{"id":4061,"date":"2021-10-08T13:10:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T12:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/?p=4061"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:05:29","slug":"what-is-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/what-is-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"What is web analytics and how to install it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"head-text\"><span class=\"c4\">Do you know your audience? Not a lot of new website owners do or even care about it. After all, people are visiting the website already and that means everything\u2019s good! But anyone with experience will tell you \u2014 the knowledge of your audience is a key to true success.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.f72csw5ga7jl\" class=\"c5\"><span class=\"c6\">Why do you need to know your audience<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c4\"><br \/>\nThere are three kinds of people who visit your website:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"c17 lst-kix_elyn3t1k1wms-0 start\">\n<li class=\"c0 c12\"><span class=\"c21\">Visitors.\u00a0<\/span>These guys do not care about your website. They just followed a link from Google to read an article or see the prices on your products. You should interest these visitors and convert them into leads.<\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\"><span class=\"c21\">Leads.\u00a0<\/span>Visitors\u00a0who had shared some information with you. For example,\u00a0they\u00a0<span class=\"c4\">subscribed to your e-mails or passed an online test. Leads are at least somewhat interested in your product and you should market more aggressively to them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\"><span class=\"c21\">Clients.<\/span>\u00a0Those, who already bought your product. You still need to work with clients, but on a different level.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c4\">Sounds kinda complicated. Let\u2019s look at an example.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"c17 lst-kix_cfkxiat9k9v-0 start\">\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">Johnny wants to find out how to feed his cat, so he follows a link to Wonderkitty.com.\u00a0<span class=\"c3\">At this stage, Johnny is a visitor and he couldn&#8217;t care less that Wonderkitty is not just a blog, but a store too. He just wants to know whether or not he can feed raw fish to his three-month-old Luna.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">Johnny reads an interesting and useful article, which explains him that raw fish is not a good food for kittens. He realises that without Wonderkitty Luna won\u2019t make it and decides to subscribe to the\u00a0newsletter.\u00a0<span class=\"c3\">At this point, Johnny is a lead. Now Wonderkitty can send him promo e-mails with links to new articles and ads for new GMO-free Kitekat for kittens.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">A couple of letters later, Jonny gives in and buys his first pack of Kitekat.\u00a0<span class=\"c3\">From this point on, Johnny is a client.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c4\">But let\u2019s imagine that the author at Wonderkitty made the article overcomplicated. Then Jonny, who is a carpenter and not a veterinarian, wouldn\u2019t understand a word and certainly wouldn\u2019t subscribe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c0\">The owner of Wonderkitty knows their audience \u2014 new cat-owners from 9 to 85 years old. Which means that all their materials are suitable for anyone. But if the main audience for the website had consisted of sceptical academics \u2014 trust me, it would have been full of complicated research papers on cat biology.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.8zf4lq5ufa69\" class=\"c5\"><span class=\"c6\">How to find out who visits your website?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c4\">In the 90s, the log analysis and javascript counters appeared. Yet both of them suffered from the same problem \u2014 they only told you what the visitors were doing on YOUR website. Not who they were and where they came from \u2014 which is arguably more important.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c4\">The only way to find out WHO was visiting your website was analyzing the comments of submitting polls \u2014 but both methods are highly unreliable and rarely taken seriously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c0\">Everything changed\u00a0in 2005, when Google launched Analytics. At that moment, the service could only report\u00a0from<span class=\"c4\">\u00a0which websites the visitors come, but even that was an improvement. As years went by, the feature list of Analytics grew, including an ability to track the visitors\u2019 interests, their sex, age and social status. Google itself collects this info to improve the Search results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c4\">Due to complete lack of competent competition, Google Analytics is the most popular visitors tracking service.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.rupfad4awfqo\" class=\"c5\"><span class=\"c6\">Why is Google Analytics better?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/google.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1131 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/google.jpg\" alt=\"analytics\" width=\"1600\" height=\"843\" \/ title=\"What is web analytics and how to install it - Image 1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c0\">This question can be answered rather simply. Because it\u2019s\u00a0<span class=\"c21\">Google<\/span>. Other web analytic services simply do not have access to the sheer amount of data that Google collects on its users, as well as the quality of their personnel. As a result, Google\u00a0Analytics<span class=\"c4\">\u00a0has more convenient and detailed reports than any other service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c4\">For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"c17 lst-kix_hcrhxv23gskh-0 start\">\n<li class=\"c0 c12\"><span class=\"c21\">Real-time analytics<\/span><span class=\"c4\">. With GA, you can tweet a link to your new article and see the response to it in real time from your Dashboard. With other services, you are lucky to have daily reports.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\"><span class=\"c21\">Product analytics in online stores.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c4\">Google Analytics for stores in unrivaled. Most other services will simply tell you which products are more popular, but Google will also tell you how much time people spend going over their purchase, how many times they come back and what info is more interesting to them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\"><span class=\"c21\">SEO review service.