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Google Analytics still says no visitors?

by 24hours
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Hey Warriors-

I recently (last month) re-designed my website and decided to include some affiliate links. All those affiliate links say I have a some traffic - not much, but some.

I verified my site with Google Webmaster Tools and they say I rec'd 25 queries, 700 impressions and 90 clicks (3/5- 4/4). It also gives my SERP for the various keywords.

When I go to Google Analytics, they say I have no visitors at all. Why is that? It's the same sign-in info as for Google Webmaster, and they have my site right there on the page, but no visits. Is that normal? Why do all the affiliates say I have traffic but GA says I have none?
#analytics #google #visitors
  • Profile picture of the author DerekGann
    As you said you re-designed you site, first make sure that the GA codes are still on your theme.
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  • Profile picture of the author freotech
    I verified my site with Google Webmaster Tools and they say I rec'd 25 queries, 700 impressions and 90 clicks (3/5- 4/4). It also gives my SERP for the various keywords.

    When I go to Google Analytics, they say I have no visitors at all. Why is that? It's the same sign-in info as for Google Webmaster, and they have my site right there on the page, but no visits. Is that normal? Why do all the affiliates say I have traffic but GA says I have none?
    It seems that your site been properly being added to google webmaster . But have you added the google analytics code to your website template ? are you using a wordpress theme ?
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  • Profile picture of the author DireStraits
    Originally Posted by 24hours View Post

    Hey Warriors-

    I recently (last month) re-designed my website and decided to include some affiliate links. All those affiliate links say I have a some traffic - not much, but some.

    I verified my site with Google Webmaster Tools and they say I rec'd 25 queries, 700 impressions and 90 clicks (3/5- 4/4). It also gives my SERP for the various keywords.

    When I go to Google Analytics, they say I have no visitors at all. Why is that? It's the same sign-in info as for Google Webmaster, and they have my site right there on the page, but no visits. Is that normal? Why do all the affiliates say I have traffic but GA says I have none?
    Sorry to ask/repeat the obvious, but do you actually have the tracking code for Analytics installed on your site?

    There can't really be any other reason for it.

    While Webmaster Tools only needs validation and takes its data from Google's SERPs and various crawlers, Analytics requires that you embed a tracking code comprising of a few lines of JavaScript among the HTML of all pages you'd like to count towards your stats, because a lot of its data derives from visitors' browsers. You can even do this semiautomatically if you use a CMS like Wordpress.
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    • Profile picture of the author 24hours
      Nope - didn't know there was a tracking code I needed to install (other than the code from G Webmaster). Will try to find put how to do this from the GA site. Thanks for your replies - I figured I must have been doing something wrong.

      ps - it's a static website created with Dreamweaver - it's not a Wordpress site
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  • Profile picture of the author Jgowen77
    Put the tracking code in and wait about a week. You'll get some nice data back.
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  • Profile picture of the author ymest
    Hey there!

    I am just going through more or less the same thing! I am currently watching Google Analytics Tutorial on Youtube! It does help me as I really am not keen on those metric things!

    Here is a link to the video I have been watching! Hope this helps!


    Yoan
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