I was curious as to why my banner ad reports don't match up with my google analytics visitors. For instance, my recent report shows 1200 clicks on banner ads, but the referring visits from the banners on GA only shows 500 visits....

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I'm becoming a Twitter power user and find it a pretty simple way to broadcast information about my upcoming product sales and related. Problem is, I'm also curious about what information can be gleaned from the shortened URLs I have to use, including ideally some Google Analytics-like geographic data. Is that even possible?...

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I keep hearing from you and others that I really need to be tracking how people use my Web site and that I should be collecting "aggregate traffic statistics" and such. I've heard that Google Analytics is good - and the price, free, is great - but I'm not really clear how to use it and add it to my site. Can you please step me through the process, Dave? Thanks!...

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I just learned about Google Webmaster Tools and am psyched to learn how to use them. My first puzzle, however, is how to "verify" my site with the tools. Can you explain that, please?...

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Like many people, I use Google Analytics to keep track of visitors and usage of my Web site. Very helpful, but I don't like having to remember to log in and check it every week. Is there some way to have the reports emailed to me automatically?...

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I've been using Google Analytics to track what's going on with my main Web site and now have a second site. Is there some easy way to have Analytics track both, or do I need to sign up for a second account?...

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I am a bit frustrated that my ISP lets me do whatever I want to the software in my account, but doesn't make my actual log files available from my server. This effectively means I can't track my traffic. Or can I? Are there solutions for tracking site traffic without being able to install software on my server?...

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