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c4\">It is not a feature per se, but you can use Google Analytics to review the level of SEO on your website. You\u2019ll probably have to pull data together from several reports, but it is still a better solution than having no data at all.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\"><span class=\"c21\">Larger feature list.\u00a0<\/span>Most users do not even know about some features of Google Analytics. But they are still there in case advanced users need\u00a0them. There is even a premium tier analytics that costs thousands of dollars per month but provides a completely unrivaled amount of data.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"h.bqpx1anfnazr\" class=\"c5\"><span class=\"c6\">How to install Google Analytics<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"c17 lst-kix_9oavrp58o3y0-0 start\" start=\"1\">\n<li class=\"c0 c12\"><span class=\"c11\"><a class=\"c23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/analytics\/\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Go to Google Analytics website<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c4\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">Find an offer to register in Analytics and click it.<a href=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Register-Google-Analytics.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1150 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Register-Google-Analytics.png\" alt=\"how to install\" width=\"998\" height=\"641\" \/ title=\"What is web analytics and how to install it - Image 2\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">Click\u00a0<span class=\"c8\">Sign Up for Free<\/span>.<a href=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Sign-Up-Google-Analytics.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1149 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Sign-Up-Google-Analytics.png\" alt=\"sign up\" width=\"408\" height=\"527\" \/ title=\"What is web analytics and how to install it - Image 3\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">Click\u00a0<span class=\"c8\">Sign Up<\/span>.<a href=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Sign-Up-2-Google-Analytics.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1148 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Sign-Up-2-Google-Analytics.png\" alt=\"sign up\" width=\"442\" height=\"195\" \/ title=\"What is web analytics and how to install it - Image 4\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">Fill in the data. Make sure that the Reporting Time Zone is filled in correctly, since it may lead to incorrect daily reports.<a href=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Form-Google-Analytics.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1147 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Form-Google-Analytics.png\" alt=\"settings\" width=\"506\" height=\"435\" \/ title=\"What is web analytics and how to install it - Image 5\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">Click\u00a0<span class=\"c8\">Get Tracking ID\u00a0<\/span>at the bottom of the page.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Get-Tracking-ID-Google-Analytics.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1146 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Get-Tracking-ID-Google-Analytics.png\" alt=\"track_id\" width=\"195\" height=\"40\" \/ title=\"What is web analytics and how to install it - Image 6\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">Read the ToS agreement and click\u00a0<span class=\"c8\">I accept.<a href=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/ToS-Google-Analytics.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1145 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/ToS-Google-Analytics.png\" alt=\"tos\" width=\"692\" height=\"441\" \/ title=\"What is web analytics and how to install it - Image 7\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">You\u2019ll proceed the page with a code and a tracking ID.<a href=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Code-Google-Analytics.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1144 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unihost.com\/blog\/minio.php?2017\/08\/Code-Google-Analytics.png\" alt=\"status\" width=\"1074\" height=\"364\" \/ title=\"What is web analytics and how to install it - Image 8\"><\/a>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">If you want to install the Analytics by hand \u2014 copy the code.\u00a0<span class=\"c4\">If you will be using a plugin \u2014 you don\u2019t need it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol class=\"c17 lst-kix_9oavrp58o3y0-0\" start=\"9\">\n<li class=\"c0 c12\"><span class=\"c4\">Install the analytics to the website. There are two options:<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\"><span class=\"c4\">Paste the code by hand to every page on your website. It must be installed into the &lt;head&gt; section.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"c0 c12\">Install a plugin. For example,\u00a0<span class=\"c11\"><a class=\"c23\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp\/\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google Analytics for WordPress<\/a><\/span>\u00a0by Alin Marcu. After it\u2019s installed, click on the new option on the sidebar called\u00a0<span class=\"c8\">Google Analytics\u00a0<\/span>and click\u00a0<span class=\"c8\">Plugin Authorization<\/span>. Click\u00a0<span class=\"c8\">Get an Access Code<\/span>, choose your Google account and click\u00a0<span class=\"c8\">Allow<\/span>. Copy the code you get, paste it into the corresponding field and click\u00a0<span class=\"c8\">Save the Access Code<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"c0\">After you installed the analytics, you will see your website\u2019s stats right on the\u00a0<span class=\"c11\"><a class=\"c23\" href=\"https:\/\/analytics.google.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a><\/span><span class=\"c4\">. If you installed it through the plugin, you\u2019d be able to see it on the Dashboard too.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.k73w6rjjrzr6\" class=\"c5\"><span class=\"c6\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c4\">Not that you know what the analytics is and what it is needed for, you are able to make the first steps towards optimizing your website for your audience. You still have a pretty far way to go, but the first step has already been made!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c4\">And if you have any questions \u2014 I\u2019ll be happy to answer them in comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4061\" data-postid=\"4061\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4061 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know your audience? Not a lot of new website owners do or even care about it. After all, people are visiting the website already and that means everything\u2019s good! But anyone with experience will tell you \u2014 the knowledge of your audience is a key to true success. 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