Google Adwords V Google Analytics
How do I explain to a client that wanted to just use Google, that his Google Adwords say they sent 5 times the people his Google Analytic’s say the whole site received .. apart of HAHAHA told you so..
Btw In the UK yesterday’s Googles analytic reports where rubbish here.. just checked 4 sites all of them wrong
DaveN
Razvan Antonescu 2121 days ago
http://www.razvan-antonescu.infoIsn`t something related to where the Google Analytics code is placed ?
Fistuk 2121 days ago
It’s bad all over…
This can explain it:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9028462&source=rss_news50
DaveN 2121 days ago
I would like to think so but the code hasn’t moved, and it used to report fine, and for it to happen on 4 sites, on different hosts.. Google has the issues not me
DaveN
Evan 2121 days ago
http://www.ppclab.comI’ve been seeing the same issue…especially conversion numbers with large differences….
Tom 2121 days ago
http://www.distilled.co.uk/blogI hear ya Dave – got issues with GA over here too on all my accounts since sat/sun. There’s a post over on the Google Analytics blog says they’ve had problems which should be resolved now (data should gradually be coming back in)
Igor The Troll 2121 days ago
Google Adwords and Adsense are for the birds.
Check out this Website manidatravel.com and vagina tattoo.
They are ranking top for the travel agency Thailand in Google search results.
I reported them to Adam Lasnik to Adwords and nothing is done.
Google just doe not care about its brand. If a Website runs Adwords and Adsense they can get away with murder…
Here is the documentation of the case.
http://www.travelinasia.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4387
Do not waste money on Adwords most of the clicks are fake by small Website owners who are cheating the business people. Even when you get a click from an ad on a real Website the user leaves in less than 30 seconds.
IMAO Google Quality Guidelines what a joke…
Alex Cleanthous 2121 days ago
http://www.webprofits.com.au/blogWe have used Google Adwords to drive a ton of traffic at very good CPAs. Is there click fraud? I’m sure. But it is still an excellent method for driving traffic quickly.
With Adwords, we have managed to compete in very competitive markets where click fraud is rife and have still managed to convert at very good CPAs. The content network is also a very underutilized traffic source by the majority of online marketers.
Overall, in all the campaigns which we have managed, Adwords drives far more traffic than Yahoo.
In relation to Google Analytics, it does have its issues, but in a direct comparison between Google Analytics and Omniture, there was not much difference at all.
Igor The Troll 2121 days ago
Ask Adam Lasnik
http://del.icio.us/igorberger/Adam-Lasnik
nathan 2121 days ago
there is a well publicised delay on google analytics data at the moment – have been seeing it since 01.00 on 29th GMT. see g analytics blog, webmasterworld, digitalpoint etc for more