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CPanel Traffic vs Google Analytics

by JamesCProjects
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Hi

Relatively new to internet marketing and site only launched last week, but can anyone explain why the traffic numbers I'm getting out of Hostgator C Panel and Google Analytics are so dramatically different?

GA showing a bit over half of what Hostgator reporting.

Thanks
#analytics #cpanel #google #traffic
  • Profile picture of the author rooze
    There was an almost identical thread here about a week ago, use the search if you want to see what other people were saying.

    But in a nutshell....Cpanel stats (Awstats / Webalizer) are unfiltered. They catch all of the bot and script activity on your server and report it as traffic. GA shows people. I always use 50% as an estimate too.
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  • Profile picture of the author misstan
    why would a bot want to come to our website?
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    • Profile picture of the author rooze
      Originally Posted by misstan View Post

      why would a bot want to come to our website?
      For lots of reasons. For example, Google sends out 'bots (spiders, robots) to crawl and index your pages. Others use 'bots to look for vulnerabilities in your site which can be exploited by hackers. Other 'bot types include those looking for forms into which automated posts can be submitted.

      Those are just a few and they all seem to trigger a count in server stats.
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      • Profile picture of the author Ralf Skirr
        Just go with the data from Google Analytics. For most purposes it's showing you what you need.

        The data from cPanel, however, can help you identify unusual traffic that's heavy on your server but not bringing visitors.
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  • Profile picture of the author IMWarrior0
    if its a wordpress site get free statpress reloaded plugin gives you great stats results
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexander K
    Originally Posted by JamesCProjects View Post

    Hi

    Relatively new to internet marketing and site only launched last week, but can anyone explain why the traffic numbers I'm getting out of Hostgator C Panel and Google Analytics are so dramatically different?

    GA showing a bit over half of what Hostgator reporting.

    Thanks
    GA isn't the most accurate. You can find more information on it in this article.

    Not my website.
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