Matomo, Cloud or Self Hosting?

2023-March-Matomo-analytics

In the previous article, I looked at Matomo, what it is and what it does.
https://magazine.joomla.org/all-issues/february-2023/web-analytics-alternative-to-google-analytics-matomo

There were several pros and cons that we went through and the costs were made clear. In this follow up I will go through the resources that are available to use Matomo as either a self-hosting package or a cloud package.

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Google Analytics - What is it good for?

2023-March-Analytics

Last week I visited a website and saw something that I hadn’t seen for what seems like over a decade - a counter telling me I was the 3619th visitor to the site.

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Web Analytics: Alternative to Google Analytics? Matomo

2023-February-matomo-analytics

Are you looking for a secure, private way to analyse your visitors and check what they are doing on your site? Then Matomo might just be the product for you. In this article, I will explore this analytics tool and discuss what it is good at and why you would want to use it.

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Visualising Data with Google Looker Studio, formerly Data Studio

December-DataStudio

Looker studio is a free data visualisation tool provided by Google. Tell your data story using pie charts, bar charts, paginated tables and more...

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Google Analytics GA4 Reporting...

December-GA

Last month we looked at GA4 events and how GA4 collects data. This month we're going to look at how GA4 reports data, the standard reports and how we can customise those reports…

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GA4 Events and More!

JCM-November-GA4-Events-Article

Last month we looked into the setup of GA4; this article will do a quick recap on the way GA4 collects data and a deep dive into GA4 events.

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But I really do need Google Analytics 4, show me how to add it.

October-G4

In my previous article: “As Googles Universal Analytics comes to a close, what alternatives if any do you need?” we explored Google Analytics' origin story. Took a look at whether Analytics is even right for all sites, and the impact just adding Analytics defacto can have.

And we touched on one of the alternatives out there.

Join me now in a deep dive into the setup of GA4

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As Googles Universal Analytics comes to a close, what alternatives if any do you need?

Sept-Analytics

Google's Universal Analytics (UA) has been about since 2006 but with it retiring next year it is a good time to look at alternatives and what might best suit your needs.

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