Comments on: Stats vs. Analytics: Move over AWStats, time for Google Analytics http://www.roryhansen.ca/2008/10/17/stats-vs-analytics-move-over-awstats-time-for-google-analytics/ Affiliate marketing, Internet marketing, web development, and small business ideas. Fri, 28 May 2010 16:40:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rory http://www.roryhansen.ca/2008/10/17/stats-vs-analytics-move-over-awstats-time-for-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-66293 Rory Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:25:29 +0000 http://www.roryhansen.ca/2008/10/17/stats-vs-analytics-move-over-awstats-time-for-google-analytics/#comment-66293 Hey John, Thanks for the tip! I'll have to check out Clicky. Hey John,

Thanks for the tip! I’ll have to check out Clicky.

]]> By: John - Ottawa SEO http://www.roryhansen.ca/2008/10/17/stats-vs-analytics-move-over-awstats-time-for-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-66282 John - Ottawa SEO Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:32:46 +0000 http://www.roryhansen.ca/2008/10/17/stats-vs-analytics-move-over-awstats-time-for-google-analytics/#comment-66282 Rory, Thanks for the MyBlogLog tip - I didn't realize they were offering real time stats. I'd suggest keeping both AWStats and Google Analytics. No package is 100% accurate - I actually have a client where we think GA is under-reporting traffic by up to 75%. It's good to get a balanced view - many if not most stats packages use differing nomenclature (e.g. what counts as a "Bounce" in GA might be defined differently in other analytics tools) so you're constantly trying to compare apples to oranges. Also check out Clicky - http://getclicky.com/ Rory,
Thanks for the MyBlogLog tip – I didn’t realize they were offering real time stats.

I’d suggest keeping both AWStats and Google Analytics. No package is 100% accurate – I actually have a client where we think GA is under-reporting traffic by up to 75%. It’s good to get a balanced view – many if not most stats packages use differing nomenclature (e.g. what counts as a “Bounce” in GA might be defined differently in other analytics tools) so you’re constantly trying to compare apples to oranges.

Also check out Clicky – http://getclicky.com/

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