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mukanfixor said:

Awstats and webalizer give wrong information, trust analytics

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Don't quit your dayjob.

 

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christiandave77

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• Oct 14, 2014

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Google analytics is better

 

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gogreen

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• Oct 15, 2014
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I added tracking code to the important pages myself, it works pretty accurate now.