Learn about website analytics

Educational resources about web analytics, data privacy, and making better decisions with your website data.

Google Tag Manager vs Google Analytics: Differences & Uses

Let’s explore the differences between Google Tag Manager vs Google Analytics and discover how Fathom Analytics offers a simpler alternative for your web tracking needs.

Jul 16, 2024

GA4 Data Retention: All You Need To Know

Learn about GA4 data retention policies, their impact on your analytics, and ways how you can increase retention period along with alternative solutions.

Jul 1, 2024

GA4 Data Delay: Causes, Effects, and Solutions

Experiencing GA4 data delay? Learn why these delays occur and how to overcome them with effective strategies and tools like Fathom Analytics.

May 28, 2024

What is Cross Site Tracking: Privacy Considerations and Solutions

Many websites are able to track your online activities with cross-site tracking. Learn what cross-site tracking is and how it is used.

Apr 22, 2024

Google Analytics for Agencies: 7 Best Practices & Tips

It’s time to optimize your agency’s performance with GA4 - check out the best Google Analytics tips and practices tailored for agencies.

Mar 22, 2024

Google Analytics Pricing: Costs & What’s In For You

How much does GA cost in 2024? Let’s break down the Google Analytics pricing to determine if it’s a right fit for your website marketing campaigns.

Mar 2, 2024

How to collect analytics data from Meta’s Threads

Learn how to add a user to Google Analytics in 5 simple steps by checking out this updated GA4 guide.

Aug 21, 2023

Unique Visitors in Google Analytics: All You Need To Know

Learn everything about unique visitors in Google Analytics 4, including their definition, identification, limitations, and where to find the data.

Mar 1, 2023

Engagement Rate in Google Analytics 4: All You Need To Know

What is engagement rate in Google Analytics 4, you ask? Let’s learn everything about it so we can make the best of this newly integrated event-based metric.

Feb 28, 2023

What Do Website Analytics Allow You to Do?

Traffic analysis, conversions, user experience… What’s all the fuss about? What do website analytics allow you to do in reality? Learn more here.

Feb 22, 2023

How to Add a User to Google Analytics

Learn how to add a user to Google Analytics in 5 simple steps by checking out this updated GA4 guide.

Feb 21, 2023

How to Move Google Analytics Property to Another Account

Learn how to have more control over your GA4 properties by moving them. This guide shows you how to move Google Analytics property to another account easily.

Feb 18, 2023

How to Track Visits to Website (The EASY Way)

Looking for an easy way to track visits to website without complexity and learning curve? In this guide, we will show you how you can start visitor tracking in no time.

Feb 15, 2023

Web Analytics Metrics You Should Use to Win More Customers

Let’s use data-driven approach to boost your website! Check out the top 11 web analytics metrics that you should use to win more customers.

Feb 14, 2023

Google Analytics Real-Time Not Working? Here’s Fix

Is Google Analytics Real-Time not working? Don’t worry - we know how to fix it. Read this post to check the possible causes and solutions for RT Report Errors in GA4.

Feb 10, 2023

How to Delete Google Analytics Account

Tired of Google Analytics and looking for a change? Learn how to delete Google Analytics account entirely by following these steps.

Feb 9, 2023

How to Track Button Clicks in Google Analytics 4

Want to track button clicks in Google Analytics? Learn everything about Google Analytics button click tracking with this guide.

Feb 8, 2023

GA4 Migration: Step-by-Step UA to GA4 Transition Guide

Overwhelmed by the imminent UA to GA4 migration? This guide shows you how to move from UA to GA4 in easy and digestible steps.

Feb 7, 2023

GA4 vs Universal Analytics: Differences & Comparison

It’s time to move from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4. To help you with this, let’s compare GA4 vs Universal Analytics & clarify key differences.

Feb 2, 2023

How to Create Events in GA4 via User Interface

Google Analytics helps you to have more information related to your users. Learn how to create events in GA4 easily here.

Feb 1, 2023

Google Analytics Not Showing Data? Here’s Fix

Why is Google Analytics not showing data? Is there something wrong with your Google Analytics account? Let’s go through possible causes and a few solutions.

Jan 31, 2023

What Data Does Google Analytics Prohibit Collecting?

If you are using Google Analytics, it is time to value your user’s privacy. What data does Google Analytics prohibit collecting? Learn it here.

Jan 30, 2023

How to use analytics to upgrade your content (and distribute it where it gets noticed)

In this article, our goal is to walk you through how to do this using Fathom. And offer some next steps for using that data to drive better business results.

Nov 15, 2022

How to get insights into your customer behaviour (without selling your soul to Google)

Gathering insights into what customers are doing without incurring privacy violations

May 30, 2022

How to generate traffic to your website (so analytics become useful)

Some ways you can generate targeted traffic without violating your visitor's privacy or eroding their trust.

Apr 27, 2022

Website analytics that matter (and why they matter)

Here’s our quick guide to what website analytics matter, why they matter, and how we can use those metrics to make better business decisions.

Mar 29, 2022

How to use website analytics for growth

21 Tactics guaranteed to drive better results.

Mar 8, 2022